Puggalapannatti 2.4.110

2.4.110.1

Kathañca puggalo attantapo hoti attaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto?

And how is a person a tormentor of oneself, devoted to the practice of self-mortification?

24. How does a person become self-mortifying and addicted to practices tending to self-mortification?

2.4.110.2

Idhekacco puggalo acelako hoti muttācāro hatthāpalekhano, naehibhaddantiko natiṭṭhabhaddantiko nābhihaṭaṃ na uddissakataṃ na nimantanaṃ sādiyati, so na kumbhimukhā paṭiggaṇhāti na kaḷopimukhā paṭiggaṇhāti, na eḷakamantaraṃ na daṇḍamantaraṃ na musalamantaraṃ na dvinnaṃ bhuñjamānānaṃ na gabbhiniyā na pāyamānāya na purisantaragatāya, na saṅkittīsu na yattha sā upaṭṭhito hoti na yattha makkhikā saṇḍasaṇḍacārinī, na macchaṃ na maṃsaṃ na suraṃ na merayaṃ na thusodakaṃ pivati.

Here a certain person is naked, free in manners, licking their hands, not coming when called 'Come, venerable sir,' not standing when called 'Stand, venerable sir,' not accepting food brought, nor food specially prepared, nor an invitation; they do not accept food from the mouth of a pot, nor from the mouth of a pan, nor between a sheep, nor between a stick, nor between a pestle, nor between two people eating, nor from a pregnant woman, nor from a woman breastfeeding, nor from a woman who has gone among men, nor where food is collected, nor where a dog is standing, nor where flies are swarming; they do not drink fish or meat, nor liquor, spirits, or rice-ferment.

Here a person goes naked, is of loose habits; licks his hand clean, does not stop nearer or wait a moment if politely requested to do so, refuses to accept food brought to him, refuses to accept food especially prepared for him, does not accept any invitation, does not accept food from a cooking-pot or a pan, does not accept food placed within the threshold, does not accept food placed among the pestles, does not accept food when two persons are eating together, does not accept from a woman with child, from a woman giving suck, from a woman living as a wife, does not accept food offered at consecrated places, does not accept food when a dog is standing by, nor where flies are swarming down, does not accept fish, or flesh, or strong drink, or intoxicant, or sour gruel, begs from one house, eats just one morsel, or begs from two houses, eats just two morsels, or begs from up to seven houses, eats up to seven morsels, keeps himself going on only one alms or only two … up to seven alms, takes only once a day or once every two days, or once every seven days, conforming in this way to the practice of taking food according to rule, at regular intervals, up to even half a month, feeds on pot-herbs, on wild rice, on Nivāra rice, on Daddūla rice, on unhusked grain, on grains of rice or scum of rice, on oil cakes, on grasses, on cow dung, on fruits and roots from the woods, on fruits that have fallen of themselves, wears coarse hempen cloth, coarse cloth of mixed fibres, wears cloth taken from a dead body, clothing made of dust-heap rags, clothing made of bark, the skin of a black antelope, dress made of a black antelope's hide, dress made of kusa grass, garments made of bark, garments made of pieces of wood, hair-garments, garments made up of horse's. tails, garments made up of feathers of owls; he is a plucker-out of hair and beard, addicted to the practice of plucking out both hair and beard; he is a stander-up rejecting the use of a seat, he is a squatter addicted to the effort of squatting, he is a bed-of-thorns-man, lying on a bed of thorns, he is addicted to the practice of going down into water thrice a day up to the evening. Thus he dwells addicted to many such tortures of the body. Thus does he become a self-mortifier and addicted to practices tending to self-mortification.

2.4.110.3

So ekāgāriko vā hoti ekālopiko, dvāgāriko vā hoti dvālopiko …pe…

They are a one-house-seeker taking one mouthful, or a two-house-seeker taking two mouthfuls, ... and so on ...

Here a person goes naked, is of loose habits; licks his hand clean, does not stop nearer or wait a moment if politely requested to do so, refuses to accept food brought to him, refuses to accept food especially prepared for him, does not accept any invitation, does not accept food from a cooking-pot or a pan, does not accept food placed within the threshold, does not accept food placed among the pestles, does not accept food when two persons are eating together, does not accept from a woman with child, from a woman giving suck, from a woman living as a wife, does not accept food offered at consecrated places, does not accept food when a dog is standing by, nor where flies are swarming down, does not accept fish, or flesh, or strong drink, or intoxicant, or sour gruel, begs from one house, eats just one morsel, or begs from two houses, eats just two morsels, or begs from up to seven houses, eats up to seven morsels, keeps himself going on only one alms or only two … up to seven alms, takes only once a day or once every two days, or once every seven days, conforming in this way to the practice of taking food according to rule, at regular intervals, up to even half a month, feeds on pot-herbs, on wild rice, on Nivāra rice, on Daddūla rice, on unhusked grain, on grains of rice or scum of rice, on oil cakes, on grasses, on cow dung, on fruits and roots from the woods, on fruits that have fallen of themselves, wears coarse hempen cloth, coarse cloth of mixed fibres, wears cloth taken from a dead body, clothing made of dust-heap rags, clothing made of bark, the skin of a black antelope, dress made of a black antelope's hide, dress made of kusa grass, garments made of bark, garments made of pieces of wood, hair-garments, garments made up of horse's. tails, garments made up of feathers of owls; he is a plucker-out of hair and beard, addicted to the practice of plucking out both hair and beard; he is a stander-up rejecting the use of a seat, he is a squatter addicted to the effort of squatting, he is a bed-of-thorns-man, lying on a bed of thorns, he is addicted to the practice of going down into water thrice a day up to the evening. Thus he dwells addicted to many such tortures of the body. Thus does he become a self-mortifier and addicted to practices tending to self-mortification.

