Majjhima Nikaya

21. The example of the saw 
(Kakacùpama sutta)

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This is how I hear.

At one time, the Blessed One was in Savatthi, at Jetavana, the garden of Anathapindika.

At the time, Moliya Phagguna was in contact with the bhikkhus in an excessive way. The author of Moliya Phagguna is related to the bhikkhunīs as follows: If there is a bhikkhu, in front of the Prophet Moliya Phagguna badly bodhisattvas him, Moliya Phagguna is angry and dissatisfied. right away; If there are monks, in front of these bhikkhus, defamation of Moliya Phagguna, the monks immediately indignant, disgruntled, guilty immediately. Venerable Moliya Phagguna is related to such bhikkhuni.

Another bhikkhu went to the Blessed One, after arriving, bowed to the Blessed One and sat down.After sitting down one side, Rate-parade Buddha:

- The Blessed One, Moliya Phagguna, living in contact with the bhikkhu in excess. The Blessed One, Moliya Phagguna, is related to the bhikkhunīs as follows: If there is a bhikkhu, in front of the Venerable Moliya Phagguna speaks evil of the bhikkhunīs, Venerable Moliya Phagguna anger, dissatisfaction and immediate guilt; If there are monks, in front of these bhikkhuni, defamation of Moliya Phagguna, these bikinis immediately indignant, dissatisfied and criminally right. The Blessed One, Moliya Phagguna, is in contact with the transcendental bhikkhunīs.

The Blessed One calls another bhikkhu and says:

- Monks, go, in my name, to call Monk Moliya Phagguna: "Sage Phagguna, the Master calls the sage."

- White Lord, yes!

The monk obeyed the Blessed One, went to Moliya Phagguna, when it was finished, said Moliya Phagguna:

- Sage Moliya Phagguna, the Master calls the Sage.

- Yes, sage.

The monk Moliya Phagguna obeys to that bhikkhu, to the Blessed One, when he is finished, bowing to the Buddha and sit down one side. The Blessed One said to Moliya Phagguna sitting down:

"Hey, Phagguna, is it true, as the rumor is that He is living in an excessive way with the bhikkhuni. He is related to the bhikkhuni as follows: "If bhikkhus, in front of him defamed the bhikkhushi, he immediately indignant, dissatisfied, immediately criminalized; Monks, in front of these monks, he said bad, they immediately indignant resentment, dissatisfaction, criminality right ". Hey, Phagguna, are you living in contact with such bhikkhus?

- Well, that is so.

- Phagguna, is he a good man, because of faith, has left the family, living without family?

- Yes, White World.

- Phagguna, it is not worthy of him, a samadhi, because of his devotion to renunciation, renunciation of the family, living without family, living with the bhikkhuni in the transcendent way. so So, Phagguna, if anyone in front of you, defames these bhikkhunis, Phagguna, you must give up the sexually-related sex, the secular-related thinking. Phagguna, you must study as follows: "I hope that my mind will not become infected, I hope that I will not say evil words! hate anger! " Hey, Phagguna, you have to study that way.

So, Phagguna, if anyone in front of him, with his hands beat the bhikkhuni, throw the land thrown, beat the staff, hit the sword, this Phagguna, he must give up sex ... not hug anger. Hey, Phagguna, you have to study that way. So, this Phagguna, if anyone in front of you defames (anybody), this Phagguna, he must give up sex ... do not hold grudges. Hey, Phagguna, you have to study that way. So, Phagguna, if anyone in front of him throws his hand, throws the earth, throws a stick, hits the sword, Phagguna, he has to give up the sex related to the secular, the related thinking. continuously. Phagguna, you must study as follows: "I hope that my mind will not be disturbed! hate anger! " Hey, Phagguna, you have to study that way.

Then the Blessed One says to monks:

- Monks, one of the monks of My mind is very full of joy. I here, I say the rate-monks, these monks, I follow the most well-behaved. Bhikkhu-pretentious, living in the most harmony, I feel not sick, not sick, gentle, good-looking and refreshing. Bhikkhus, you should live in the most geographic coordinates. Bhikkhu-kheo, the happiest people in real time You will feel sick, not sick, gentle, good-looking and refreshing. Bhikkhus, I do not need to teach these bhikkhus; Monks, I just need to arouse memory in these monks. Bhikkhus, such as on the ground, at the intersection, there is a parked car, with a horse or horse, there are horizontal horses ready. There are skilled artisan code, the car driver to ride the horse worthy of the dwelling, climbing on the car, his left hand grabs the reins, his hand grabs the whip, he can hit the carriage to go back and forth, where and how, as he wants. Also, bhikkhus, I do not need to teach anything to these bhikkhus; Monks, I just need to arouse memory in these monks.

