{"id":"snp1.3","title":"The Horned Rhino","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"snp1.3","title":"The Horned Rhino","units":[{"id":"snp1.3:0","sourceIds":["snp1.3:0.1","snp1.3:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutta Nipāta 1.3\nKhaggavisāṇasutta","en":"Anthology of Discourses 1.3\nThe Horned Rhino"}},{"id":"snp1.3:1","sourceIds":["snp1.3:1.1","snp1.3:1.2","snp1.3:1.3","snp1.3:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṁ,\nAviheṭhayaṁ aññatarampi tesaṁ;\nNa puttamiccheyya kuto sahāyaṁ,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"When you’ve laid down violence toward all creatures,\nnot harming even a single one,\ndon’t wish for a child, let alone a companion:\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:2","sourceIds":["snp1.3:2.1","snp1.3:2.2","snp1.3:2.3","snp1.3:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Saṁsaggajātassa bhavanti snehā,\nSnehanvayaṁ dukkhamidaṁ pahoti;\nĀdīnavaṁ snehajaṁ pekkhamāno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Those with close relationships have affection,\nfollowing which this pain arises.\nSeeing this danger born of affection,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:3","sourceIds":["snp1.3:3.1","snp1.3:3.2","snp1.3:3.3","snp1.3:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Mitte suhajje anukampamāno,\nHāpeti atthaṁ paṭibaddhacitto;\nEtaṁ bhayaṁ santhave pekkhamāno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"When feelings for friends and loved ones\nare tied up in selfish love, you miss out on the goal.\nSeeing this peril in intimacy,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:4","sourceIds":["snp1.3:4.1","snp1.3:4.2","snp1.3:4.3","snp1.3:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Vaṁso visālova yathā visatto,\nPuttesu dāresu ca yā apekkhā;\nVaṁsakkaḷīrova asajjamāno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"As a spreading bamboo gets entangled,\nso does concern for partners and children.\nLike a bamboo shoot unobstructed,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:5","sourceIds":["snp1.3:5.1","snp1.3:5.2","snp1.3:5.3","snp1.3:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Migo araññamhi yathā abaddho,\nYenicchakaṁ gacchati gocarāya;\nViññū naro seritaṁ pekkhamāno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"As a wild deer loose in the forest\ngrazes wherever it wants,\na smart person looking for freedom would\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:6","sourceIds":["snp1.3:6.1","snp1.3:6.2","snp1.3:6.3","snp1.3:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Āmantanā hoti sahāyamajjhe,\nVāse ṭhāne gamane cārikāya;\nAnabhijjhitaṁ seritaṁ pekkhamāno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"When among friends, whether staying in place\nor going on a journey, you’re always on call.\nLooking for the uncoveted freedom,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:7","sourceIds":["snp1.3:7.1","snp1.3:7.2","snp1.3:7.3","snp1.3:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Khiḍḍā ratī hoti sahāyamajjhe,\nPuttesu ca vipulaṁ hoti pemaṁ;\nPiyavippayogaṁ vijigucchamāno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Among friends you have fun and games,\nand for children you are full of fondness.\nThough loathe to depart from those you hold dear,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:8","sourceIds":["snp1.3:8.1","snp1.3:8.2","snp1.3:8.3","snp1.3:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Cātuddiso appaṭigho ca hoti,\nSantussamāno itarītarena;\nParissayānaṁ sahitā achambhī,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"At ease in any quarter, unresisting,\ncontent with whatever comes your way;\nprevailing over adversities, dauntless,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:9","sourceIds":["snp1.3:9.1","snp1.3:9.2","snp1.3:9.3","snp1.3:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Dussaṅgahā pabbajitāpi eke,\nAtho gahaṭṭhā gharamāvasantā;\nAppossukko paraputtesu hutvā,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Even some renunciates are hard to please,\nas are some layfolk dwelling at home.\nDon’t worry about others’ children,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:10","sourceIds":["snp1.3:10.1","snp1.3:10.2","snp1.3:10.3","snp1.3:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Oropayitvā gihibyañjanāni,\nSañchinnapatto yathā koviḷāro;\nChetvāna vīro gihibandhanāni,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Having shed the marks of the home life,\nlike the fallen leaves of the Shady Orchid Tree;\nhaving cut the bonds of the home life, a hero would\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:11","sourceIds":["snp1.3:11.1","snp1.3:11.2","snp1.3:11.3","snp1.3:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sace labhetha nipakaṁ sahāyaṁ,\nSaddhiṁ caraṁ sādhuvihāridhīraṁ;\nAbhibhuyya sabbāni parissayāni,\nCareyya tenattamano satīmā”.","en":"If you find an alert companion,\nan attentive friend to live happily together,\nthen, overcoming all adversities,\nwander with them, joyful and mindful."