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# The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā 13.1-25

Udumbarikasutta 13.1-25

- **Language:** Pāli

### [13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.1)

“Idha, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā na attamano hoti na paripuṇṇasaṅkappo.

> “Firstly, Nigrodha, a mortifier undertakes a practice of mortification. But they’re not happy with that, as they still haven’t got all they wished for.  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.2)

Yampi, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā na attamano hoti na paripuṇṇasaṅkappo.

### [13.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.3)

Evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

> So they’re pure on that point.  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.4)

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā na attānukkaṃseti na paraṃ vambheti …pe…

> Furthermore, a mortifier undertakes a practice of mortification. They don’t glorify themselves or put others down on account of that.  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.5)

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

> So they’re pure on that point.  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.6)

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā na majjati na mucchati na pamādamāpajjati …pe…

> They don’t become indulgent …  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.7)

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

### [13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.8)

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā lābhasakkārasilokaṃ abhinibbatteti, so tena lābhasakkārasilokena na attamano hoti na paripuṇṇasaṅkappo …pe…

> Furthermore, a mortifier undertakes a practice of mortification. They generate possessions, honor, and popularity through that mortification. They’re not happy with that, as they still haven’t got all they wished for …  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.9)

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

### [13.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.10)

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā lābhasakkārasilokaṃ abhinibbatteti, so tena lābhasakkārasilokena na attānukkaṃseti na paraṃ vambheti …pe…

> They don’t glorify themselves and put others down on account of possessions, honor, and popularity …  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.11)

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

### [13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.12)

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā lābhasakkārasilokaṃ abhinibbatteti, so tena lābhasakkārasilokena na majjati na mucchati na pamādamāpajjati …pe…

> They don’t become indulgent because of it …  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.13)

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

> So they’re pure on that point.  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.14)

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī bhojanesu na vodāsaṃ āpajjati:

> Furthermore, a mortifier doesn’t become fussy about food, saying,  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.15)

‘idaṃ me khamati, idaṃ me nakkhamatī’ti.

> ‘This is acceptable to me, this is not acceptable to me.’  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.16)

So yañca khvassa nakkhamati, taṃ anapekkho pajahati.

> What is not acceptable they give up without concern.  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.17)

Yaṃ panassa khamati, taṃ agadhito amucchito anajjhāpanno ādīnavadassāvī nissaraṇapañño paribhuñjati …pe…

> But what is acceptable they eat without being tied, infatuated, attached, seeing the drawbacks, and understanding the escape.  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.18)

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

> So they’re pure on that point.  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.19)

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī na tapaṃ samādiyati lābhasakkārasilokanikantihetu:

> Furthermore, a mortifier doesn’t undertake a practice of mortification out of longing for possessions, honor, and popularity …  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.20)

‘sakkarissanti maṃ rājāno rājamahāmattā khattiyā brāhmaṇā gahapatikā titthiyā’ti …pe…

> ‘Kings, royal ministers, aristocrats, brahmins, householders, and sectarians will honor me!’  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.21)

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

> So they’re pure on that point.  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.22)

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī aññataraṃ samaṇaṃ vā brāhmaṇaṃ vā nāpasādetā hoti:

> Furthermore, a mortifier doesn’t rebuke a certain ascetic or brahmin,  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.23)

‘kiṃ panāyaṃ sambahulājīvo sabbaṃ sambhakkheti.

> ‘What is it with this one living in abundance, devouring everything—  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.24)

Seyyathidaṃ—mūlabījaṃ khandhabījaṃ phaḷubījaṃ aggabījaṃ bījabījameva pañcamaṃ, asanivicakkaṃ dantakūṭaṃ, samaṇappavādenā’ti …pe…

> plants propagated from roots, trunks, cuttings, or joints; and those from regular seeds as the fifth. According to this ascetic’s doctrine, the crown of the tooth is like forked lightning!’  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

### [13.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.13.25)

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

> So they’re pure on that point.  
> — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā

## Translations (3)

- [Lavlji rik u Udumbariki](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25~sr-brankokovacevic.13.1) — sr
- [Das Löwengebrüll im Kloster der Dame Udumbarikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25~de-sabbamitta.13.1) — German
- [The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25~en-sujato.13.1) — English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.25.64) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

## Linked texts (3)

- [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.104.30) — Classical Chinese
- [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.8.29) — Classical Chinese
- [尼拘陀梵志經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.nyagrodhasutra*zh-danapala.2.23) — Classical Chinese

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