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915“I ask you, Kinsman of the Sun, great rishi,
about seclusion and the state of peace.
How having seen does a bhikkhu attain nibbāna,
not clinging to anything in the world?” (1)

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[the Blessed One said]

916“By reflection, he should stop [the conceit] ‘I am,’
the entire root of concepts due to proliferation,”
“Whatever cravings there may be internally,
he should always train mindfully for their removal. (2)

917“Whatever one might know,
whether internally or externally,
one should not be obstinate on that account,
for that is not called quenching by the good. (3)

918“Because of this one should not think oneself better,
nor should one consider oneself inferior or equal.
Being affected in various ways,
one should not persist in positioning oneself. (4)

919“It is internally that he should achieve peace;
a bhikkhu should not seek peace through another.
For one who is at peace within himself,
there is nothing taken up, much less rejected. (5) [180]

920“Just as in the middle of the ocean
no wave arises, but the ocean remains steady,
so too he should be steady, without impulse;
a bhikkhu should not cause a swelling anywhere.” (6)

921“The one with opened eyes declared
the Dhamma he witnessed, the removal of obstacles.
Speak about the practice, venerable one,
the Pātimokkha and also concentration.” (7)

922“One should not be restless with the eyes,
one should block the ears against village gossip.
One should not be greedy for tastes,
and one should not take anything in the world as ‘mine.’ (8)

923“When he is touched by a contact,
a bhikkhu should not lament anywhere.
He should not long for any state of existence,
nor should he tremble amid fearful conditions. (9)

924“Having obtained food and drink,
things to eat or clothes to wear,
he should not hoard them,
nor be agitated if he does not obtain them. (10)

925“He should be a meditator, not one with restless feet;
he should refrain from regret; he should not be heedless.
A bhikkhu should dwell amid seats and beds
[in lodgings] where there is little noise. (11) [181]

926“He should not overindulge in sleep;
he should be devoted to wakefulness, ardent.
He should abandon indolence, hypocrisy, laughing, and playfulness,
sexual intercourse, and personal ornamentation. (12)

927“He should not employ Atharva spells,
or interpret dreams, signs, or constellations.
My follower would not decipher animal cries,
or practice healing or making women fertile. (13)

928“A bhikkhu should not be shaken by blame,
nor should he be elated when praised.
He should dispel greed and miserliness,
as well as anger and slanderous speech. (14)

929“A bhikkhu should not engage in buying and selling;
he should not do anything that incurs criticism.
He should not form intimacy in the village;
he should not address people from a desire for gain. (15)

930“A bhikkhu should not be boastful,
and he should not utter insinuating speech.
He should not train himself in impudence;
he should not utter contentious talk. (16)

931“He should not be led into false speech,
nor should he deliberately do anything deceptive. [182]
Because of his way of life, his wisdom,
or his good behavior and observances,
he should not despise another. (17)

932“When provoked, having heard many words
from ascetics who speak profusely,
he should not respond to them harshly,
for the good do not retaliate. (18)

933“Having understood this Dhamma, investigating,
a bhikkhu should always train mindfully.
Having known quenching as peace,
he should not be heedless in Gotama’s teaching. (19)

934“For he is a conqueror who is himself unconquered;
he saw the Dhamma as a witness, not by hearsay.Apparently “he” (so) here refers to “that Blessed One,” the Buddha, in pāda c, not to the monk.
Therefore, heedful in that Blessed One’s teaching,
always honoring it, one should train in accordance with it.” (20)

Tuvaṭakasutta

915"Pucchāmi taṁ ādiccabandhu,
Vivekaṁ santipadañca mahesi;
Kathaṁ disvā nibbāti bhikkhu,
Anupādiyāno lokasmiṁ kiñci".

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(iti bhagavā):

916 "Mūlaṁ papañcasaṅkhāya,
Mantā asmīti sabbamuparundhe;
Yā kāci taṇhā ajjhattaṁ,
Tāsaṁ vinayā sadā sato sikkhe.

