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me, bhante, bhagavā tapojigucchāya aggaññeva pāpetu, sāraññeva pāpetū”ti. > Please help me reach the peak and the pith!” > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.3) “Idha, nigrodha, tapassī cātuyāmasaṃvarasaṃvuto hoti. > “Nigrodha, take a mortifier who is restrained in the fourfold constraint. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.4) Kathañca, nigrodha, tapassī cātuyāmasaṃvarasaṃvuto hoti? > And how is a mortifier restrained in the fourfold constraint? > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.5) Idha, nigrodha, tapassī na pāṇaṃ atipāteti, na pāṇaṃ atipātayati, na pāṇamatipātayato samanuñño hoti. > It’s when a mortifier doesn’t kill living creatures, doesn’t get others to kill, and doesn’t approve of killing. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.6) Na adinnaṃ ādiyati, na adinnaṃ ādiyāpeti, na adinnaṃ ādiyato samanuñño hoti. > They don’t steal, get others to steal, or approve of stealing. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.7) Na musā bhaṇati, na musā bhaṇāpeti, na musā bhaṇato samanuñño hoti. > They don’t lie, get others to lie, or approve of lying. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.8) Na bhāvitamāsīsati, na bhāvitamāsīsāpeti, na bhāvitamāsīsato samanuñño hoti. > They don’t expect rewards from their practice, they don’t lead others to expect rewards, and they don’t approve of expecting rewards. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.9) Evaṃ kho, nigrodha, tapassī cātuyāmasaṃvarasaṃvuto hoti. > That’s how a mortifier is restrained in the fourfold constraint. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.10) Yato kho, nigrodha, tapassī cātuyāmasaṃvarasaṃvuto hoti, aduṃ cassa hoti tapassitāya. > When a mortifier is restrained in the fourfold constraint, that is their mortification. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.11) So abhiharati no hīnāyāvattati. > They step forward, not falling back. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.12) So vivittaṃ senāsanaṃ bhajati araññaṃ rukkhamūlaṃ pabbataṃ kandaraṃ giriguhaṃ susānaṃ vanapatthaṃ abbhokāsaṃ palālapuñjaṃ. > They frequent a secluded lodging—a wilderness, the root of a tree, a hill, a ravine, a mountain cave, a charnel ground, a forest, the open air, a heap of straw. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.13) So pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto nisīdati pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā. > After the meal, they return from almsround, sit down cross-legged, set their body straight, and bring mindfulness to the present. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.14) So abhijjhaṃ loke pahāya vigatābhijjhena cetasā viharati, abhijjhāya cittaṃ parisodheti. > Giving up covetousness for the world, they meditate with a heart rid of covetousness, cleansing the mind of covetousness. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.15) Byāpādappadosaṃ pahāya abyāpannacitto viharati sabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī, byāpādappadosā cittaṃ parisodheti. > Giving up ill will and malevolence, they meditate with a mind rid of ill will, full of sympathy for all living beings, cleansing the mind of ill will. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.16) Thinamiddhaṃ pahāya vigatathinamiddho viharati ālokasaññī sato sampajāno, thinamiddhā cittaṃ parisodheti. > Giving up dullness and drowsiness, they meditate with a mind rid of dullness and drowsiness, perceiving light, mindful and aware, cleansing the mind of dullness and drowsiness. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.17) Uddhaccakukkuccaṃ pahāya anuddhato viharati ajjhattaṃ vūpasantacitto, uddhaccakukkuccā cittaṃ parisodheti. > Giving up restlessness and remorse, they meditate without restlessness, their mind settled internally, cleansing the mind of restlessness and remorse. > — The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā ### [16.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.18) Vicikicchaṃ pahāya tiṇṇavicikiccho viharati akathaṅkathī kusalesu dhammesu, vicikicchāya cittaṃ parisodheti. > Giving up doubt, they meditate having gone beyond doubt, not undecided about skillful qualities, cleansing the mind of doubt. > — 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.16.1) — sr - [Das Löwengebrüll im Kloster der Dame Udumbarikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25~de-sabbamitta.16.1) — German - [The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25~en-sujato.16.1) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.25.70) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (2) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.104.47) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.8.37) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.1-18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.25.16.1-18) · Pramāṇa