Puggalapannatti 2.3.34
Puggalapaññatti 2.3.34
- Language
- Pāli
2.3.34.1
Majjhimo cepi bhikkhu hoti …pe…
If a middle mendicant …pe…
2.3.34.2
thero cepi bhikkhu hoti dussīlo pāpadhammo, idamassa dubbaṇṇatāya.
If a senior mendicant is immoral and of bad character, this is his bad color.
2.3.34.3
Seyyathāpi so potthako dubbaṇṇo, tathūpamo ayaṃ puggalo.
Just as that hempen cloth is of bad color, this person is comparable to that.
2.3.34.4
Ye kho panassa sevanti bhajanti payirupāsanti diṭṭhānugatiṃ āpajjanti, tesaṃ taṃ hoti dīgharattaṃ ahitāya dukkhāya.
And those who associate with him, attend on him, revere him, and follow his views—that will lead to their lasting harm and suffering.
2.3.34.5
Idamassa dukkhasamphassatāya.
This is his being unpleasant to the touch.
2.3.34.6
Seyyathāpi so potthako dukkhasamphasso, tathūpamo ayaṃ puggalo.
Just as that hempen cloth is unpleasant to the touch, this person is comparable to that.
2.3.34.7
Yesaṃ kho pana so paṭiggaṇhāti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṃ, tesaṃ taṃ na mahapphalaṃ hoti na mahānisaṃsaṃ.
And when he receives robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicinal requisites for the sick, that is not of great fruit or of great benefit to them.
2.3.34.8
Idamassa appagghatāya.
This is his being of little value.
2.3.34.9
Seyyathāpi so potthako appaggho, tathūpamo ayaṃ puggalo.
Just as that hempen cloth is of little value, this person is comparable to that.
Translations (1)
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (2)
- Mūlaṭīkā — Ānanda (Vanaratana), Pāli
- Pañcappakaraṇaṭṭhakathā — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- Potthakasutta — Pāli