Contentment

Santuṭṭhisutta

Contentment

Santuṭṭhisutta

EN
“Mendicants, these four trifles are easy to find and are blameless. What four? Rag-robes … A lump of almsfood …
PL
“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, appāni ca sulabhāni ca, tāni ca anavajjāni. Katamāni cattāri? Paṁsukūlaṁ, bhikkhave, cīvarānaṁ appañca sulabhañca, tañca anavajjaṁ. Piṇḍiyālopo, bhikkhave, bhojanānaṁ appañca sulabhañca, tañca anavajjaṁ.
EN
Lodgings at the root of a tree … Rancid urine as medicine … These four trifles are easy to find and are blameless. When a mendicant is content with trifles that are easy to find, they have one of the factors of the ascetic life, I say.
PL
Rukkhamūlaṁ, bhikkhave, senāsanānaṁ appañca sulabhañca, tañca anavajjaṁ. Pūtimuttaṁ, bhikkhave, bhesajjānaṁ appañca sulabhañca, tañca anavajjaṁ. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri appāni ca sulabhāni ca, tāni ca anavajjāni. Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appena ca tuṭṭho hoti sulabhena ca, idamassāhaṁ aññataraṁ sāmaññaṅganti vadāmīti.
EN
When you’re content with what’s blameless, trifling, and easy to find, you don’t get upset about lodgings, robes,
PL
Anavajjena tuṭṭhassa, appena sulabhena ca; Na senāsanamārabbha, cīvaraṁ pānabhojanaṁ;
EN
food, and drink, and you’re not obstructed anywhere. These qualities are said to be integral to the ascetic life.
PL
Vighāto hoti cittassa, disā nappaṭihaññati. Ye cassa dhammā akkhātā, sāmaññassānulomikā;
EN
They’re mastered by one who trains, content and diligent.”
PL
Adhiggahitā tuṭṭhassa, appamattassa sikkhato”ti. Sattamaṁ.

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

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