}},{"id":"snp1.3:12","sourceIds":["snp1.3:12.1","snp1.3:12.2","snp1.3:12.3","snp1.3:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“No ce labhetha nipakaṁ sahāyaṁ,\nSaddhiṁ caraṁ sādhuvihāridhīraṁ;\nRājāva raṭṭhaṁ vijitaṁ pahāya,\nEko care mātaṅgaraññeva nāgo”.","en":"If you find no alert companion,\nan attentive friend to live happily together,\nthen, like a king who flees his conquered realm,\nwander alone like a tusker in the wilds."}},{"id":"snp1.3:13","sourceIds":["snp1.3:13.1","snp1.3:13.2","snp1.3:13.3","snp1.3:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Addhā pasaṁsāma sahāyasampadaṁ,\nSeṭṭhā samā sevitabbā sahāyā;\nEte aladdhā anavajjabhojī,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Clearly we praise the blessing of a friend,\nit’s good to be with friends your equal or better.\nBut failing to find them, eating blamelessly,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:14","sourceIds":["snp1.3:14.1","snp1.3:14.2","snp1.3:14.3","snp1.3:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Disvā suvaṇṇassa pabhassarāni,\nKammāraputtena suniṭṭhitāni;\nSaṅghaṭṭamānāni duve bhujasmiṁ,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Though made of shining gold, well-finished by a smith,\nwhen two bracelets share the same arm\nthey clash up against each other. Seeing this,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:15","sourceIds":["snp1.3:15.1","snp1.3:15.2","snp1.3:15.3","snp1.3:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Evaṁ dutīyena sahā mamassa,\nVācābhilāpo abhisajjanā vā;\nEtaṁ bhayaṁ āyatiṁ pekkhamāno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Thinking, “So too, if I had a partner,\nthere’d be flattery or curses.”\nSeeing this peril in the future,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:16","sourceIds":["snp1.3:16.1","snp1.3:16.2","snp1.3:16.3","snp1.3:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Kāmā hi citrā madhurā manoramā,\nVirūparūpena mathenti cittaṁ;\nĀdīnavaṁ kāmaguṇesu disvā,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Sensual pleasures are diverse, sweet, delightful;\nappearing in disguise they disturb the mind.\nSeeing danger in sensual stimulations,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:17","sourceIds":["snp1.3:17.1","snp1.3:17.2","snp1.3:17.3","snp1.3:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ītī ca gaṇḍo ca upaddavo ca,\nRogo ca sallañca bhayañca metaṁ;\nEtaṁ bhayaṁ kāmaguṇesu disvā,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"This is a calamity, a boil, a disaster,\nan illness, a dart, and a danger for me.\nSeeing this peril in sensuality,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:18","sourceIds":["snp1.3:18.1","snp1.3:18.2","snp1.3:18.3","snp1.3:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sītañca uṇhañca khudaṁ pipāsaṁ,\nVātātape ḍaṁsasarīsape ca;\nSabbānipetāni abhisambhavitvā,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Heat and cold, hunger and thirst,\nwind and sun, flies and reptiles:\nhaving put up with all these things,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:19","sourceIds":["snp1.3:19.1","snp1.3:19.2","snp1.3:19.3","snp1.3:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Nāgova yūthāni vivajjayitvā,\nSañjātakhandho padumī uḷāro;\nYathābhirantaṁ viharaṁ araññe,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"As a full-grown elephant, lotus-fond, magnificent,\nforsaking the herd,\nstays as it pleases in the forest,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:20","sourceIds":["snp1.3:20.1","snp1.3:20.2","snp1.3:20.3","snp1.3:20.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Aṭṭhānataṁ saṅgaṇikāratassa,\nYaṁ phassaye sāmayikaṁ vimuttiṁ;\nĀdiccabandhussa vaco nisamma,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"It’s impossible for one who delights in company\nto experience even temporary freedom.\nHeeding the speech of the Kinsman of the Sun,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:21","sourceIds":["snp1.3:21.1","snp1.3:21.2","snp1.3:21.3","snp1.3:21.