Numbered Discourses
5. The Chapter with Rohitassa

Corruptions

Aṅguttara Nikāya
5. Rohitassavagga
Upakkilesasutta
Numbered Discourses
5. The Chapter with Rohitassa
Corruptions
Aṅguttara Nikāya
5. Rohitassavagga
Upakkilesasutta
Corruptions

Four things obscure the sun and moon, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate. And four things corrupt mendicants: alcohol, sex, money, wrong livelihood.

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“Mendicants, these four corruptions obscure the sun and moon, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.What four?Stormclouds …Fog …Smoke …An eclipse of Rāhu, lord of titans …These are four corruptions that obscure the sun and moon, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Katame cattāro? Abbhā, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Mahikā, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Dhūmo rajo, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Rāhu, bhikkhave, asurindo candimasūriyānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

“Mendicants, these four corruptions obscure the sun and moon, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.
What four?
Katame cattāro?
Stormclouds …
Abbhā, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.
Fog …
Mahikā, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.
Smoke …
Dhūmo rajo, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.
An eclipse of Rāhu, lord of titans …
Rāhu, bhikkhave, asurindo candimasūriyānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.
These are four corruptions that obscure the sun and moon, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

“Mendicants, these four corruptions obscure the sun and moon, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. What four?Katame cattāro? Stormclouds …Abbhā, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Fog …Mahikā, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Smoke …Dhūmo rajo, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. An eclipse of Rāhu, lord of titans …Rāhu, bhikkhave, asurindo candimasūriyānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. These are four corruptions that obscure the sun and moon, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

In the same way, these four things corrupt ascetics and brahmins, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.What four?

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, cattārome samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Katame cattāro?

In the same way, these four things corrupt ascetics and brahmins, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.
Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, cattārome samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.
What four?
Katame cattāro?

In the same way, these four things corrupt ascetics and brahmins, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, cattārome samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. What four?Katame cattāro?

There are some ascetics and brahmins who drink beer and wine, not refraining from drinking beer and wine.This is the first thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …

Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā suraṁ pivanti merayaṁ, surāmerayapānā appaṭiviratā. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who drink beer and wine, not refraining from drinking beer and wine.
Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā suraṁ pivanti merayaṁ, surāmerayapānā appaṭiviratā.
This is the first thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who drink beer and wine, not refraining from drinking beer and wine.Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā suraṁ pivanti merayaṁ, surāmerayapānā appaṭiviratā. This is the first thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who have sex, not refraining from sex.This is the second thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …

Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevanti, methunasmā dhammā appaṭiviratā. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who have sex, not refraining from sex.
Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevanti, methunasmā dhammā appaṭiviratā.
This is the second thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who have sex, not refraining from sex.Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevanti, methunasmā dhammā appaṭiviratā. This is the second thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who accept gold and currency, not refraining from receiving gold and currency.This is the third thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …

Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā jātarūparajataṁ sādiyanti, jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who accept gold and currency, not refraining from receiving gold and currency.
Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā jātarūparajataṁ sādiyanti, jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā.
This is the third thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who accept gold and currency, not refraining from receiving gold and currency.Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā jātarūparajataṁ sādiyanti, jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā. This is the third thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who make a living the wrong way, not refraining from wrong livelihood.This is the fourth thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …

Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā micchājīvena jīvanti, micchājīvā appaṭiviratā. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, catuttho samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who make a living the wrong way, not refraining from wrong livelihood.
Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā micchājīvena jīvanti, micchājīvā appaṭiviratā.
This is the fourth thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, catuttho samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who make a living the wrong way, not refraining from wrong livelihood.Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā micchājīvena jīvanti, micchājīvā appaṭiviratā. This is the fourth thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, catuttho samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

These are four things that corrupt ascetics and brahmins, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocantīti.

These are four things that corrupt ascetics and brahmins, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocantīti.

These are four things that corrupt ascetics and brahmins, so they don’t shine and glow and radiate.Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocantīti.

Some ascetics and brahminsare plagued by greed and hate;men shrouded by ignorance,enjoying things that seem pleasant.

Rāgadosaparikkiṭṭhā, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā; Avijjānivutā posā, piyarūpābhinandino.

Some ascetics and brahmins
Rāgadosaparikkiṭṭhā,
are plagued by greed and hate;
eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā;
men shrouded by ignorance,
Avijjānivutā posā,
enjoying things that seem pleasant.
piyarūpābhinandino.

Some ascetics and brahminsRāgadosaparikkiṭṭhā, are plagued by greed and hate;eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā; men shrouded by ignorance,Avijjānivutā posā, enjoying things that seem pleasant.piyarūpābhinandino.

Drinking beer and wine,having sex,accepting currency and gold:they’re ignorant.Some ascetics and brahminsmake a living the wrong way.

Suraṁ pivanti merayaṁ, paṭisevanti methunaṁ; Rajataṁ jātarūpañca, sādiyanti aviddasū; Micchājīvena jīvanti, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā.

