Aṇguttara Nikāya
Atthaka Nipata
Sutta 15
Gaṇḍ'Opama Suttaṃ
A Boil
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Proofed against and modified in accordance with the revised edition at dhammatalks.org
Provenance, terms and conditons
[1][pts][upal] "Monks, it's just as if there were a boil
that had been building for many years
with nine openings,
nine un-lanced heads.
Whatever would ooze out from it
would be an uncleanliness oozing out,
a stench oozing out,
a disgust oozing out.
Whatever would be discharged from it
would be an uncleanliness discharging,
a stench discharging,
a disgust discharging.
"'A boil,' monks, is another word for this body
composed of the four properties,
born of mother and father,
fed on rice and porridge,
subject to inconstancy,
rubbing and abrasion,
breaking-up and disintegrating.
It has nine openings,
nine un-lanced heads.
Whatever would ooze out from it
would be an uncleanliness oozing out,
a stench oozing out,
a disgust oozing out.
Whatever would be discharged from it
would be an uncleanliness discharging,
a stench discharging,
a disgust discharging.
For that reason,
you should become disenchanted with this body."
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