Stains

Today you’re like a withered leaf, Yama’s men await you. You stand at the departure gates, yet you have no supplies for the road.

Paṇḍupalāsova dānisi, Yamapurisāpi ca te upaṭṭhitā;*te → taṁ (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed, pts2ed) Uyyogamukhe ca tiṭṭhasi, Pātheyyampi ca te na vijjati.

Today you’re like a withered leaf, Paṇḍupalāsova dānisi, Yama’s men await you. Yamapurisāpi ca te upaṭṭhitā;*te → taṁ (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed, pts2ed)You stand at the departure gates, Uyyogamukhe ca tiṭṭhasi, yet you have no supplies for the road. Pātheyyampi ca te na vijjati.

Make an island of yourself! Swiftly strive, learn to be wise! Purged of stains, flawless, you’ll go to the heavenly realm of the noble ones.

So karohi dīpamattano, Khippaṁ vāyama paṇḍito bhavabhavaExistencia, vida o renacimiento. Estados de existencia que se desarrollan primero en la mente y luego pueden experimentarse como mundos internos y/o como mundos a nivel externo. Hay tres niveles de existencia: en el nivel sensual, el nivel de la forma, y el nivel de lo sin forma.Ver en el glosario; Niddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo, Dibbaṁ ariyabhūmiṁ upehisi.*Dibbaṁ ariyabhūmiṁ upehisi → dibbaṁ ariyabhūmimehisi (bj, sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed); dibbamariyabhūmiṁ upehisi (?)

Make an island of yourself! So karohi dīpamattano, Swiftly strive, learn to be wise! Khippaṁ vāyama paṇḍito bhavabhavaExistencia, vida o renacimiento. Estados de existencia que se desarrollan primero en la mente y luego pueden experimentarse como mundos internos y/o como mundos a nivel externo. Hay tres niveles de existencia: en el nivel sensual, el nivel de la forma, y el nivel de lo sin forma.Ver en el glosario; Purged of stains, flawless, Niddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo, you’ll go to the heavenly realm of the noble ones. Dibbaṁ ariyabhūmiṁ upehisi.*Dibbaṁ ariyabhūmiṁ upehisi → dibbaṁ ariyabhūmimehisi (bj, sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed); dibbamariyabhūmiṁ upehisi (?)

You’ve journeyed the stages of life, and now you set out to meet Yama. Along the way there’s nowhere to stay, yet you have no supplies for the road.

Upanītavayo ca dānisi, Sampayātosi yamassa santikaṁ; Vāso te natthi antarā,*Vāso → vāsopi ca (bahūsu) Pātheyyampi ca te na vijjati.

You’ve journeyed the stages of life, Upanītavayo ca dānisi, and now you set out to meet Yama. Sampayātosi yamassa santikaṁ; Along the way there’s nowhere to stay, Vāso te natthi antarā,*Vāso → vāsopi ca (bahūsu)yet you have no supplies for the road. Pātheyyampi ca te na vijjati.

Make an island of yourself! Swiftly strive, learn to be wise! Purged of stains, flawless, you’ll not come again to rebirth and old age.

So karohi dīpamattano, Khippaṁ vāyama paṇḍito bhava; Niddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo, Na punaṁ jātijaraṁ upehisi.*Na punaṁ jātijaraṁ → na puna jātijaraṁ (bj, sya-all); na puna jātijjaraṁ (mr)

Make an island of yourself! So karohi dīpamattano, Swiftly strive, learn to be wise! Khippaṁ vāyama paṇḍito bhava; Purged of stains, flawless, Niddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo, you’ll not come again to rebirth and old age. Na punaṁ jātijaraṁ upehisi.*Na punaṁ jātijaraṁ → na puna jātijaraṁ (bj, sya-all); na puna jātijjaraṁ (mr)

A smart person would purge their own stains gradually, bit by bit, moment by moment, like a smith smelting silver.