Drinking beer and wine,
Suraṁ pivanti merayaṁ,
having sex,
paṭisevanti methunaṁ;
accepting currency and gold:
Rajataṁ jātarūpañca,
they’re ignorant.
sādiyanti aviddasū;
Some ascetics and brahmins
Micchājīvena jīvanti,
make a living the wrong way.
eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā.

Drinking beer and wine,Suraṁ pivanti merayaṁ, having sex,paṭisevanti methunaṁ; accepting currency and gold:Rajataṁ jātarūpañca, they’re ignorant.sādiyanti aviddasū; Some ascetics and brahminsMicchājīvena jīvanti, make a living the wrong way.eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā.

These corruptions were spoken ofby the BuddhaBuddhaEl nombre dado a quien redescubre por sí mismo el sendero liberador del Dhamma, tras un largo período de haber sido olvidado por el mundo. Según la tradición, una larga línea de Buddhas se extiende hasta el pasado distante. El Buddha más reciente nació como Siddhattha Gotama en la India alrededor del año 500 a.e.c. Un joven bien educado y acomodado, renunció a su familia y su herencia principesca en la flor de la vida para buscar la verdadera libertad y el fin del sufrimiento (dukkha). Después de siete años de austeridades en el bosque, redescubrió el «camino medio» y alcanzó su meta, convirtiéndose en el Buddha.Ver en el glosario, Kinsman of the Sun.When corrupted by these,some ascetics and brahminsdon’t shine or glow.Impure, dirty creatures,

Ete upakkilesā vuttā, buddhenādiccabandhunā; Yehi upakkilesehi, *upakkilesehi → upakkiliṭṭhā (bj, pts1ed)eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā; Na tapanti na bhāsanti, asuddhā sarajā magā. *asuddhā sarajā magā → addhuvā sarajāpagā (bj); asuddhā sarajā matā (sya-all); asuddhā sarajā pabhā (pts1ed)

These corruptions were spoken of
Ete upakkilesā vuttā,
by the Buddha, Kinsman of the Sun.
buddhenādiccabandhunā;
When corrupted by these,
Yehi upakkilesehi, *upakkilesehi → upakkiliṭṭhā (bj, pts1ed)
some ascetics and brahmins
eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā;
don’t shine or glow.
Na tapanti na bhāsanti,
Impure, dirty creatures,
asuddhā sarajā magā. *asuddhā sarajā magā → addhuvā sarajāpagā (bj); asuddhā sarajā matā (sya-all); asuddhā sarajā pabhā (pts1ed)

These corruptions were spoken ofEte upakkilesā vuttā, by the Buddha, Kinsman of the Sun.buddhenādiccabandhunā; When corrupted by these,Yehi upakkilesehi, *upakkilesehi → upakkiliṭṭhā (bj, pts1ed)some ascetics and brahminseke samaṇabrāhmaṇā; don’t shine or glow.Na tapanti na bhāsanti, Impure, dirty creatures,asuddhā sarajā magā. *asuddhā sarajā magā → addhuvā sarajāpagā (bj); asuddhā sarajā matā (sya-all); asuddhā sarajā pabhā (pts1ed)

swathed in darkness,bondservants of craving, full of attachments,swell the horrors of the charnel ground,taking up future lives.”

Andhakārena onaddhā, taṇhādāsā sanettikā; Vaḍḍhenti kaṭasiṁ ghoraṁ, ādiyanti punabbhavan”ti.

swathed in darkness,
Andhakārena onaddhā,
bondservants of craving, full of attachments,
taṇhādāsā sanettikā;
swell the horrors of the charnel ground,
Vaḍḍhenti kaṭasiṁ ghoraṁ,
taking up future lives.”
ādiyanti punabbhavan”ti.

swathed in darkness,Andhakārena onaddhā, bondservants of craving, full of attachments,taṇhādāsā sanettikā; swell the horrors of the charnel ground,Vaḍḍhenti kaṭasiṁ ghoraṁ, taking up future lives.”ādiyanti punabbhavan”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Dasamaṁ.

Dasamaṁ.

Rohitassavaggo pañcamo.

Rohitassavaggo pañcamo.

Rohitassavaggo pañcamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Tassuddānaṁ

Tassuddānaṁ

Samādhipañhā dve kodhā, Rohitassāpare duve; Suvidūravisākhavipallāsā, Upakkilesena te dasāti.

Samādhipañhā dve kodhā,
Rohitassāpare duve;
Suvidūravisākhavipallāsā,
Upakkilesena te dasāti.

Samādhipañhā dve kodhā, Rohitassāpare duve; Suvidūravisākhavipallāsā, Upakkilesena te dasāti.

Paṭhamo paṇṇāsako samatto.

Paṭhamo paṇṇāsako samatto.

Paṭhamo paṇṇāsako samatto.