Upakkilesasutta 1.1

Language: Pāli

1.1

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, jātarūpassa upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhaṃ jātarūpaṃ na ceva mudu hoti na ca kammaniyaṃ, na ca pabhassaraṃ pabhaṅgu ca, na ca sammā upeti kammāya.

“Mendicants, there are these five corruptions of native gold. When native gold is corrupted by these it’s not pliable, workable, or radiant, but is brittle and not completely ready for working.
Corruptions

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Translations (2)

Corruptions — English
Verunreinigungen — German

Commentaries (1)

Sāratthappakāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

Linked texts (3)

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names — G. P. Malalasekera, English
Studies in the Origins of Buddhism — Govind Chandra Pande, English
Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge — K. N. Jayatilleke, English