Ekottaragama (Sanskrit fragments) 13.5.5-6

13.5.5

爾時，世尊以知婆羅門心中所念，告諸比丘：「其有眾生以二十一結染著心者，當觀彼人必墮惡趣，不生善處。云何為二十一結？瞋心結、恚害心結、睡眠心結、調戲心結、疑是心結、怒為心結、忌為心結、惱為心結、疾為心結、憎為心結、無慚心結、無愧心結、幻為心結、姦為心結、偽為心結、諍為心結、憍為心結、慢為心結，妬為心結、增上慢為心結、貪為心結，諸比丘！若有人有此二十一結染著心者，當觀其人必墮惡趣，不生善處。猶如白㲲新衣，久久朽故，多諸塵垢，意欲染成其色，青、黃、赤、黑終不得成。何以故？以有塵垢故。如是，比丘！若有人以此二十一結染著心者，當觀其人必墮惡趣，不生善處。

At that time, the Bhagavat, knowing the thought in the brāhmaṇa's mind, told the bhikṣus: 'If there are sentient beings whose minds are stained by twenty-one fetters, you should know that such persons will certainly fall into the bad destinies and will not be born in good places. What are the twenty-one fetters? The mind-fetter of anger, the mind-fetter of malice, the mind-fetter of torpor and sleep, the mind-fetter of restlessness and frivolity, the mind-fetter of doubt, the mind-fetter of wrath, the mind-fetter of spite, the mind-fetter of annoyance, the mind-fetter of jealousy, the mind-fetter of hatred, the mind-fetter of shamelessness, the mind-fetter of unconscionableness, the mind-fetter of deceit, the mind-fetter of craftiness, the mind-fetter of hypocrisy, the mind-fetter of disputation, the mind-fetter of conceit, the mind-fetter of arrogance, the mind-fetter of envy, the mind-fetter of excessive pride, and the mind-fetter of greed. Bhikṣus, if someone has a mind stained by these twenty-one fetters, you should know that this person will certainly fall into the bad destinies and will not be born in good places. Just as with new white cotton cloth: when after a long time it becomes worn and old, full of dust and grime, and one wishes to dye it into colors—blue, yellow, red, or black—it can never be accomplished. Why is that? Because there is dust and grime. So it is, bhikṣus: if someone has a mind stained by these twenty-one fetters, you should know that this person will certainly fall into the bad destinies and will not be born in good places.'

Knowing the thought that was in that priest’s mind, the Bhagavān then addressed the monks, “The minds of some sentient beings are defiled by twenty-one bonds. One should observe those people as sure to fall into bad destinies and not be born in a good place. What are the twenty-one bonds? Anger is a mental bond, hatefulness is a mental bond, sleepiness is a mental bond, restlessness is a mental bond, doubt is a mental bond, wrath is a mental bond, jealousy is a mental bond, frustration is a mental bond, envy is a mental bond, dislike is a mental bond, shamelessness is a mental bond, lack of conscience is a mental bond, deception is a mental bond, fraud is a mental bond, dishonesty is a mental bond, enmity is a mental bond, haughtiness is a mental bond, pride is a mental bond, spitefulness is a mental bond, arrogance is a mental bond, and greed is a mental bond.

“Monks, if someone’s mind is defiled by these twenty-one bonds, one should observe those people as sure to fall into bad destinies and not be be born in a good place. They’re like a new garment made of white cloth. As it gets older, it picks up many dirty stains. When someone decides to dye it a certain color, whether blue, yellow, red, or black, it can never be accomplished. Why is that? Because it’s been soiled.

Thus I have heard: One time, the Buddha was staying at Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park in Jeta’s Grove of Śrāvastī. At the time, he was teaching Dharma to an assembly numbering in the hundreds of thousands that surrounded him front and back.

“Thus, monks, if someone’s mind is defiled by these twenty-one bonds, one should observe that person as sure to fall into bad destinies and not be born in a good place. Supposing, again, that someone’s mind isn’t defiled by any of these twenty-one bonds, one should know that this person is sure to be born up in Heaven and not fall to Hell. They’re like a fresh and clean white cloth that’ll accept any color one decides to give it, whether it be blue, yellow, red, or black. It’s sure to become that color, and it’ll never fade. Why is that? Because it’s clean. Likewise, when someone’s mind isn’t defiled by any of these twenty-one bonds, one should know that this person is sure to be born up in Heaven and not fall to Hell.

13.5.6

「設復有人無此二十一結染著心者，當知斯人必生天上，不墮地獄中。猶如新淨白㲲，隨意欲作何色，青、黃、赤、黑，必成其色，終不敗壞。所以然者，以其淨故。此亦如是，其有無此二十一結染著心者，當觀其人必生天上，不墮惡趣。

'Suppose there is another person whose mind is not stained by these twenty-one fetters: you should know that this person will certainly be born in the heavens and not fall into hell. Just like new, clean white cotton cloth: whichever color one wishes to make it—blue, yellow, red, or black—it will certainly take that color and never be spoiled. Why is that? Because it is clean. It is just the same with this: if someone's mind is not stained by these twenty-one fetters, you should know that this person will certainly be born in the heavens and not fall into the bad destinies.'