1:12 The Muni

207From intimacy peril has arisen;
from an abode there arises dust.
Without an abode, without intimacy:
this truly is the muni’s vision. (1)

208One who, having cut off what has arisen,
would not foster what is arising or nurture it —
they call him a muni living alone:
that great rishi saw the state of peace. (2) [36]

209Having comprehended the grounds, having crushed the seed,
he would not nurture it with moisture.
Truly, that muni, a seer of the final end of birth,
having abandoned thought, cannot be designated. (3)

210Having known all residences,
not desiring any one of them, he who is
truly a muni, devoid of greed, greedless,
does not endeavor, for he has gone beyond. (4)

211One who has overcome all, all-knowing, very wise,
untainted among all things,
who has cast off all, liberated in the destruction of craving:
he is one the wise know as a muni. (5)

212One with the power of wisdom,
equipped with good behavior and observances,
concentrated, delighting in jhāna, mindful,
freed from ties, not barren, without influxes:
he, too, is one the wise know as a muni. (6)

213Living alone, a muni, heedful,
not swayed by blame and praise —
like a lion not alarmed among sounds,
like the wind not caught in a net,
like a lotus not tainted by water,
a leader of others, not by others led:
he, too, is one the wise know as a muni. (7) [37]

214One who remains steadfast like a pillar at a ford
when others speak provocative words about some matter;
who is devoid of lust, with well-concentrated faculties:
he, too, is one the wise know as a muni. (8)

215One who is inwardly firm, straight as a shuttle,
disgusted with actions that are evil,
who investigates the uneven and the even:
he, too, is one the wise know as a muni. (9)

216One self-controlled does nothing evil;
when young and middle-aged, the muni is restrained.
Irreproachable, he does not scold anyone:
he, too, is one the wise know as a muni. (10)

217Whether from the top, the middle, or the remainder,
whatever food an alms-collector may receive,
he does not think to praise it or disparage it:
he, too, is one the wise know as a muni. (11)

218The muni who lives abstinent from sexual union,
who even in youth is not bound anywhere,
abstinent from vanity and heedlessness, fully released:
he, too, is one the wise know as a muni. (12)

219Having known the world, a seer of the supreme goal,
an impartial one who has crossed the flood and ocean, [38]
whose knots are cut, unattached, without influxes:
he, too, is one the wise know as a muni. (13)

220The two are dissimilar, their dwelling and conduct far apart:
the layman supporting a wife and the ascetic owning nothing.
The layman is unrestrained in harming other beings,
while the muni, ever restrained, protects living beings. (14)

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221Just as the blue-necked peacock, flying in the sky,
never approaches the speed of a goose,
so the layman is no match for the bhikkhu,
a muni meditating secluded in the woods. (15)

Munisutta

207Santhavāto bhayaṁ jātaṁ,
niketā jāyate rajo;
Aniketamasanthavaṁ,
etaṁ ve munidassanaṁ.

208 Yo jātamucchijja na ropayeyya,
Jāyantamassa nānuppavecche;
Tamāhu ekaṁ muninaṁ carantaṁ,
Addakkhi so santipadaṁ mahesi.

209 Saṅkhāya vatthūni pamāya bījaṁ,
Sinehamassa nānuppavecche;
Sa ve munī jātikhayantadassī,
Takkaṁ pahāya na upeti saṅkhaṁ.

210 Aññāya sabbāni nivesanāni,
Anikāmayaṁ aññatarampi tesaṁ;
Sa ve munī vītagedho agiddho,
Nāyūhatī pāragato hi hoti.

211 Sabbābhibhuṁ sabbaviduṁ sumedhaṁ,
Sabbesu dhammesu anūpalittaṁ;
Sabbañjahaṁ taṇhakkhaye vimuttaṁ,
Taṁ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

212 Paññābalaṁ sīlavatūpapannaṁ,
Samāhitaṁ jhānarataṁ satīmaṁ;
Saṅgā pamuttaṁ akhilaṁ anāsavaṁ,
Taṁ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

213 Ekaṁ carantaṁ munimappamattaṁ,
Nindāpasaṁsāsu avedhamānaṁ;
Sīhaṁva saddesu asantasantaṁ,
Vātaṁva jālamhi asajjamānaṁ;
Padmaṁva toyena alippamānaṁ,
Netāramaññesamanaññaneyyaṁ;
Taṁ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

214 Yo ogahaṇe thambhorivābhijāyati,
Yasmiṁ pare vācāpariyantaṁ vadanti;
Taṁ vītarāgaṁ susamāhitindriyaṁ,
Taṁ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

215 Yo ve ṭhitatto tasaraṁva ujju,
Jigucchati kammehi pāpakehi;
Vīmaṁsamāno visamaṁ samañca,
Taṁ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

216 Yo saññatatto na karoti pāpaṁ,
Daharo majjhimo ca muni yatatto;
Arosaneyyo na so roseti kañci,
Taṁ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

217 Yadaggato majjhato sesato vā,
Piṇḍaṁ labhetha paradattūpajīvī;
Nālaṁ thutuṁ nopi nipaccavādī,
Taṁ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

218 Muniṁ carantaṁ virataṁ methunasmā,
Yo yobbane nopanibajjhate kvaci;
Madappamādā virataṁ vippamuttaṁ,
Taṁ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

219 Aññāya lokaṁ paramatthadassiṁ,
Oghaṁ samuddaṁ atitariya tādiṁ;
Taṁ chinnaganthaṁ asitaṁ anāsavaṁ,
Taṁ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

220 Asamā ubho dūravihāravuttino,
Gihī dāraposī amamo ca subbato;
Parapāṇarodhāya gihī asaññato,
Niccaṁ munī rakkhati pāṇine yato.

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221 Sikhī yathā nīlagīvo vihaṅgamo,
Haṁsassa nopeti javaṁ kudācanaṁ;
Evaṁ gihī nānukaroti bhikkhuno,
Munino vivittassa vanamhi jhāyatoti.

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Munisuttaṁ dvādasamaṁ.

Uragavaggo paṭhamo.

Urago dhaniyo ceva,
visāṇañca tathā kasi;
Cundo parābhavo ceva,
vasalo mettabhāvanā.

Sātāgiro āḷavako,
Vijayo ca tathā muni;
Dvādasetāni suttāni,
Uragavaggoti vuccatīti.