2.4.110.4

sattāgāriko vā hoti sattālopiko;

or a seven-house-seeker taking seven mouthfuls;

Here a person goes naked, is of loose habits; licks his hand clean, does not stop nearer or wait a moment if politely requested to do so, refuses to accept food brought to him, refuses to accept food especially prepared for him, does not accept any invitation, does not accept food from a cooking-pot or a pan, does not accept food placed within the threshold, does not accept food placed among the pestles, does not accept food when two persons are eating together, does not accept from a woman with child, from a woman giving suck, from a woman living as a wife, does not accept food offered at consecrated places, does not accept food when a dog is standing by, nor where flies are swarming down, does not accept fish, or flesh, or strong drink, or intoxicant, or sour gruel, begs from one house, eats just one morsel, or begs from two houses, eats just two morsels, or begs from up to seven houses, eats up to seven morsels, keeps himself going on only one alms or only two … up to seven alms, takes only once a day or once every two days, or once every seven days, conforming in this way to the practice of taking food according to rule, at regular intervals, up to even half a month, feeds on pot-herbs, on wild rice, on Nivāra rice, on Daddūla rice, on unhusked grain, on grains of rice or scum of rice, on oil cakes, on grasses, on cow dung, on fruits and roots from the woods, on fruits that have fallen of themselves, wears coarse hempen cloth, coarse cloth of mixed fibres, wears cloth taken from a dead body, clothing made of dust-heap rags, clothing made of bark, the skin of a black antelope, dress made of a black antelope's hide, dress made of kusa grass, garments made of bark, garments made of pieces of wood, hair-garments, garments made up of horse's. tails, garments made up of feathers of owls; he is a plucker-out of hair and beard, addicted to the practice of plucking out both hair and beard; he is a stander-up rejecting the use of a seat, he is a squatter addicted to the effort of squatting, he is a bed-of-thorns-man, lying on a bed of thorns, he is addicted to the practice of going down into water thrice a day up to the evening. Thus he dwells addicted to many such tortures of the body. Thus does he become a self-mortifier and addicted to practices tending to self-mortification.

2.4.110.5

ekissāpi dattiyā yāpeti, dvīhipi dattīhi yāpeti …pe…

they subsist on a single saucer of food, they subsist on two saucers of food, ... and so on ...

Here a person goes naked, is of loose habits; licks his hand clean, does not stop nearer or wait a moment if politely requested to do so, refuses to accept food brought to him, refuses to accept food especially prepared for him, does not accept any invitation, does not accept food from a cooking-pot or a pan, does not accept food placed within the threshold, does not accept food placed among the pestles, does not accept food when two persons are eating together, does not accept from a woman with child, from a woman giving suck, from a woman living as a wife, does not accept food offered at consecrated places, does not accept food when a dog is standing by, nor where flies are swarming down, does not accept fish, or flesh, or strong drink, or intoxicant, or sour gruel, begs from one house, eats just one morsel, or begs from two houses, eats just two morsels, or begs from up to seven houses, eats up to seven morsels, keeps himself going on only one alms or only two … up to seven alms, takes only once a day or once every two days, or once every seven days, conforming in this way to the practice of taking food according to rule, at regular intervals, up to even half a month, feeds on pot-herbs, on wild rice, on Nivāra rice, on Daddūla rice, on unhusked grain, on grains of rice or scum of rice, on oil cakes, on grasses, on cow dung, on fruits and roots from the woods, on fruits that have fallen of themselves, wears coarse hempen cloth, coarse cloth of mixed fibres, wears cloth taken from a dead body, clothing made of dust-heap rags, clothing made of bark, the skin of a black antelope, dress made of a black antelope's hide, dress made of kusa grass, garments made of bark, garments made of pieces of wood, hair-garments, garments made up of horse's. tails, garments made up of feathers of owls; he is a plucker-out of hair and beard, addicted to the practice of plucking out both hair and beard; he is a stander-up rejecting the use of a seat, he is a squatter addicted to the effort of squatting, he is a bed-of-thorns-man, lying on a bed of thorns, he is addicted to the practice of going down into water thrice a day up to the evening. Thus he dwells addicted to many such tortures of the body. Thus does he become a self-mortifier and addicted to practices tending to self-mortification.