Thus, monks, let go of evil, strive for good deeds, so that you newly accomplished maturity, flourishing, flourishing in France and this law. Bhikkhu, like a village or a small town, has a large tala forest, which is covered by Yali trees. One came to this forest, wanted to benefit the forest, want to be happy, want to be safe from the yoke for the forest. He cut off the branches of the tree that lacked life force, throwing them out of the forest, cleaning the forest clean. He carefully scrub the branches of tala frankly, sprouting. Monks-pedigree, after a while, such forests are grown, flourishing, growing.Likewise, these monks, let go of evil, strive for good deeds, so that you newly accomplished maturity, flourishing,

Bhikkhu, even in ancient Savatthi city has a woman named Vedehika. Bhikkhu, the good rumor follows on Vedehika's mistress: "Woman Vedehika is gentle, Vedehika's maid is friendly, Vedehika's maid is moderate." Bhikkhu, the woman of Vedehika has a female clerk named Kali, who is skillful, diligent, and diligent. Bhikkhu, the Kali maid came up with the thought: "Our master is well-known rumors arise as follows:" The woman Vedehika is gentle; hostess Vedehika is in favor; Vedehika's housekeeper is moderate. "Do not know our lady has an inner courtyard that does not show or have no yard, or because of the work we have done carefully so our lady has a yard but not show, No, no, no, so let's try our lady! "

Bhikkhus, Kali ladies in the morning wake up late. Bhikkhu, the woman Vedhika said to Kali:

- Kali!

- Ladies, what work?

- Why do you wake up late?

- Ladies, what do you do?

- Really no work? The maid spit, today you wake up late! "

And the lady, angry, dissatisfied, glared.

Bhikkhu, the Kali ladies thought: "My lady really has an inner yard but not show, not without .. Because of the work I do carefully to complete, so our female lady has internal But do not show, not no, so let's try our lady again! "

Bhikkhu, and Kali ladies the next day to wake up later. Bhikkhu, the master of Vedhika said to Kali:

- Kali!

- Ladies, what work?

- Why do you wake up late?

- Ladies, what do you do?

- Really no work? Wicked women, Today you wake up late!

And the female anger, dissatisfaction, uttered disgruntled words.

Bhikkhus, Kali ladies thinking: "My lady really has a yard but not show, not no, because of the work I do carefully so that my lady has the yard. But do not show, not no, let's try our lady again! "

Bhikkhu, and Kali ladies the next morning to wake up late. Bhikkhu, the master of Vedhika said to Kali:

- Kali!

- Ladies, what work?

- Why do you wake up late?

- Ladies, what do you do?

- Really no work? Wicked women, Today you wake up late!

Then indignant, not happy, she held the key to the door, hit a blow on the head of the ladies made the first tank.

Bhikkhu, the Kali ladies, with the blood of the head, told the neighbors:

- Look at the job of the master lady! Let's see the deed of the female lead! Let's see the work of the moderate lady! The lady said to the lady maid: "Today you get up late," and then indignant, discontented, she held the door, hit me a blow on the head to break the head.

Bhikkhu, after some time, the following bad rumor has arisen about Vedehika's mistress: "The mistress of Vedehika is wicked! The mistress of Vedehika is not profitable! The mistress of Vedehika is not peaceful!"

Likewise, bhikkhus, here, bhikkhu very gentle, extremely favorable, very peaceful while not being offensive, insulting words. And bhikkhus, only when bhikkhu is subjected to insulting, insulting comments that he is very gentle, very gentle, very gentle, then he is considered gentle It is considered as a consolation, which is considered moderate. Bhikkhu, I do not call a monk easy to say, when he is easy to talk about items such as clothing, food, dressing, drug treatment, when he achieved easy to say.Why? The rate of bhikkhus, when he is not equipped with clothes, food, sieves, drug treatment, is not easy to say, no easy to say. Monks, monks who respect the Fa, reverence for the Dharma, devotion to the Dharma become easy to say, achievement easy to say, he called it easy to say. Therefore, bhikkhus, think: "Just respecting the Fa, respecting the Fa, revering the Fa we will become easy to say, easy to say." Bhikkhus, you must study like that.

Bhikkhus, there are five types of language that you can use when speaking to others: timeliness or timelessness, true or not, real or gross, profitable or unfruitful, with heart or mind. Bhikkhus, when speaking to others, you may speak in time or in time. Bhikkhus, when you say to others, you can say the word of truth or say no real truth. Bhikkhus, when you talk to others, you can say harsh words or say harsh words. Bhikkhus, when speaking to others, you can say the benefits or say no benefit.Bhikkhus, when speaking to others, you may speak with your heart or mind. Bhikkhus, here, you need to study the following: "We will keep our minds unmoved, We will not speak evil words, we will live with compassion, with compassion, with no inner hatred. We will live with this person with the mind with the word. And with this subject, we live in the world with the mind of friendship with words, boundless terrain, no hatred, no yard. "Bishops, so you need to study.