Anupubbena medhāvī, thokaṁ thokaṁ khaṇe khaṇe; Kammāro rajatasseva, niddhame malamattano.

A smart person would purge Anupubbena medhāvī, their own stains gradually, thokaṁ thokaṁ khaṇe khaṇe; bit by bit, moment by moment, Kammāro rajatasseva, like a smith smelting silver. niddhame malamattano.

It is the rust born on the iron that eats away the place it arose. And so it is their own deeds that lead the overly-ascetic to a bad place.

Ayasāva malaṁ samuṭṭhitaṁ,*samuṭṭhitaṁ → samuṭṭhāya (mr) Tatuṭṭhāya tameva khādati;*Tatuṭṭhāya → taduṭṭhāya (bj, sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed) Evaṁ atidhonacārinaṁ, Sāni kammāni nayanti duggatiṁ.*kammāni → sakakammāni (bj, pts2ed)

It is the rust born on the iron Ayasāva malaṁ samuṭṭhitaṁ,*samuṭṭhitaṁ → samuṭṭhāya (mr)that eats away the place it arose. Tatuṭṭhāya tameva khādati;*Tatuṭṭhāya → taduṭṭhāya (bj, sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed)And so it is their own deeds Evaṁ atidhonacārinaṁ, that lead the overly-ascetic to a bad place. Sāni kammāni nayanti duggatiṁ.*kammāni → sakakammāni (bj, pts2ed)

Not rehearsing is the stain of hymns. The stain of houses is neglect. Laziness is the stain of beauty. A guard’s stain is negligence.

Asajjhāyamalā mantā, anuṭṭhānamalā gharā; Malaṁ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṁ, pamādo rakkhato malaṁ.

Not rehearsing is the stain of hymns. Asajjhāyamalā mantā, The stain of houses is neglect. anuṭṭhānamalā gharā; Laziness is the stain of beauty. Malaṁ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṁ, A guard’s stain is negligence. pamādo rakkhato malaṁ.

Misconduct is a woman’s stain. A giver’s stain is stinginess. Bad qualities are a stain in this world and the next.

Malitthiyā duccaritaṁ, maccheraṁ dadato malaṁ; Malā ve pāpakā dhammā, asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.

Misconduct is a woman’s stain. Malitthiyā duccaritaṁ, A giver’s stain is stinginess. maccheraṁ dadato malaṁ; Bad qualities are a stain Malā ve pāpakā dhammā, in this world and the next. asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.

But a worse stain than these is ignorance, the worst stain of all. Having given up that stain, be without stains, mendicants!

Tato malā malataraṁ, avijjāavijjāEs la falta de visión clara, el "no saber" o la ceguera espiritual. Se refiere específicamente a la incapacidad de comprender las Cuatro Nobles Verdades y la verdadera naturaleza de la realidad (impermanencia y el no-yo). Es el primer eslabón en el ciclo del origen dependiente. Ver también moha.Ver en el glosario paramaṁ malaṁ; Etaṁ malaṁ pahantvāna, nimmalā hotha bhikkhavo.

But a worse stain than these Tato malā malataraṁ, is ignorance, the worst stain of all. avijjāavijjāEs la falta de visión clara, el "no saber" o la ceguera espiritual. Se refiere específicamente a la incapacidad de comprender las Cuatro Nobles Verdades y la verdadera naturaleza de la realidad (impermanencia y el no-yo). Es el primer eslabón en el ciclo del origen dependiente. Ver también moha.Ver en el glosario paramaṁ malaṁ; Having given up that stain, Etaṁ malaṁ pahantvāna, be without stains, mendicants! nimmalā hotha bhikkhavo.

Life is easy for the shameless. With all the rude courage of a crow, they live pushy, rude, and corrupt.

Sujīvaṁ ahirikena, kākasūrena dhaṁsinā; Pakkhandinā pagabbhena, saṅkiliṭṭhena jīvitaṁ.

