[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [The Minor Collection](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka) › [Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada) › [Commentary on the Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha) › 6.6 # Verses on Dhamma 6.6: 6. Lakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheravatthu Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 6.6 - **Language:** Pāli ### 6. Lakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheravatthu ### [6.6.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.6.p1) Selo yathāti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto lakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheraṃ ārabbha kathesi. > \*Even as a solid rock.\* This religious instruction was given by the Teacher while he was in residence at Jetavana with reference to the Elder Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya. > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) ### [6.6.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.6.p2) Puthujjanā kira sāmaṇerādayo theraṃ disvā sīsepi kaṇṇesupi nāsāyapi gahetvā ‘‘kiṃ, cūḷapita, sāsanasmiṃ na ukkaṇṭhasi, abhiramasī’’ti vadanti. Thero tesu neva kujjhati, na dussati. Dhammasabhāyaṃ kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ ‘‘passathāvuso, lakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheraṃ disvā sāmaṇerādayo evañcevañca viheṭhenti, so tesu neva kujjhati, na dussatī’’ti. Satthā āgantvā ‘‘kiṃ kathetha, bhikkhave’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘imaṃ nāma, bhante’’ti vutte ‘‘āma, bhikkhave, khīṇāsavā nāma neva kujjhanti, na dussanti. Ghanaselasadisā hete acalā akampiyā’’ti vatvā anusandhiṃ ghaṭetvā dhammaṃ desento imaṃ gāthamāha – > The story goes that certain novices and others yet unconverted, on seeing the Elder, used to pull his hair and tweak his ears and nose, saying, “Uncle, you tire not of Religion? You take delight in it?” But the Elder showed no resentment, took no offense. The monks discussed the matter in the Hall of Truth, saying, “Behold, brethren, when novices and others, seeing Elder Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya, plague him thus and so, he shows no resentment, takes no offense.” The Teacher came in and asked, “Monks, what are you talking about?” They told him. He replied, “Yes, monks, they that have rid themselves of the Depravities show no anger or resentment, but are unmoved, unshaken, like solid rock.” So saying, he joined the connection, and instructing them in the Law, pronounced the following Stanza, > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) ### [6.6.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.6.81) ‘‘Selo yathā ekaghano, vātena na samīrati; Evaṃ nindāpasaṃsāsu, na samiñjanti paṇḍitā’’ti. > 81. Even as a solid rock is not moved by the wind, > So wise men are not stirred by blame or praise. > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) ### [6.6.81\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.6.81_2) Tattha nindāpasaṃsāsūti kiñcāpi idha dve lokadhammā vuttā, attho pana aṭṭhannampi vasena veditabbo. Yathā hi ekaghano asusiro selo puratthimādibhedena vātena na samīrati na iñjati na calati, evaṃ aṭṭhasupi lokadhammesu ajjhottharantesu paṇḍitā na samiñjanti, paṭighavasena vā anunayavasena vā na calanti na kampanti. ### [6.6.81\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.6.81_3) Desanāvasāne bahū sotāpattiphalādīni pāpuṇiṃsūti. ### [6.6.81\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.6.81_4) Lakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheravatthu chaṭṭhaṃ. ## Translations (1) - [Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha~en-burlingame.6.6.p1) — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, English ## Linked texts (1) - [Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada.80) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.6) · Pramāṇa