Vatthasutta 2.1-10
Vatthasutta 2.1-10
- Language
- Pāli
2.1
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, vatthaṃ saṅkiliṭṭhaṃ malaggahitaṃ;
“Suppose, mendicants, there was a cloth that was dirty and soiled.
2.2
tamenaṃ rajako yasmiṃ yasmiṃ raṅgajāte upasaṃhareyya—yadi nīlakāya yadi pītakāya yadi lohitakāya yadi mañjiṭṭhakāya durattavaṇṇamevassa aparisuddhavaṇṇamevassa.
No matter what dye the dyer applied—whether blue or yellow or red or magenta—it would look poorly dyed and impure in color.
2.3
Taṃ kissa hetu?
Why is that?
2.4
Aparisuddhattā, bhikkhave, vatthassa.
Because of the impurity of the cloth.
2.5
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, citte saṅkiliṭṭhe, duggati pāṭikaṅkhā.
In the same way, when the mind is corrupt, a bad destiny is to be expected.
2.6
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, vatthaṃ parisuddhaṃ pariyodātaṃ;
Suppose there was a cloth that was pure and clean.
2.7
tamenaṃ rajako yasmiṃ yasmiṃ raṅgajāte upasaṃhareyya—yadi nīlakāya yadi pītakāya yadi lohitakāya yadi mañjiṭṭhakāya—surattavaṇṇamevassa parisuddhavaṇṇamevassa.
No matter what dye the dyer applied—whether blue or yellow or red or magenta—it would look well dyed and pure in color.
2.8
Taṃ kissa hetu?
Why is that?
2.9
Parisuddhattā, bhikkhave, vatthassa.
Because of the purity of the cloth.
2.10
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, citte asaṅkiliṭṭhe, sugati pāṭikaṅkhā.
In the same way, when the mind isn’t corrupt, a good destiny is to be expected.
Translations (7)
- Mowa o szacie — pl
- Il discorso sulla similitudine del panno — Italian
- Palyginimas su drobe — lt
- Das Gleichnis vom Tuch — German
- Пример с тканью — Russian
- Poređenje sa tkaninom — sr
- The Simile of the Cloth — English