917 Yaṁ kiñci dhammamabhijaññā,
Ajjhattaṁ atha vāpi bahiddhā;
Na tena thāmaṁ kubbetha,
Na hi sā nibbuti sataṁ vuttā.

918 Seyyo na tena maññeyya,
Nīceyyo atha vāpi sarikkho;
Phuṭṭho anekarūpehi,
Nātumānaṁ vikappayaṁ tiṭṭhe.

919 Ajjhattamevupasame,
Na aññato bhikkhu santimeseyya;
Ajjhattaṁ upasantassa,
Natthi attā kuto nirattā vā.

920 Majjhe yathā samuddassa,
Ūmi no jāyatī ṭhito hoti;
Evaṁ ṭhito anejassa,
Ussadaṁ bhikkhu na kareyya kuhiñci".

921 "Akittayī vivaṭacakkhu,
Sakkhidhammaṁ parissayavinayaṁ;
Paṭipadaṁ vadehi bhaddante,
Pāṭimokkhaṁ atha vāpi samādhiṁ".

922 "Cakkhūhi neva lolassa,
Gāmakathāya āvaraye sotaṁ;
Rase ca nānugijjheyya,
Na ca mamāyetha kiñci lokasmiṁ.

923 Phassena yadā phuṭṭhassa,
Paridevaṁ bhikkhu na kareyya kuhiñci;
Bhavañca nābhijappeyya,
Bheravesu ca na sampavedheyya.

924 Annānamatho pānānaṁ,
Khādanīyānaṁ athopi vatthānaṁ;
Laddhā na sannidhiṁ kayirā,
Na ca parittase tāni alabhamāno.

925 Jhāyī na pādalolassa,
Virame kukkuccā nappamajjeyya;
Athāsanesu sayanesu,
Appasaddesu bhikkhu vihareyya.

926 Niddaṁ na bahulīkareyya,
Jāgariyaṁ bhajeyya ātāpī;
Tandiṁ māyaṁ hassaṁ khiḍḍaṁ,
Methunaṁ vippajahe savibhūsaṁ.

927 Āthabbaṇaṁ supinaṁ lakkhaṇaṁ,
No vidahe athopi nakkhattaṁ;
Virutañca gabbhakaraṇaṁ,
Tikicchaṁ māmako na seveyya.

928 Nindāya nappavedheyya,
Na uṇṇameyya pasaṁsito bhikkhu;
Lobhaṁ saha macchariyena,
Kodhaṁ pesuṇiyañca panudeyya.

929 Kayavikkaye na tiṭṭheyya,
Upavādaṁ bhikkhu na kareyya kuhiñci;
Gāme ca nābhisajjeyya,
Lābhakamyā janaṁ na lapayeyya.

930 Na ca katthitā siyā bhikkhu,
Na ca vācaṁ payuttaṁ bhāseyya;
Pāgabbhiyaṁ na sikkheyya,
Kathaṁ viggāhikaṁ na kathayeyya.

931 Mosavajje na nīyetha,
Sampajāno saṭhāni na kayirā;
Atha jīvitena paññāya,
Sīlabbatena nāññamatimaññe.

932 Sutvā rusito bahuṁ vācaṁ,
Samaṇānaṁ vā puthujanānaṁ;
Pharusena ne na paṭivajjā,
Na hi santo paṭisenikaronti.

933 Etañca dhammamaññāya,
Vicinaṁ bhikkhu sadā sato sikkhe;
Santīti nibbutiṁ ñatvā,
Sāsane gotamassa na pamajjeyya.

934 Abhibhū hi so anabhibhūto,
Sakkhidhammamanītihamadassī;
Tasmā hi tassa bhagavato sāsane,
Appamatto sadā namassamanusikkhe"ti.

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Tuvaṭakasuttaṁ cuddasamaṁ.