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Diṭṭhīvisūkāni upātivatto,\nPatto niyāmaṁ paṭiladdhamaggo;\nUppannañāṇomhi anaññaneyyo,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Thinking, “I have left twisted views behind,\nreached the sure way, and gained the path;\nI’ve given rise to knowledge, and need no one to guide me”,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:22","sourceIds":["snp1.3:22.1","snp1.3:22.2","snp1.3:22.3","snp1.3:22.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Nillolupo nikkuho nippipāso,\nNimmakkho niddhantakasāvamoho;\nNirāsayo sabbaloke bhavitvā,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"No greed, no guile, no thirst, no slur,\ndross and delusion is smelted off;\nfree of hoping for anything in the world,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:23","sourceIds":["snp1.3:23.1","snp1.3:23.2","snp1.3:23.3","snp1.3:23.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Pāpaṁ sahāyaṁ parivajjayetha,\nAnatthadassiṁ visame niviṭṭhaṁ;\nSayaṁ na seve pasutaṁ pamattaṁ,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Avoid a wicked companion,\nblind to the good, habitually immoral.\nDon’t befriend the heedless and the hankering, but\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:24","sourceIds":["snp1.3:24.1","snp1.3:24.2","snp1.3:24.3","snp1.3:24.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Bahussutaṁ dhammadharaṁ bhajetha,\nMittaṁ uḷāraṁ paṭibhānavantaṁ;\nAññāya atthāni vineyya kaṅkhaṁ,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Spend time with the learned who have memorized the teachings,\nan eloquent and uplifting friend.\nWhen you understand the meanings and have dispelled doubt,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:25","sourceIds":["snp1.3:25.1","snp1.3:25.2","snp1.3:25.3","snp1.3:25.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Khiḍḍaṁ ratiṁ kāmasukhañca loke,\nAnalaṅkaritvā anapekkhamāno;\nVibhūsanaṭṭhānā virato saccavādī,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"When you realize that worldly fun and games\nand pleasure are inadequate, unconcerned with them,\nas one unadorned, a speaker of truth,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:26","sourceIds":["snp1.3:26.1","snp1.3:26.2","snp1.3:26.3","snp1.3:26.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Puttañca dāraṁ pitarañca mātaraṁ,\nDhanāni dhaññāni ca bandhavāni;\nHitvāna kāmāni yathodhikāni,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Children, partner, father, mother,\nwealth and grain and relatives:\nhaving given up sensual pleasures to this extent,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:27","sourceIds":["snp1.3:27.1","snp1.3:27.2","snp1.3:27.3","snp1.3:27.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Saṅgo eso parittamettha sokhyaṁ,\nAppassādo dukkhamettha bhiyyo;\nGaḷo eso iti ñatvā matīmā,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"“This is a chain. Here there’s hardly any happiness,\nlittle gratification, and it’s full of drawbacks.\nIt’s a hook.” Knowing this, a thoughtful person would\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:28","sourceIds":["snp1.3:28.1","snp1.3:28.2","snp1.3:28.3","snp1.3:28.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sandālayitvāna saṁyojanāni,\nJālaṁva bhetvā salilambucārī;\nAggīva daḍḍhaṁ anivattamāno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Having burst apart the fetters,\nlike a fish that tears the net and swims free,\nor a fire not returning to ground it has burned,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:29","sourceIds":["snp1.3:29.1","snp1.3:29.2","snp1.3:29.3","snp1.3:29.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Okkhittacakkhu na ca pādalolo,\nGuttindriyo rakkhitamānasāno;\nAnavassuto apariḍayhamāno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Eyes downcast, not footloose,\nsenses guarded, mind protected,\nnot festering or burning with desire,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:30","sourceIds":["snp1.3:30.1","snp1.3:30.2","snp1.3:30.3","snp1.3:30.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ohārayitvā gihibyañjanāni,\nSañchannapatto yathā pārichatto;\nKāsāyavattho abhinikkhamitvā,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Having shed the marks of the home life,\nlike the fallen leaves of the Orchid Tree,\nand gone forth in the ocher robe,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:31","sourceIds":["snp1.3:31.1","snp1.3:31.2","snp1.3:31.3","snp1.3:31.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Rasesu gedhaṁ akaraṁ alolo,\nAnaññaposī sapadānacārī;\nKule kule appaṭibaddhacitto,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Not wanton, nor rousing greed for tastes,\nproviding for no other, wandering indiscriminately for alms,\nnot attached to this family or that,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:32","sourceIds":["snp1.3:32.1","snp1.3:32.2","snp1.3:32.3","snp1.3:32.