[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) › [Majjhimanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima) › [Vatthasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7) › 2.1-10 # Vatthasutta 2.1-10 Vatthasutta 2.1-10 - **Language:** Pāli ### [2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.1) “Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, vatthaṃ saṅkiliṭṭhaṃ malaggahitaṃ; > “Suppose, mendicants, there was a cloth that was dirty and soiled. > — The Simile of the Cloth ### [2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.2) 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. > — The Simile of the Cloth ### [2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.3) Taṃ kissa hetu? > Why is that? > — The Simile of the Cloth ### [2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.4) Aparisuddhattā, bhikkhave, vatthassa. > Because of the impurity of the cloth. > — The Simile of the Cloth ### [2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.5) Evameva kho, bhikkhave, citte saṅkiliṭṭhe, duggati pāṭikaṅkhā. > In the same way, when the mind is corrupt, a bad destiny is to be expected. > — The Simile of the Cloth ### [2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.6) Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, vatthaṃ parisuddhaṃ pariyodātaṃ; > Suppose there was a cloth that was pure and clean. > — The Simile of the Cloth ### [2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.7) 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. > — The Simile of the Cloth ### [2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.8) Taṃ kissa hetu? > Why is that? > — The Simile of the Cloth ### [2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.9) Parisuddhattā, bhikkhave, vatthassa. > Because of the purity of the cloth. > — The Simile of the Cloth ### [2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.10) Evameva kho, bhikkhave, citte asaṅkiliṭṭhe, sugati pāṭikaṅkhā. > In the same way, when the mind isn’t corrupt, a good destiny is to be expected. > — The Simile of the Cloth ## Translations (7) - [Mowa o szacie](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7~pl-hardao.2.1) — pl - [Il discorso sulla similitudine del panno](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7~it-giovannizappa.2.1) — Italian - [Palyginimas su drobe](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7~lt-piyadassi.2.1) — lt - [Das Gleichnis vom Tuch](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7~de-sabbamitta.2.1) — German - [Пример с тканью](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7~ru-sv.2.1) — Russian - [Poređenje sa tkaninom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7~sr-brankokovacevic.2.1) — sr - [The Simile of the Cloth](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7~en-sujato.2.1) — English ## Linked texts (3) - [增壹阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ekottaragama*zh-sanghadeva.13.5.6) — Classical Chinese - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.93.4) — Classical Chinese - [梵志計水淨經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyama.vastrasutra*zh-t51.1.3) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.1-10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.7.2.1-10) · Pramāṇa