Bhikkhus, like a man coming, holds a shovel and baskets, says: "I will make this great land no more a land," and he dug this place and spread it here and there, spit here and there, urinate here and there, with the thought: "You become not earth, you become not earth." Bhikkhus, how do you think? Can he make this big land not land?

- Lord, do not. Why? Because this great land is profound and immeasurable, it is not easy for the land to become non-land before it is exhausted and failed.

Likewise, these five types of language, which you can say to others, "are temporal or temporal ... or to the heart." The bhikkhu, when speaking to others, you may say: "It is the time ... or the heart". Here, you must study as follows: "We will keep our minds from infecting ourselves, we will not utter evil words, we will live with our own heart. With compassionate mind, with no inner anger, we will live this life with the mind of the mind and with the object, we live with the whole world, Words, generous, boundless, no grudge, no yard ". The rate-you, he needs to study so.

Bhikkhu, such as a person coming, holding the color of paint, yellow, dark blue or purple; He may say, "I will write these figures in vain, I will make the figures appear." Believers, what do you think? Can he write the figures on nowhere and make the figures visible?

- Lord, can not be. Why? Lord Buddha, nowhere is the colorless, can not see. Here, it is not easy to write shapes and shapes, before the person gets tired and fails.

- Also, bhikkhus, there are five kinds of language that you can say to others: "Timely or momentous ... or with the heart ... (as above) ... And With this person is subject, we live in the world with the heart of the sentence with words, generous, boundless, no hatred, no yard. Bhikkhus, you need to study so.

Bhikshuni, like a man coming, took a bundle of burning grass and said, "I with this bunch of dry grass will warm and boil the Ganges. Does the person, with the burning fodder can warm and boil the Ganges?

- Lord, do not. Why? Because the Ganges are deep and immeasurable, it is not easy for a bunch of dry grass to warm up and boil the Ganges before it gets tired and fails.

Likewise, these five types of language, which you can say to others: "Timely or immaterial ... or with the heart." Bhikkhu, when you say to others, you may say, "It is the time ... with the heart ... (as above) ... And with this person, along with the world with the mind with words, generous, boundless, no hatred, no yard. Bhikkhus, you need to study so.

- Bikers, such as a cat's skin, has been ripe, clever, cleverly in the same, harsh, like cotton, no fuss, cramp, and a man came, Or take a piece of gourmet and say the following: "I will get a stick with a piece of gourmet made of this cat skin, has been ripe, clematis, clematis all over, smooth, like cotton, no longer hissing, chattering, shitting, shuffling ". Bhikkhus, what do you think? He can, with a good stick with a piece of connoisseur makes the skin of this cat has been ripe, clever, cleverly all over, smooth, like cotton, no shimmer, crap, emit shit, can not

- Lord, do not. Why? Lord of the Sun, this cat's skin has been ripe, clever, cleverly all over, smooth, like cotton, no shimmer, cunning, not easy to make the hissing sound, Before he or she gets tired and loses.

Also, bhikkhus, there are five kinds of language that you can use when you say to others: "Timely or immaterial, true or immoral, profane or profane, profitable. Beneficial or not, with compassion or with the heart. " Bhikkhus, when speaking to others, you may speak in time or in time. Bhikkhus, when speaking to others, you can say true or unreasonable words. Bhikkhu, when you speak to others, you may speak soft words or say harsh words. Bhikkhus, when speaking to others, you can say the benefits or say no benefit. Bhikkhu, when speaking to others, you may say with kindness or with your heart.Bhikkhus, here, you must study as follows: "We will keep our minds unmoved, we will not utter evil words; We will live with compassion, with compassion, with no inner hatred. We will live up to this person with the mind with the word. And with this subject, we live in the world, with the mind of the mind, with the word, generous, boundless, no grudge, no yard. "Monks, you need to study so.

Bhikkhus, as the lowly hackers, used two-spoke saws, saws, and saws. However, if anyone here starts to disturb, then he is not a practitioner of my teachings. Here, the monks must study as follows: "We will keep our minds unchanged, we will not utter evil words, we will live with our own heart, Compassionate, with no inner anger, we will live with this person with the mind of friendship with the word, and with this person, we will live with the whole world, , boundless, no hatred, no yard ".Bhikkhus, you need to study so.

And if the monks, if you have always considered the example of this saw, then the monks, do you see any kind of language, though delicate or crude that you do not patience? okay

- Lord, do not.

- Bikers, therefore, always reflect on the teaching as a saw, and you will be happy for a long time.

The Buddha preached so. The rate of bhikkhus prays, the teachings of the Buddha taught. END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.30/11/2018.