Dighanikaya 2.166_3

2.166_3

Dakkhiṇanti dakkhiṇatīre manussā kakkhaḷā dāruṇā, te sandhāya ‘‘hananto’’tiādimāha. Uttaratīre sattā saddhā honti pasannā buddhamāmakā dhammamāmakā saṅghamāmakā, te sandhāya dadantotiādimāha. Tattha yajantoti mahāyāgaṃ karonto. Damenāti indriyadamena uposathakammena vā. Saṃyamenāti sīlasaṃyamena. Saccavajjenāti saccavacanena. Āgamoti āgamanaṃ, pavattīti attho. Sabbathāpi pāpapuññānaṃ kiriyameva paṭikkhipati.

"The south": the people on the southern bank are rough and cruel; with reference to them, he said: "killing," and so on. On the northern bank, beings have faith and are clear in devotion, devoted to the Buddha, devoted to the Dhamma, and devoted to the Saṅgha; with reference to them, he said: "giving," and so on. In that passage, "sacrificing" means making a great sacrifice. "By self-control" means by controlling the faculties, or by observance-day practice. "By restraint" means by the restraint of morality. "By speaking truth" means by words of truth. "Arrival" means coming, the meaning being 'occurrence.' In every way, he denies the very efficacy of action, both evil and merit.