Majjhima Nikaya

7. The example cloth 
(Vatthùpama sutta)

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This is how I hear.

At the time of the Blessed One in Savatthi, in Jetavana, the garden of Anathapindika (Anathapindika).At that time, the Blessed One called monks: "Monks." - "Sun worshipers," the bhikkhus meet the Sun.The Buddha said as follows:

- Monks, like a filthy, dusty cloth, a dyer dipped the cloth into this dye or other dye - either blue, or yellow, or red, or purple - that would are dye is not nice, will be dye color is not clean. Why? O bhikkhus, because the cloth is not clean. Likewise, bhikkhus, evil realms wait for a defiled mind. The monks, like a pure cloth, clean, a dyer dipped the cloth into this dye or other dye - either blue, or yellow, or red, or purple, the fabric will be colored. dyed nice, will be dyed clean color. Why? O bhikkhus, because the cloth is clean. Likewise, bhikkhus, the good world awaits an unblemished mind.

And these bhikkhus, what are the defenses of the mind? Greed, evil is the defilement of the mind, stubborn, detachment, too cold, arrogant, devastated is the defilement of the mind.

Monks, monks who think that: "lust, greed is the defilement of the mind" and after knowing this, he excluded greed, bad desire of the mind; "The yard is the defilement of the mind," and after realizing that, he discards the field, defiles the mind; sorry ... heck ... pseudocode ... brain damage, jealousy, xan tham, man trick, when stalk ... stubborn ... level off ... chao ... too chao ... The He thought: "Openness is the defilement of the mind", after knowing that, he excluded the liberation, defilement of the mind.

Monks, when the monks know: "Lust, greed is the defilement of the mind, greed, evil desire of the mind is eradicated, ... yard ... outrage. Hate ... naughty ... brain damage ... jealousy ... xan tham ... man trá ... when stalk ... obstinate ... level off ... well ... too chewy When bhikkhu know: "Openness is the defilement of the mind," liberated, defilement of the mind is eliminated, bhikkhu achieve absolute trust in the Buddha: He is the Buddha, A Hanh Dien, Minh Hanh Tuc, Thien Thuy, World Award, The Respect of the Truong Phu, Supreme Master, Thien Nhan, Buddha, the Sun.

He achieved absolute faith in the Dharma: the Dharma was well explained by the Buddha, practiced in the present, there is no time, to see, able to navigate, is understandable.

He achieved absolute trust for them to increase: Dhamma is that they increase, disciples of the Sun;They are the Sangha, disciples of the Sun; As the reason they are rising, disciples of the Sun; Right conduct is that they increase, disciples The Sun. That is four pairs of eight. They rise, disciples of the Sun, worthy reverence, worthy of respect, worthy of offerings, worthy of being hand-made, is blessed in the Supreme.

At this stage, for him there is the renunciation, there is eradication, there is liberation, there is the exclusion, there is dissolution. He thought to himself, "We have achieved absolute faith in the Blessed One," and attest to the meaning of the faith, the attainment of the dharma, the joy associated with the dharma; from joy, joy; Hypocrisy, the body is despised; body of contempt, feeling of pleasure; With the feeling of being meditated.

He thought to himself, "I have achieved absolute faith in the Fa," and attest to the meaning of the faith, the dharma, the joy associated with the dharma; from joy, joy; Hypocrisy, the body is despised; body of contempt, feeling of pleasure; With the feeling of being meditated.

He thought to himself, "I have achieved absolute confidence in the Sangha," and attest to the meaning of the faith, the dharma, the joy associated with the dharma; from ecstatic joy; Hypocrisy, the body is contempt, body contempt, the feeling of being happy; With the feeling of being meditated.

He thought to himself, "At this stage, for me, there is renunciation, there is eradication, there is liberation, there is extinction, there is dissolution," and witness the meaning of credit dharma, the joy associated with the dharma; from joy, joy; Hypocrisy, body contempt; body of contempt, feeling of pleasure; With the feeling of being meditated.

So monks, bhikkhus, such a world, so, so intellectual, - if there are alms eaten with aromatic rice, black beans are thrown away, with the soup, with other dishes nor is it a barrier to him. The monks, like a filthy cloth, dust, if left in clean water, become pure bar, as in the furnace becomes pure bar. Likewise, these monks, a monk, such a world, so, so knowledge, - if there are alms eaten with aromatic rice, black beans are thrown away, with the soup, with the Other dishes, also not so become a hindrance for him.

He abides, one turn with the mind of the sentence with the same word, so the second, so the third, so the fourth. Thus, around the world, on the horizontal, all the country, along the borderless, he stays with the mind with the sentence with the words, generous, boundless, no hatred, no yard.

He abides, one turn with the mind of the question with the ... (with the above) ... with the mind with the happy with ... (as above) ... one turn with the mind with So is the second, so is the third, so is the fourth. Thus, all around the world, on the horizontal, all the country, along the borderless, he stays with the mind with the question of ownership with disposable, generous boundless, no hatred, no yard.

He knows: "There is this, there is a low, there is noble, there is liberation through the idea."

Since he knows that, so the mind is freed from sexual desire, the mind is freed from smuggled, the mind is freed from illicit ignorance. With self-liberation, the mind set up: "I was liberated, born, and had accomplished what to do, no longer go back to this state." That rate-bhikkhus is called bhikkhus has been bathed with an inner bath.

At that time, Brahmin Sundarika Bharadvaja was sitting not far from the Blessed One. Then Brahmin Sundarika Bharadvaja White World:

- Gotama went to the Bahuka River for a bath?

- Brahman, Bahuka River? What are the benefits of the Bahuka River?

- Evangelist Gotama, Bahuka River is widely considered to be liberating. Phra Gotama, Bahuka River is considered by many to be able to bring merit. And many have washed away the bad karma in the Bahuka River.

Then the Blessed One gives the following verses to Brahmin Sundarika Bharadvaja:

In Bahuka river 
At Adhikakka, 
At the river Gaya 
And Sundarika, 
At Sarassati 
And in Payana, 
At Bahumati, 
fool usually oil bath, 
Evil does not wash now.

What can the Sundarikas do? 
Payàga do? 
The river Bahukà? 
Can not wash the black 
of the sinners.

The living of the pure, 
Every day is good, 
With the pure life, 
Every day is good,

The pure net, 
Always good achievement. Be 
Brahmin, 
Just bathe here, 
Make all living beings, 
Live in peace. 
If not to lie, 
If not harm beings, 
Do not take not give, 
Have faith, do not greed, 
What does Gaya do, 
Gaya a well?

When heard, Brahmin Sundarika Bharadvaja the Blessed One:

- It is so wonderful, Phra Gotama! Incredibly, Tonka Gotama! Gotama, like the one who set up what was thrown down, exposed what was hidden, pointed the way to the lost, brought the light in the dark, so that those with eyes could see the color. . So the Gotama was used by the Venerable Gotama. Now refugee Gotama, refuge in France and take refuge. May you be ordained with the Buddha Gotama!May you be ordained!

Brahmin Sundarika Bharadvaja was ordained with the Buddha, was ordained. END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.29/11/2018.