2.4.110.6

sattahipi dattīhi yāpeti;

they subsist even on seven saucers of food;

Here a person goes naked, is of loose habits; licks his hand clean, does not stop nearer or wait a moment if politely requested to do so, refuses to accept food brought to him, refuses to accept food especially prepared for him, does not accept any invitation, does not accept food from a cooking-pot or a pan, does not accept food placed within the threshold, does not accept food placed among the pestles, does not accept food when two persons are eating together, does not accept from a woman with child, from a woman giving suck, from a woman living as a wife, does not accept food offered at consecrated places, does not accept food when a dog is standing by, nor where flies are swarming down, does not accept fish, or flesh, or strong drink, or intoxicant, or sour gruel, begs from one house, eats just one morsel, or begs from two houses, eats just two morsels, or begs from up to seven houses, eats up to seven morsels, keeps himself going on only one alms or only two … up to seven alms, takes only once a day or once every two days, or once every seven days, conforming in this way to the practice of taking food according to rule, at regular intervals, up to even half a month, feeds on pot-herbs, on wild rice, on Nivāra rice, on Daddūla rice, on unhusked grain, on grains of rice or scum of rice, on oil cakes, on grasses, on cow dung, on fruits and roots from the woods, on fruits that have fallen of themselves, wears coarse hempen cloth, coarse cloth of mixed fibres, wears cloth taken from a dead body, clothing made of dust-heap rags, clothing made of bark, the skin of a black antelope, dress made of a black antelope's hide, dress made of kusa grass, garments made of bark, garments made of pieces of wood, hair-garments, garments made up of horse's. tails, garments made up of feathers of owls; he is a plucker-out of hair and beard, addicted to the practice of plucking out both hair and beard; he is a stander-up rejecting the use of a seat, he is a squatter addicted to the effort of squatting, he is a bed-of-thorns-man, lying on a bed of thorns, he is addicted to the practice of going down into water thrice a day up to the evening. Thus he dwells addicted to many such tortures of the body. Thus does he become a self-mortifier and addicted to practices tending to self-mortification.

2.4.110.7

ekāhikampi āhāraṃ āhāreti, dvīhikampi āhāraṃ āhāreti …pe…

they take food once a day, they take food once every two days, ... and so on ...

2.4.110.8

sattāhikampi āhāraṃ āhāreti.

they take food once every seven days.

2.4.110.9

Iti evarūpaṃ aḍḍhamāsikampi pariyāyabhattabhojanānuyogamanuyutto viharati.

Thus they live devoted to such an alternating regimen of eating food up to once every half month.

2.4.110.10

So sākabhakkho vā hoti sāmākabhakkho vā hoti nīvārabhakkho vā hoti daddulabhakkho vā hoti haṭabhakkho vā hoti kaṇabhakkho vā hoti ācāmabhakkho vā hoti piññākabhakkho vā hoti tiṇabhakkho vā hoti gomayabhakkho vā hoti, vanamūlaphalāhāro yāpeti pavattaphalabhojī.

They are an eater of greens, or an eater of millet, or an eater of wild rice, or an eater of hide-parings, or an eater of water-moss, or an eater of rice-powder, or an eater of rice-scum, or an eater of sesame-flour, or an eater of grass, or an eater of cow dung; they subsist on forest roots and fruits, feeding on fallen fruit.

2.4.110.11

So sāṇānipi dhāreti masāṇānipi dhāreti chavadussānipi dhāreti paṃsukūlānipi dhāreti tirīṭānipi dhāreti ajinampi dhāreti ajinakkhipampi dhāreti kusacīrampi dhāreti vākacīrampi dhāreti phalakacīrampi dhāreti kesakambalampi dhāreti vāḷakambalampi dhāreti ulūkapakkhampi dhāreti, kesamassulocakopi hoti kesamassulocanānuyogamanuyutto, ubbhaṭṭhakopi hoti āsanapaṭikkhitto, ukkuṭikopi hoti ukkuṭikappadhānamanuyutto, kaṇṭakāpassayikopi hoti kaṇṭakāpassaye seyyaṃ kappeti, sāyatatiyakampi udakorohanānuyogamanuyutto viharati.

They wear coarse hemp, they wear hemp-cloth, they wear shroud-cloth, they wear refuse-rags, they wear bark-cloth, they wear antelope skin, they wear strips of antelope skin, they wear kusa-grass garments, they wear bark garments, they wear wood-shaving garments, they wear hair-blankets, they wear animal-hair blankets, they wear owl-wings; they are also a plucker of hair and beard, devoted to the practice of plucking hair and beard; they are also a stander, refusing a seat; they are also a squatter, devoted to the exertion of squatting; they are also a bed-of-thorns-lier, making their bed on a bed of thorns; they live devoted to the practice of going down into the water three times including evening.

2.4.110.12

Iti evarūpaṃ anekavihitaṃ kāyassa ātāpanaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto viharati.

Thus they live devoted to such various practices of scorching and mortifying the body.

2.4.110.13

Evaṃ puggalo attantapo hoti attaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto.

In this way a person is a tormentor of oneself, devoted to the practice of self-mortification.