Life is easy for the shameless. Sujīvaṁ ahirikena, With all the rude courage of a crow, kākasūrena dhaṁsinā; they live pushy, Pakkhandinā pagabbhena, rude, and corrupt. saṅkiliṭṭhena jīvitaṁ.

Life is hard for the conscientious, always seeking purity, neither clinging nor rude, pure of livelihood and discerning.

Hirīmatā ca dujjīvaṁ, niccaṁ sucigavesinā; Alīnenāppagabbhena, suddhājīvena passatā.

Life is hard for the conscientious, Hirīmatā ca dujjīvaṁ, always seeking purity, niccaṁ sucigavesinā; neither clinging nor rude, Alīnenāppagabbhena, pure of livelihood and discerning. suddhājīvena passatā.

Take anyone in this world who kills living creatures, speaks falsely, steals, commits adultery,

Yo pāṇamatipāteti, musāvādañca bhāsati; Loke adinnamādiyati, paradārañca gacchati.

Take anyone in this world Yo pāṇamatipāteti, who kills living creatures, musāvādañca bhāsati; speaks falsely, steals, Loke adinnamādiyati, commits adultery, paradārañca gacchati.

and indulges in drinking beer and wine. Right here they dig up the root of their own self.

Surāmerayapānañca, yo naro anuyuñjati; Idheva meso lokasmiṁ, mūlaṁ khaṇati attano.

and indulges in drinking Surāmerayapānañca, beer and wine. yo naro anuyuñjati; Right here they dig up Idheva meso lokasmiṁ, the root of their own self. mūlaṁ khaṇati attano.

Know this, my man: they are unrestrained and wicked. Don’t let that greed and unrighteousness inflict pain on you for long.

Evaṁ bho purisa jānāhi, pāpadhammā asaññatā; Mā taṁ lobho adhammo ca, ciraṁ dukkhāya randhayuṁ.

Know this, my man: Evaṁ bho purisa jānāhi, they are unrestrained and wicked. pāpadhammā asaññatā; Don’t let that greed and unrighteousness Mā taṁ lobho adhammo ca, inflict pain on you for long. ciraṁ dukkhāya randhayuṁ.

The people give according to their faith, according to their confidence. If you get upset over that, over others’ food and drink, you’ll not, by day or by night, become immersed in samādhisamādhiConcentración o estabilidad unificada de la mente. En meditación, samādhi reúne y estabiliza la atención sobre un objeto hasta distintos grados de profundidad, pudiendo culminar en jhāna. Es uno de los cinco indriya, una de las cinco fuerzas, uno de los siete bojjhaṅgas y el octavo factor del Noble Sendero Óctuple.Ver en el glosario.

Dadāti ve yathāsaddhaṁ, yathāpasādanaṁ jano;*yathāpasādanaṁ → yattha pasādanaṁ (katthaci) Tattha yo ca maṅku bhavati,*Tattha yo ca maṅku bhavati → tattha ce maṅku yo hoti (bj); tattha yo maṅkuto hoti (sya-all); tattha yo maṅku hoti (pts1ed); tattha yo maṅku bhavati (pts2ed) paresaṁ pānabhojane; Na so divā vā rattiṁ vā, samādhimadhigacchati.

The people give according to their faith, Dadāti ve yathāsaddhaṁ, according to their confidence. yathāpasādanaṁ jano;*yathāpasādanaṁ → yattha pasādanaṁ (katthaci)If you get upset over that, Tattha yo ca maṅku bhavati,*Tattha yo ca maṅku bhavati → tattha ce maṅku yo hoti (bj); tattha yo maṅkuto hoti (sya-all); tattha yo maṅku hoti (pts1ed); tattha yo maṅku bhavati (pts2ed)over others’ food and drink, paresaṁ pānabhojane; you’ll not, by day or by night, Na so divā vā rattiṁ vā, become immersed in samādhisamādhiConcentración o estabilidad unificada de la mente. En meditación, samādhi reúne y estabiliza la atención sobre un objeto hasta distintos grados de profundidad, pudiendo culminar en jhāna. Es uno de los cinco indriya, una de las cinco fuerzas, uno de los siete bojjhaṅgas y el octavo factor del Noble Sendero Óctuple.Ver en el glosario. samādhimadhigacchati.

