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Duṭṭhaṭṭhakasutta

Translator: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500

Vadanti ve duṭṭhamanāpi eke,

Athopi ve saccamanā vadanti;

Vādañca jātaṁ muni no upeti,

Tasmā munī natthi khilo kuhiñci.

Sakañhi diṭṭhiṁ kathamaccayeyya,

Chandānunīto ruciyā niviṭṭho;

Sayaṁ samattāni pakubbamāno,

Yathā hi jāneyya tathā vadeyya.

Yo attano sīlavatāni jantu,

Anānupuṭṭhova paresa pāva;

Anariyadhammaṁ kusalā tamāhu,

Yo ātumānaṁ sayameva pāva.

Santo ca bhikkhu abhinibbutatto,

Itihanti sīlesu akatthamāno;

Tamariyadhammaṁ kusalā vadanti,

Yassussadā natthi kuhiñci loke.

Pakappitā saṅkhatā yassa dhammā,

Purakkhatā santi avīvadātā;

Yadattani passati ānisaṁsaṁ,

Taṁ nissito kuppapaṭiccasantiṁ.

Diṭṭhīnivesā na hi svātivattā,

Dhammesu niccheyya samuggahītaṁ;

Tasmā naro tesu nivesanesu,

Nirassatī ādiyatī ca dhammaṁ.

Dhonassa hi natthi kuhiñci loke,

Pakappitā diṭṭhi bhavābhavesu;

Māyañca mānañca pahāya dhono,

Sa kena gaccheyya anūpayo so.

Upayo hi dhammesu upeti vādaṁ,

Anūpayaṁ kena kathaṁ vadeyya;

Attā nirattā na hi tassa atthi,

Adhosi so diṭṭhimidheva sabbanti.

Duṭṭhaṭṭhakasuttaṁ tatiyaṁ.

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