Stains

Malasutta

Stains

Malasutta

EN
“Mendicants, there are these eight stains. What eight? Not rehearsing is the stain of hymns. Neglect is the stain of houses.
PL
“Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, malāni. Katamāni aṭṭha? Asajjhāyamalā, bhikkhave, mantā; anuṭṭhānamalā, bhikkhave, gharā;
EN
Laziness is the stain of beauty. Negligence is a guard’s stain. Misconduct is a woman’s stain. Stinginess is a giver’s stain.
PL
malaṁ, bhikkhave, vaṇṇassa kosajjaṁ; pamādo, bhikkhave, rakkhato malaṁ; malaṁ, bhikkhave, itthiyā duccaritaṁ; maccheraṁ, bhikkhave, dadato malaṁ;
EN
Bad, unskillful qualities are a stain in this world and the next. Worse than any of these is ignorance, the worst stain of all. These are the eight stains. Not rehearsing is the stain of hymns.
PL
malā, bhikkhave, pāpakā akusalā dhammā asmiṁ loke paramhi ca; tato, bhikkhave, malā malataraṁ avijjā paramaṁ malaṁ. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha malānīti. Asajjhāyamalā mantā,
EN
The stain of houses is neglect. Laziness is the stain of beauty. A guard’s stain is negligence. Misconduct is a woman’s stain.
PL
anuṭṭhānamalā gharā; Malaṁ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṁ, pamādo rakkhato malaṁ. Malitthiyā duccaritaṁ,
EN
A giver’s stain is stinginess. Bad qualities are a stain in this world and the next. But a worse stain than these
PL
maccheraṁ dadato malaṁ; Malā ve pāpakā dhammā, asmiṁ loke paramhi ca; Tato malā malataraṁ,
EN
is ignorance, the worst stain of all.”
PL
avijjā paramaṁ malan”ti. Pañcamaṁ.

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

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