Victory Over Desire for the Body

Walking and standing, sitting and lying down, extending and contracting the limbs: these are the movements of the body.

Caraṁ vā yadi vā tiṭṭhaṁ, nisinno uda vā sayaṁ; Samiñjeti pasāreti, esā kāyassa iñjanā.

Walking and standing, Caraṁ vā yadi vā tiṭṭhaṁ, sitting and lying down, nisinno uda vā sayaṁ; extending and contracting the limbs: Samiñjeti pasāreti, these are the movements of the body. esā kāyassa iñjanā.

Linked together by bones and sinews, plastered over with flesh and hide, and covered by the skin, the body is not seen as it is.

Aṭṭhinahārusaṁyutto, *Aṭṭhinahārusaṁyutto → aṭṭhinhārūhi saṁyutto (sya-all, mr); aṭṭhīnahārusaññutto (pts-vp-pli1)tacamaṁsāvalepano; Chaviyā kāyo paṭicchanno, yathābhūtaṁ na dissati.

Linked together by bones and sinews, Aṭṭhinahārusaṁyutto, *Aṭṭhinahārusaṁyutto → aṭṭhinhārūhi saṁyutto (sya-all, mr); aṭṭhīnahārusaññutto (pts-vp-pli1)plastered over with flesh and hide, tacamaṁsāvalepano; and covered by the skin, Chaviyā kāyo paṭicchanno, the body is not seen as it is. yathābhūtaṁ na dissati.

It’s full of guts and belly, liver and bladder, heart and lungs, kidney and spleen,

Antapūro udarapūro, yakanapeḷassa vatthino; *yakanapeḷassa → yakapeḷassa (bj, sya-all, pts-vp-pli1)Hadayassa papphāsassa, vakkassa pihakassa ca.

It’s full of guts and belly, Antapūro udarapūro, liver and bladder, yakanapeḷassa vatthino; *yakanapeḷassa → yakapeḷassa (bj, sya-all, pts-vp-pli1)heart and lungs, Hadayassa papphāsassa, kidney and spleen, vakkassa pihakassa ca.

spit and snot, sweat and fat, blood and synovial fluid, bile and grease.

Siṅghāṇikāya kheḷassa, sedassa ca medassa ca; Lohitassa lasikāya, pittassa ca vasāya ca.

spit and snot, Siṅghāṇikāya kheḷassa, sweat and fat, sedassa ca medassa ca; blood and synovial fluid, Lohitassa lasikāya, bile and grease. pittassa ca vasāya ca.

Then in nine streams the filth is always flowing. There is muck from the eyes, wax from the ears,

Athassa navahi sotehi, asucī savati sabbadā; Akkhimhā akkhigūthako, kaṇṇamhā kaṇṇagūthako.

Then in nine streams Athassa navahi sotehi, the filth is always flowing. asucī savati sabbadā; There is muck from the eyes, Akkhimhā akkhigūthako, wax from the ears, kaṇṇamhā kaṇṇagūthako.

and snot from the nostrils. The mouth sometimes vomits bile and sometimes phlegm. And from the body, sweat and waste.

Siṅghāṇikā ca nāsato, mukhena vamatekadā; Pittaṁ semhañca vamati, kāyamhā sedajallikā.

and snot from the nostrils. Siṅghāṇikā ca nāsato, The mouth sometimes vomits mukhena vamatekadā; bile and sometimes phlegm. Pittaṁ semhañca vamati, And from the body, sweat and waste. kāyamhā sedajallikā.

Then there is the hollow head all filled with brains. Governed by ignorance, the fool thinks it’s lovely.

Athassa susiraṁ sīsaṁ, matthaluṅgassa pūritaṁ; Subhato naṁ maññati bālo, avijjāya purakkhato.

Then there is the hollow head Athassa susiraṁ sīsaṁ, all filled with brains. matthaluṅgassa pūritaṁ; Governed by ignorance, Subhato naṁ maññati bālo, the fool thinks it’s lovely. avijjāya purakkhato.