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Pahāya pañcāvaraṇāni cetaso,\nUpakkilese byapanujja sabbe;\nAnissito chetva sinehadosaṁ,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"When you’ve given up five mental obstacles,\nand cast aside all corruptions,\nand cut off affection and hate, being independent,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:33","sourceIds":["snp1.3:33.1","snp1.3:33.2","snp1.3:33.3","snp1.3:33.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Vipiṭṭhikatvāna sukhaṁ dukhañca,\nPubbeva ca somanassadomanassaṁ;\nLaddhānupekkhaṁ samathaṁ visuddhaṁ,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"When you’ve put pleasure and pain behind you,\nand former happiness and sadness,\nand gained equanimity serene and pure,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:34","sourceIds":["snp1.3:34.1","snp1.3:34.2","snp1.3:34.3","snp1.3:34.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Āraddhaviriyo paramatthapattiyā,\nAlīnacitto akusītavutti;\nDaḷhanikkamo thāmabalūpapanno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"With energy roused to reach the ultimate goal,\nnot sluggish in mind or lazy,\nvigorous, strong and powerful,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:35","sourceIds":["snp1.3:35.1","snp1.3:35.2","snp1.3:35.3","snp1.3:35.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Paṭisallānaṁ jhānamariñcamāno,\nDhammesu niccaṁ anudhammacārī;\nĀdīnavaṁ sammasitā bhavesu,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Not neglecting retreat and absorption,\nalways living in line with the teaching,\ncomprehending the danger in rebirths,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:36","sourceIds":["snp1.3:36.1","snp1.3:36.2","snp1.3:36.3","snp1.3:36.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Taṇhakkhayaṁ patthayamappamatto,\nAneḷamūgo sutavā satīmā;\nSaṅkhātadhammo niyato padhānavā,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"One whose aim is the ending of craving—\ndiligent, clever, learned, mindful, resolute—\nwho has appraised the teaching and is assured, destined for awakening, should\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:37","sourceIds":["snp1.3:37.1","snp1.3:37.2","snp1.3:37.3","snp1.3:37.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sīhova saddesu asantasanto,\nVātova jālamhi asajjamāno;\nPadumaṁva toyena alippamāno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Like a lion not startled by sounds,\nlike wind not caught in a net,\nlike water not sticking to a lotus,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:38","sourceIds":["snp1.3:38.1","snp1.3:38.2","snp1.3:38.3","snp1.3:38.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sīho yathā dāṭhabalī pasayha,\nRājā migānaṁ abhibhuyya cārī;\nSevetha pantāni senāsanāni,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Like the fierce-fanged lion, king of beasts,\nwho wanders as conqueror and victor,\nyou should frequent remote lodgings, and\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:39","sourceIds":["snp1.3:39.1","snp1.3:39.2","snp1.3:39.3","snp1.3:39.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Mettaṁ upekkhaṁ karuṇaṁ vimuttiṁ,\nĀsevamāno muditañca kāle;\nSabbena lokena avirujjhamāno,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"In time, cultivate freedom through\nlove, compassion, rejoicing, and equanimity.\nNot upset by anything in the world,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:40","sourceIds":["snp1.3:40.1","snp1.3:40.2","snp1.3:40.3","snp1.3:40.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Rāgañca dosañca pahāya mohaṁ,\nSandālayitvāna saṁyojanāni;\nAsantasaṁ jīvitasaṅkhayamhi,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.","en":"Having given up greed, hate, and delusion,\nhaving burst apart the fetters,\nunafraid at the end of life,\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}},{"id":"snp1.3:41","sourceIds":["snp1.3:41.1","snp1.3:41.2","snp1.3:41.3","snp1.3:41.4","snp1.3:41.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Bhajanti sevanti ca kāraṇatthā,\nNikkāraṇā dullabhā ajja mittā;\nAttaṭṭhapaññā asucī manussā,\nEko care khaggavisāṇakappo”.\nKhaggavisāṇasuttaṁ tatiyaṁ.","en":"They befriend you and serve you for their own sake;\nthese days it’s hard to find friends lacking ulterior motive.\nImpure folk cleverly profit themselves—\nlive alone like a horned rhino."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/snp1.3/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}