Aṇguttara Nikāya
IV. Catukka Nipāta
II. Cara Vagga
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
The Book of the Fours
Chapter II: Deportment[1]
Sutta 11
Caranta Suttaṃ
Deportment
Translated from the Pali by F. L. Woodward, M.A.
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On a certain occasion the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," they replied, and the Exalted One said:
"Monks, if while he walks
there arise in a monk thoughts sensual or malign or cruel,
and that monk admits them,
does not reject and expel them,
does not make an end of them,
does not drive them out of renewed existence,
a monk who while walking becomes thus is called:
"Void of zeal and unscrupulous,
always and for ever sluggish
and poor in energy."
If while he stands still
there arise in a monk thoughts sensual or malign or cruel,
and that monk admits them,
does not reject and expel them,
does not make an end of them,
does not drive them out of renewed existence,
a monk who while walking becomes thus is called:
"Void of zeal and unscrupulous,
always and for ever sluggish
and poor in energy."
If while he sits
there arise in a monk thoughts sensual or malign or cruel,
and that monk admits them,
does not reject and expel them,
does not make an end of them,
does not drive them out of renewed existence,
a monk who while walking becomes thus is called:
"Void of zeal and unscrupulous,
always and for ever sluggish
and poor in energy."
If while he lies awake
there arise in a monk thoughts sensual or malign or cruel,
and that monk admits them,
does not reject and expel them,
does not make an end of them,
does not drive them out of renewed existence,
a monk who while walking becomes thus is called:
"Void of zeal and unscrupulous,
always and for ever sluggish
and poor in energy."
But if, while he walks
there arise in a monk thoughts sensual or malign or cruel,
and he does not admit them,
but rejects,
expels,
makes an end of them,
drives them out of renewed existence,
- a monk who while walking becomes such an one is called
"Ardent,
scrupulous,
always and for ever strong in energy
and resolute."
If while he stands
there arise in a monk thoughts sensual or malign or cruel,
and he does not admit them,
but rejects,
expels,
makes an end of them,
drives them out of renewed existence,
- a monk who while walking becomes such an one is called
"Ardent,
scrupulous,
always and for ever strong in energy
and resolute."
If while he sits
there arise in a monk thoughts sensual or malign or cruel,
and he does not admit them,
but rejects,
expels,
makes an end of them,
drives them out of renewed existence,
- a monk who while walking becomes such an one is called
"Ardent,
scrupulous,
always and for ever strong in energy
and resolute."
If while he lies awake
there arise in a monk thoughts sensual or malign or cruel,
and he does not admit them,
but rejects,
expels,
makes an end of them,
drives them out of renewed existence,
- a monk who while walking becomes such an one is called
"Ardent,
scrupulous,
always and for ever strong in energy
and resolute."
Whether he walk or stand or sit or[2] lie,
The monk who thinks of evil, worldly things,[3]
Walking the wrong path, by delusion blinded,
Can never touch supreme enlightenment.
[14] Whether be walk or stand or sit or lie,
The monk, controlling thoughts, who takes delight
In ceasing from all thoughts, - sure such an one
Is fit to touch supreme enlightenment.'
[1] The uddana-title of this vagga is derived from § i, caraṃ (really 'walking'), which embraces the four bodily postures. The sutta occurs at Itiv. 115, where the readings of our text of ce after caraṃ, ṭhito, nisinno are rightly omitted; so also in Sinh. text.
[2] For gāthas (at Itiv. 82) cf. Sn. 193; Ud. 61. Text should read uda vā.
[3] Geha-nissitaṃ = kilesa-n. Comy.
