Saṃyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
20. Opamma Saṃuttaṃ

Sutta 3

Kula Suttaṃ

Families

Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

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[1][rhyc] Dwelling near Sāvatthi.

"Just as families with many women and few men are easy for thieves and burglars to overpower, in the same way, when a monk's awareness-release through goodwill is undeveloped and uncultivated, he is easy for non-human beings to overpower.

"Just as families with few women and many men are hard for thieves and burglars to overpower, in the same way, when a monk's awareness-release through goodwill is developed, cultivated, handed the reins, taken as a basis, steadied, consolidated, and well-undertaken, he is hard for non-human beings to overpower.^[1]

"Therefore, monks, you should train yourselves:

'Our awareness-release through goodwill will be developed, cultivated, handed the reins, taken as a basis, steadied, consolidated, and well-undertaken.'

That's how you should train yourselves."

 

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^[1] Following the Thai edition of the Canon. The Sri Lankan and Burmese editions have: "when a monk's awareness-release through goodwill is developed and cultivated, he is hard for non-human beings to overpower."

 

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Of Related Interest:

MN 21;
AN 11:16;
Snp 1:8