2:11 Rāhula

Introductory verses

335“Do you not despise the wise man
because of constantly living with him?
Is the torchbearer of humankind
always respected by you?” (1)

336“I do not despise the wise man
because of constantly living with him.
The torchbearer of humankind
is always respected by me.” (2)

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[The instruction]

337“Having given up the five strands of sensual pleasure,
so pleasing and delightful to the mind,
having renounced the home life out of faith,
be one who makes an end to suffering. (3)

338“Associate with good friends,
and resort to a remote lodging,
secluded, a place with little noise;
be moderate in eating. (4) [59]

339“Do not give rise to craving
for these — a robe and almsfood,
requisites and a lodging:
do not come back to the world again. (5)

340“Be restrained by the Pātimokkha
and in the five sense faculties.
Let your mindfulness be directed to the body;
be full of disenchantment [toward the world]. (6)

341“Avoid the mark [of sensual objects],
which is beautiful and connected with lust.
Develop your mind on the unattractive;
[make it] one-pointed, well concentrated. (7)

342“And develop the markless state,
discard the latent tendency to conceit.
Then, by breaking through conceit,
you will live in tranquil peace.” (8)

In such a way the Blessed One often exhorted the Venerable Rāhula with these verses.

Rāhulasutta

335"Kacci abhiṇhasaṁvāsā,
nāvajānāsi paṇḍitaṁ;
Ukkādhāro manussānaṁ,
kacci apacito tayā".

336 "Nāhaṁ abhiṇhasaṁvāsā,
avajānāmi paṇḍitaṁ;
Ukkādhāro manussānaṁ,
niccaṁ apacito mayā".

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337 "Pañca kāmaguṇe hitvā,
piyarūpe manorame;
Saddhāya gharā nikkhamma,
dukkhassantakaro bhava.

338 Mitte bhajassu kalyāṇe,
pantañca sayanāsanaṁ;
Vivittaṁ appanigghosaṁ,
mattaññū hohi bhojane.

339 Cīvare piṇḍapāte ca,
paccaye sayanāsane;
Etesu taṇhaṁ mākāsi,
mā lokaṁ punarāgami.

340 Saṁvuto pātimokkhasmiṁ,
indriyesu ca pañcasu;
Sati kāyagatā tyatthu,
nibbidābahulo bhava.

341 Nimittaṁ parivajjehi,
subhaṁ rāgūpasañhitaṁ;
Asubhāya cittaṁ bhāvehi,
ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ.

342 Animittañca bhāvehi,
Mānānusayamujjaha;
Tato mānābhisamayā,
Upasanto carissatī"ti.

Itthaṁ sudaṁ bhagavā āyasmantaṁ rāhulaṁ imāhi gāthāhi abhiṇhaṁ ovadatīti.

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Rāhulasuttaṁ ekādasamaṁ.