{"id":"snp4.14","title":"Speedy","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"snp4.14","title":"Speedy","units":[{"id":"snp4.14:0","sourceIds":["snp4.14:0.1","snp4.14:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutta Nipāta 4.14\nTuvaṭakasutta","en":"Anthology of Discourses 4.14\nSpeedy"}},{"id":"snp4.14:1","sourceIds":["snp4.14:1.1","snp4.14:1.2","snp4.14:1.3","snp4.14:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Pucchāmi taṁ ādiccabandhu,\nVivekaṁ santipadañca mahesi;\nKathaṁ disvā nibbāti bhikkhu,\nAnupādiyāno lokasmiṁ kiñci”.","en":"“Great seer, I ask you, the Kinsman of the Sun,\nabout seclusion and the state of peace.\nHow, having seen, is a mendicant extinguished,\nnot grasping anything in this world?”"}},{"id":"snp4.14:2","sourceIds":["snp4.14:2.1","snp4.14:2.2","snp4.14:2.3","snp4.14:2.4","snp4.14:2.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Mūlaṁ papañcasaṅkhāya,\n(iti bhagavā)\nMantā asmīti sabbamuparundhe;\nYā kāci taṇhā ajjhattaṁ,\nTāsaṁ vinayā sadā sato sikkhe.","en":"“They would cut off the idea, ‘I am the thinker’,”\nsaid the Buddha,\n“which is the root of all judgments that emerge from proliferation.\nEver mindful, they would train to remove\nany internal cravings."}},{"id":"snp4.14:3","sourceIds":["snp4.14:3.1","snp4.14:3.2","snp4.14:3.3","snp4.14:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yaṁ kiñci dhammamabhijaññā,\nAjjhattaṁ atha vāpi bahiddhā;\nNa tena thāmaṁ kubbetha,\nNa hi sā nibbuti sataṁ vuttā.","en":"Regardless of what things they know,\nwhether internal or external,\nthey wouldn’t be proud because of that,\nfor that is not quenching, say the good."}},{"id":"snp4.14:4","sourceIds":["snp4.14:4.1","snp4.14:4.2","snp4.14:4.3","snp4.14:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Seyyo na tena maññeyya,\nNīceyyo atha vāpi sarikkho;\nPhuṭṭho anekarūpehi,\nNātumānaṁ vikappayaṁ tiṭṭhe.","en":"They wouldn’t let that make them conceited,\nthinking themselves better or worse or alike.\nWhen questioned in many ways,\nthey wouldn’t keep justifying themselves."}},{"id":"snp4.14:5","sourceIds":["snp4.14:5.1","snp4.14:5.2","snp4.14:5.3","snp4.14:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ajjhattamevupasame,\nNa aññato bhikkhu santimeseyya;\nAjjhattaṁ upasantassa,\nNatthi attā kuto nirattā vā.","en":"A mendicant would be settled internally,\nand not seek peace from another.\nFor one at peace inside themselves,\nthere’s no picking up, whence putting down?"}},{"id":"snp4.14:6","sourceIds":["snp4.14:6.1","snp4.14:6.2","snp4.14:6.3","snp4.14:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Majjhe yathā samuddassa,\nŪmi no jāyatī ṭhito hoti;\nEvaṁ ṭhito anejassa,\nUssadaṁ bhikkhu na kareyya kuhiñci”.","en":"Just as, in the middle of the ocean,\nno waves arise, it stays still;\nso too one unstirred is still—\na mendicant would make no pretension regarding anything.”"}},{"id":"snp4.14:7","sourceIds":["snp4.14:7.1","snp4.14:7.2","snp4.14:7.3","snp4.14:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Akittayī vivaṭacakkhu,\nSakkhidhammaṁ parissayavinayaṁ;\nPaṭipadaṁ vadehi bhaddante,\nPātimokkhaṁ atha vāpi samādhiṁ”.","en":"“He whose eyes are open has explained\nthe truth he witnessed, where adversities are removed.\nPlease now speak of the practice, sir,\nthe monastic code and immersion in samādhi.”"}},{"id":"snp4.14:8","sourceIds":["snp4.14:8.1","snp4.14:8.2","snp4.14:8.3","snp4.14:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Cakkhūhi neva lolassa,\nGāmakathāya āvaraye sotaṁ;\nRase ca nānugijjheyya,\nNa ca mamāyetha kiñci lokasmiṁ.","en":"“With eyes not wanton,\nthey’d turn their ears from village gossip.\nThey wouldn’t be greedy for flavors,\nnor possessive about anything in the world."}},{"id":"snp4.14:9","sourceIds":["snp4.14:9.1","snp4.14:9.2","snp4.14:9.3","snp4.14:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Phassena yadā phuṭṭhassa,\nParidevaṁ bhikkhu na kareyya kuhiñci;\nBhavañca nābhijappeyya,\nBheravesu ca na sampavedheyya.","en":"Though struck by contacts,\na mendicant would not lament at all.\nThey wouldn’t pray for another life,\nnor tremble in the face of dangers."}},{"id":"snp4.14:10","sourceIds":["snp4.14:10.1","snp4.14:10.2","snp4.14:10.3","snp4.14:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Annānamatho pānānaṁ,\nKhādanīyānaṁ athopi vatthānaṁ;\nLaddhā na sannidhiṁ kayirā,\nNa ca parittase tāni alabhamāno.","en":"When they receive food and drink,\nedibles and clothes,\nthey wouldn’t store them up,\nnor worry about not getting them."