The Bypass

Parikkamanasutta

The Bypass

Parikkamanasutta

EN
“Mendicants, this teaching provides a bypass, it doesn’t lack a bypass. And how does this teaching provide a bypass, not lacking a bypass? Not killing living creatures bypasses killing living creatures. Not stealing bypasses stealing.
PL
“Saparikkamano ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dhammo, nāyaṁ dhammo aparikkamano. Kathañca, bhikkhave, saparikkamano ayaṁ dhammo, nāyaṁ dhammo aparikkamano? Pāṇātipātissa, bhikkhave, pāṇātipātā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Adinnādāyissa, bhikkhave, adinnādānā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti.
EN
Refraining from sexual misconduct bypasses sexual misconduct. Not lying bypasses lying. Refraining from divisive speech bypasses divisive speech. Refraining from harsh speech bypasses harsh speech.
PL
Kāmesumicchācārissa, bhikkhave, kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Musāvādissa, bhikkhave, musāvādā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Pisuṇavācassa, bhikkhave, pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Pharusavācassa, bhikkhave, pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti.
EN
Refraining from talking nonsense bypasses talking nonsense. Contentment bypasses covetousness. Good will bypasses ill will. Right view bypasses wrong view.
PL
Samphappalāpissa, bhikkhave, samphappalāpā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti. Abhijjhālussa, bhikkhave, anabhijjhā parikkamanaṁ hoti. Byāpannacittassa, bhikkhave, abyāpādo parikkamanaṁ hoti. Micchādiṭṭhissa, bhikkhave, sammādiṭṭhi parikkamanaṁ hoti.
EN
That’s how this teaching provides a bypass, it doesn’t lack a bypass.”
PL
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, saparikkamano ayaṁ dhammo, nāyaṁ dhammo aparikkamano”ti. Navamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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