And when it lies dead, bloated and livid, dumped in a charnel ground, the relatives forget it.

Yadā ca so mato seti, Uddhumāto vinīlako; Apaviddho susānasmiṁ, Anapekkhā honti ñātayo.

And when it lies dead, Yadā ca so mato seti, bloated and livid, Uddhumāto vinīlako; dumped in a charnel ground, Apaviddho susānasmiṁ, the relatives forget it. Anapekkhā honti ñātayo.

It’s devoured by dogs, by jackals, wolves, and worms. It’s devoured by crows and vultures, and any other creatures there.

Khādanti naṁ suvānā ca, *suvānā → suvāṇā (bj, sya-all); supāṇā (pts-vp-pli1)siṅgālā ca vakā kimī; *siṅgālā → sigālā (bj, pts-vp-pli1)Kākā gijjhā ca khādanti, ye caññe santi pāṇino.

It’s devoured by dogs, Khādanti naṁ suvānā ca, *suvānā → suvāṇā (bj, sya-all); supāṇā (pts-vp-pli1)by jackals, wolves, and worms. siṅgālā ca vakā kimī; *siṅgālā → sigālā (bj, pts-vp-pli1)It’s devoured by crows and vultures, Kākā gijjhā ca khādanti, and any other creatures there. ye caññe santi pāṇino.

A wise mendicant here, having heard 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’s words, fully understands it, for they see it as it is.

Sutvāna buddhavacanaṁ, Bhikkhu paññāṇavā idha; So kho naṁ parijānāti, Yathābhūtañhi passati.

A wise mendicant here, Sutvāna buddhavacanaṁ, having heard the Buddha’s words, Bhikkhu paññāṇavā idha; fully understands it, So kho naṁ parijānāti, for they see it as it is. Yathābhūtañhi passati.

“As this is, so is that, as that is, so is this.” They’d blanch desire for the body inside and out.

Yathā idaṁ tathā etaṁ, Yathā etaṁ tathā idaṁ; Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, Kāye chandaṁ virājaye.

“As this is, so is that, Yathā idaṁ tathā etaṁ, as that is, so is this.” Yathā etaṁ tathā idaṁ; They’d blanch desire for the body Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, inside and out. Kāye chandaṁ virājaye.

That wise mendicant here rid of desire and lust, has found the peace free of death, extinguishment, the state that does not pass.

Chandarāgaviratto so, Bhikkhu paññāṇavā idha; Ajjhagā amataṁ santiṁ, Nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ.

That wise mendicant here Chandarāgaviratto so, rid of desire and lust, Bhikkhu paññāṇavā idha; has found the peace free of death, Ajjhagā amataṁ santiṁ, extinguishment, the state that does not pass. Nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ.

This two-legged body is dirty and stinking, full of different carcasses, and oozing all over the place—but still it is cherished!

Dvipādakoyaṁ asuci, *Dvipādakoyaṁ → dipādakoyaṁ (bj, sya-all, km, pts-vp-pli1)Duggandho parihīrati; *parihīrati → parihārati (csp1ed)Nānākuṇapaparipūro, Vissavanto tato tato.

This two-legged body is dirty and stinking, Dvipādakoyaṁ asuci, *Dvipādakoyaṁ → dipādakoyaṁ (bj, sya-all, km, pts-vp-pli1)full of different carcasses, Duggandho parihīrati; *parihīrati → parihārati (csp1ed)and oozing all over the place—Nānākuṇapaparipūro, but still it is cherished! Vissavanto tato tato.

And if, on account of such a body, someone prides themselves or looks down on others—what is that but a failure to see?

Etādisena kāyena, Yo maññe uṇṇametave; *uṇṇametave → unnametave (?)Paraṁ vā avajāneyya, Kimaññatra adassanāti.

And if, on account of such a body, Etādisena kāyena, someone prides themselves Yo maññe uṇṇametave; *uṇṇametave → unnametave (?)or looks down on others—Paraṁ vā avajāneyya, what is that but a failure to see? Kimaññatra adassanāti.