Karotosutta 1.1-8
Karotosutta 1.1-8
- Language
- Pāli
1.1
Sāvatthinidānaṃ.
At Sāvatthī.
1.2
“Kismiṃ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṃ upādāya, kiṃ abhinivissa evaṃ diṭṭhi uppajjati:
“Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does the view arise:
1.3
‘karoto kārayato chindato chedāpayato pacato pācāpayato socato socāpayato kilamato kilamāpayato phandato phandāpayato pāṇamatipātayato adinnaṃ ādiyato sandhiṃ chindato nillopaṃ harato ekāgārikaṃ karoto paripanthe tiṭṭhato paradāraṃ gacchato musā bhaṇato karoto na karīyati pāpaṃ.
‘The one who acts does nothing wrong when they punish, mutilate, torture, aggrieve, oppress, intimidate, or when they encourage others to do the same. Nothing bad is done when they kill, steal, break into houses, plunder wealth, steal from isolated buildings, commit highway robbery, commit adultery, and lie.
1.4
Khurapariyantena cepi cakkena yo imissā pathaviyā pāṇe ekamaṃsakhalaṃ ekamaṃsapuñjaṃ kareyya, natthi tatonidānaṃ pāpaṃ, natthi pāpassa āgamo.
If you were to reduce all the living creatures of this earth to one heap and mass of flesh with a razor-edged chakram, no evil comes of that, and no outcome of evil.
1.5
Dakkhiṇañcepi gaṅgāya tīraṃ gaccheyya; hananto ghātento chindanto chedāpento pacanto pācento, natthi tatonidānaṃ pāpaṃ, natthi pāpassa āgamo.
If you were to go along the south bank of the Ganges killing, mutilating, and torturing, and encouraging others to do the same, no evil comes of that, and no outcome of evil.
1.6
Uttarañcepi gaṅgāya tīraṃ gaccheyya; dadanto dāpento yajanto yajāpento, natthi tatonidānaṃ puññaṃ, natthi puññassa āgamo.
If you were to go along the north bank of the Ganges giving and sacrificing and encouraging others to do the same, no merit comes of that, and no outcome of merit.
1.7
Dānena damena saṃyamena saccavajjena natthi puññaṃ natthi puññassa āgamo’”ti.
In giving, self-control, restraint, and truthfulness there is no merit or outcome of merit’?”
1.8
“Bhagavaṃmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…
“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”
Translations (2)
Commentaries (1)
- Sāratthappakāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- 雜阿含經 — Classical Chinese