Chapter Three

Tatiyavagga

Chapter Three

Tatiyavagga

EN
316 “One individual, mendicants, arises in the world for the detriment and unhappiness of the people, against the people, for the harm, detriment, and suffering of gods and humans. What one individual? Someone with wrong view, whose perspective is distorted.
PL
316 “Ekapuggalo, bhikkhave, loke uppajjamāno uppajjati bahujanaahitāya bahujanaasukhāya, bahuno janassa anatthāya ahitāya dukkhāya devamanussānaṁ. Katamo ekapuggalo? Micchādiṭṭhiko hoti viparītadassano.
EN
They draw many people away from the true teaching and establish them in false teachings. This is one individual who arises in the world for the detriment and unhappiness of the people, against the people, for the harm, detriment, and suffering of gods and humans.” 317 “One individual, mendicants, arises in the world for the welfare and happiness of the people, for the people, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.
PL
So bahujanaṁ saddhammā vuṭṭhāpetvā asaddhamme patiṭṭhāpeti. Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, ekapuggalo loke uppajjamāno uppajjati bahujanaahitāya bahujanaasukhāya, bahuno janassa anatthāya ahitāya dukkhāya devamanussānan”ti. 317 “Ekapuggalo, bhikkhave, loke uppajjamāno uppajjati bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya, bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṁ.
EN
What one individual? Someone with right view, whose perspective is undistorted. They draw many people away from false teachings and establish them in the true teaching. This is one individuals who arises in the world for the welfare and happiness of the people, for the people, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.”
PL
Katamo ekapuggalo? Sammādiṭṭhiko hoti aviparītadassano. So bahujanaṁ asaddhammā vuṭṭhāpetvā saddhamme patiṭṭhāpeti. Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, ekapuggalo loke uppajjamāno uppajjati bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya, bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānan”ti.
EN
318 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very blameworthy as wrong view. Wrong view is the most blameworthy thing of all.” 319
PL
318 “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ mahāsāvajjaṁ yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, micchādiṭṭhi. Micchādiṭṭhiparamāni, bhikkhave, mahāsāvajjānī”ti. 319
EN
“Mendicants, I do not see a single other individual who acts for the detriment and unhappiness of the people, against the people, for the harm, detriment, and suffering of gods and humans, as that futile man, the bamboo-staffed ascetic. Just as a trap set at the mouth of a river would bring harm, suffering, calamity, and disaster for many fish,
PL
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekapuggalampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ bahujanaahitāya paṭipanno bahujanaasukhāya, bahuno janassa anatthāya ahitāya dukkhāya devamanussānaṁ yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, makkhali moghapuriso. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, nadīmukhe khippaṁ uḍḍeyya bahūnaṁ macchānaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya anayāya byasanāya;
EN
so too that futile man, the bamboo-staffed ascetic, is a trap for humans, it seems to me. He has arisen in the world for the harm, suffering, calamity, and disaster of many beings.” 320 “Mendicants, the one who encourages someone in a poorly explained teaching and training, the one who they encourage, and the one who practices accordingly all brim with much wickedness.
PL
evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, makkhali moghapuriso manussakhippaṁ maññe loke uppanno bahūnaṁ sattānaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya anayāya byasanāyā”ti. 320 “Durakkhāte, bhikkhave, dhammavinaye yo ca samādapeti yañca samādapeti yo ca samādapito tathattāya paṭipajjati sabbe te bahuṁ apuññaṁ pasavanti.
EN
Why is that? Because the teaching is poorly explained.” 321 “Mendicants, the one who encourages someone in a well explained teaching and training, the one who they encourage, and the one who practices accordingly all brim with much merit.
PL
Taṁ kissa hetu? Durakkhātattā, bhikkhave, dhammassā”ti. 321 “Svākkhāte, bhikkhave, dhammavinaye yo ca samādapeti yañca samādapeti yo ca samādapito tathattāya paṭipajjati sabbe te bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavanti.
EN
Why is that? Because the teaching is well explained.” 322 “Mendicants, in a poorly explained teaching and training, the donor should know moderation, not the recipient.
PL
Taṁ kissa hetu? Svākkhātattā, bhikkhave, dhammassā”ti. 322 “Durakkhāte, bhikkhave, dhammavinaye dāyakena mattā jānitabbā, no paṭiggāhakena.
EN
Why is that? Because the teaching is poorly explained.” 323 “Mendicants, in a well explained teaching and training, the recipient should know moderation, not the donor.
PL
Taṁ kissa hetu? Durakkhātattā, bhikkhave, dhammassā”ti. 323 “Svākkhāte, bhikkhave, dhammavinaye paṭiggāhakena mattā jānitabbā, no dāyakena.
EN
Why is that? Because the teaching is well explained.” 324 “Mendicants, in a poorly explained teaching and training an energetic person lives in suffering.
PL
Taṁ kissa hetu? Svākkhātattā, bhikkhave, dhammassā”ti. 324 “Durakkhāte, bhikkhave, dhammavinaye yo āraddhavīriyo so dukkhaṁ viharati.
EN
Why is that? Because the teaching is poorly explained.” 325 “Mendicants, in a well explained teaching and training a lazy person lives in suffering.
PL
Taṁ kissa hetu? Durakkhātattā, bhikkhave, dhammassā”ti. 325 “Svākkhāte, bhikkhave, dhammavinaye yo kusīto so dukkhaṁ viharati.
EN
Why is that? Because the teaching is well explained.” 326 “Mendicants, in a poorly explained teaching and training a lazy person lives happily.
PL
Taṁ kissa hetu? Svākkhātattā, bhikkhave, dhammassā”ti. 326 “Durakkhāte, bhikkhave, dhammavinaye yo kusīto so sukhaṁ viharati.
EN
Why is that? Because the teaching is poorly explained.” 327 “Mendicants, in a well explained teaching and training an energetic person lives happily.
PL
Taṁ kissa hetu? Durakkhātattā, bhikkhave, dhammassā”ti. 327 “Svākkhāte, bhikkhave, dhammavinaye yo āraddhavīriyo so sukhaṁ viharati.
EN
Why is that? Because the teaching is well explained.” 328 “Just as, mendicants, even a little bit of fecal matter still stinks,
PL
Taṁ kissa hetu? Svākkhātattā, bhikkhave, dhammassā”ti. 328 “Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, appamattakopi gūtho duggandho hoti;
EN
so too I don’t approve of even a little bit of continued existence, not even as long as a finger-snap.” 329–332 “Just as even a little bit of urine, or spit, or pus, or blood still stinks,
PL
evamevaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, appamattakampi bhavaṁ na vaṇṇemi, antamaso accharāsaṅghātamattampi”. 329 “Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, appamattakampi muttaṁ duggandhaṁ hoti … appamattakopi kheḷo duggandho hoti … appamattakopi pubbo duggandho hoti … appamattakampi lohitaṁ duggandhaṁ hoti;
EN
so too I don’t approve of even a little bit of continued existence, not even as long as a finger-snap.”
PL
evamevaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, appamattakampi bhavaṁ na vaṇṇemi, antamaso accharāsaṅghātamattampi”. Vaggo tatiyo.

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

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