Culahatthipadopamasutta 15.2
Cūḷahatthipadopamasutta 15.2
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15.2
Yatvādhikaraṇamenaṃ cakkhundriyaṃ asaṃvutaṃ viharantaṃ abhijjhādomanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṃ tassa saṃvarāya paṭipajjati, rakkhati cakkhundriyaṃ, cakkhundriye saṃvaraṃ āpajjati.
If the faculty of sight were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of sight, and achieving its restraint.
Translations (5)
- Kratki govor o poređenju sa otiskom stope slona — sr
- Das kürzere Gleichnis von der Elefanten-Fußspur — German
- Малый пример со следами слона — Russian
- The Shorter Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint — English
- Il discorso più corto sulla similitudine dell’impronta dell’elefante — Italian
Linked texts (1)
- 中阿含經 — Classical Chinese