Those who have cut that out, dug it up at the root, eradicated it, they will, by day or by night, become immersed in samādhi.

Yassa cetaṁ samucchinnaṁ, mūlaghaccaṁ samūhataṁ;*mūlaghaccaṁ → mulaghaccaṁ (sya-all); mūlaghacchaṁ (mr) Sa ve divā vā rattiṁ vā, samādhimadhigacchati.

Those who have cut that out, Yassa cetaṁ samucchinnaṁ, dug it up at the root, eradicated it, mūlaghaccaṁ samūhataṁ;*mūlaghaccaṁ → mulaghaccaṁ (sya-all); mūlaghacchaṁ (mr)they will, by day or by night, Sa ve divā vā rattiṁ vā, become immersed in samādhi. samādhimadhigacchati.

There is no fire like greed, no crime like hate, no net like delusion, no river like craving.

Natthi rāgasamo aggi, natthi dosasamo gaho; Natthi mohasamaṁ jālaṁ, natthi taṇhāsamā nadī.

There is no fire like greed, Natthi rāgasamo aggi, no crime like hate, natthi dosasamo gaho; no net like delusion, Natthi mohasamaṁ jālaṁ, no river like craving. natthi taṇhāsamā nadī.

It’s easy to see the faults of others, hard to see one’s own. For the faults of others are tossed high like hay, while one’s own are hidden, as a cheat hides a bad hand.

Sudassaṁ vajjamaññesaṁ, attano pana duddasaṁ; Paresaṁ hi so vajjāni, opunāti yathā bhusaṁ;*opunāti → opuṇāti (bj, pts1ed); ophunāti (mr) Attano pana chādeti, kaliṁva kitavā saṭho.

It’s easy to see the faults of others, Sudassaṁ vajjamaññesaṁ, hard to see one’s own. attano pana duddasaṁ; For the faults of others Paresaṁ hi so vajjāni, are tossed high like hay, opunāti yathā bhusaṁ;*opunāti → opuṇāti (bj, pts1ed); ophunāti (mr)while one’s own are hidden, Attano pana chādeti, as a cheat hides a bad hand. kaliṁva kitavā saṭho.

When you look for the flaws of others, always finding fault, your defilements only grow, you’re far from ending defilements.

Paravajjānupassissa, niccaṁ ujjhānasaññino; Āsavā tassa vaḍḍhanti, ārā so āsavakkhayā.

When you look for the flaws of others, Paravajjānupassissa, always finding fault, niccaṁ ujjhānasaññino; your defilements only grow, Āsavā tassa vaḍḍhanti, you’re far from ending defilements. ārā so āsavakkhayā.

In the atmosphere there is no track, there’s no true ascetic outside here. People enjoy proliferation, the Realized Ones are free of proliferation.

Ākāseva padaṁ natthi, samaṇo natthi bāhire; Papañcābhiratā pajā, nippapañcā tathāgatā.

In the atmosphere there is no track, Ākāseva padaṁ natthi, there’s no true ascetic outside here. samaṇo natthi bāhire; People enjoy proliferation, Papañcābhiratā pajā, the Realized Ones are free of proliferation. nippapañcā tathāgatā.

In the atmosphere there is no track, there’s no true ascetic outside here. No conditions last forever, the Awakened Ones are not shaken.

Ākāseva padaṁ natthi, samaṇo natthi bāhire; Saṅkhārā sassatā natthi, natthi buddhānamiñjitaṁ.

In the atmosphere there is no track, Ākāseva padaṁ natthi, there’s no true ascetic outside here. samaṇo natthi bāhire; No conditions last forever, Saṅkhārā sassatā natthi, the Awakened Ones are not shaken. natthi buddhānamiñjitaṁ.