}},{"id":"snp4.14:11","sourceIds":["snp4.14:11.1","snp4.14:11.2","snp4.14:11.3","snp4.14:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Jhāyī na pādalolassa,\nVirame kukkuccā nappamajjeyya;\nAthāsanesu sayanesu,\nAppasaddesu bhikkhu vihareyya.","en":"Meditative, not footloose,\nthey’d avoid remorse and not be negligent.\nThen a mendicant would stay\nin quiet places to sit and rest."}},{"id":"snp4.14:12","sourceIds":["snp4.14:12.1","snp4.14:12.2","snp4.14:12.3","snp4.14:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Niddaṁ na bahulīkareyya,\nJāgariyaṁ bhajeyya ātāpī;\nTandiṁ māyaṁ hassaṁ khiḍḍaṁ,\nMethunaṁ vippajahe savibhūsaṁ.","en":"They wouldn’t take much sleep,\nbut, being keen, would apply themselves to wakefulness.\nThey’d give up sloth, illusion, mirth, and play,\nand sex and ornamentation."}},{"id":"snp4.14:13","sourceIds":["snp4.14:13.1","snp4.14:13.2","snp4.14:13.3","snp4.14:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Āthabbaṇaṁ supinaṁ lakkhaṇaṁ,\nNo vidahe athopi nakkhattaṁ;\nVirutañca gabbhakaraṇaṁ,\nTikicchaṁ māmako na seveyya.","en":"They wouldn’t cast Artharvaṇa spells, interpret dreams\nor omens, or practice astrology.\nMy followers would not study ominous animal cries,\nwork as a doctor, or treat an impacted fetus."}},{"id":"snp4.14:14","sourceIds":["snp4.14:14.1","snp4.14:14.2","snp4.14:14.3","snp4.14:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Nindāya nappavedheyya,\nNa uṇṇameyya pasaṁsito bhikkhu;\nLobhaṁ saha macchariyena,\nKodhaṁ pesuṇiyañca panudeyya.","en":"Not shaken by criticism,\na mendicant would not gloat when praised.\nThey’d cast aside greed and stinginess,\nanger, and slander."}},{"id":"snp4.14:15","sourceIds":["snp4.14:15.1","snp4.14:15.2","snp4.14:15.3","snp4.14:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kayavikkaye na tiṭṭheyya,\nUpavādaṁ bhikkhu na kareyya kuhiñci;\nGāme ca nābhisajjeyya,\nLābhakamyā janaṁ na lapayeyya.","en":"They’d not stand for buying and selling;\na mendicant would not speak ill at all.\nThey wouldn’t linger in the village,\nnor cajole people from desire for profit."}},{"id":"snp4.14:16","sourceIds":["snp4.14:16.1","snp4.14:16.2","snp4.14:16.3","snp4.14:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na ca katthitā siyā bhikkhu,\nNa ca vācaṁ payuttaṁ bhāseyya;\nPāgabbhiyaṁ na sikkheyya,\nKathaṁ viggāhikaṁ na kathayeyya.","en":"A mendicant would be no boaster,\nnor would they speak suggestively.\nThey wouldn’t train in impudence,\nnor speak argumentatively."}},{"id":"snp4.14:17","sourceIds":["snp4.14:17.1","snp4.14:17.2","snp4.14:17.3","snp4.14:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Mosavajje na nīyetha,\nSampajāno saṭhāni na kayirā;\nAtha jīvitena paññāya,\nSīlabbatena nāññamatimaññe.","en":"They wouldn’t be led into lying,\nnor be deliberately devious.\nAnd they’d never look down on another\nbecause of livelihood, wisdom, or precepts and vows."}},{"id":"snp4.14:18","sourceIds":["snp4.14:18.1","snp4.14:18.2","snp4.14:18.3","snp4.14:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutvā rusito bahuṁ vācaṁ,\nSamaṇānaṁ vā puthujanānaṁ;\nPharusena ne na paṭivajjā,\nNa hi santo paṭisenikaronti.","en":"Though provoked from hearing much talk\nfrom ascetics saying all different things,\nthey wouldn’t react harshly,\nfor the virtuous do not retaliate."}},{"id":"snp4.14:19","sourceIds":["snp4.14:19.1","snp4.14:19.2","snp4.14:19.3","snp4.14:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Etañca dhammamaññāya,\nVicinaṁ bhikkhu sadā sato sikkhe;\nSantīti nibbutiṁ ñatvā,\nSāsane gotamassa na pamajjeyya.","en":"Having understood this teaching,\ninquiring, a mendicant would always train mindfully.\nKnowing quenching as peace,\nthey’d not be negligent in Gotama’s bidding."}},{"id":"snp4.14:20","sourceIds":["snp4.14:20.1","snp4.14:20.2","snp4.14:20.3","snp4.14:20.4","snp4.14:20.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Abhibhū hi so anabhibhūto,\nSakkhidhammamanītihamadassī;\nTasmā hi tassa bhagavato sāsane,\nAppamatto sadā namassamanusikkhe”ti.\nTuvaṭakasuttaṁ cuddasamaṁ.","en":"For he is the vanquisher, the unvanquished,\nseer of the truth as witness, not by legends—\nthat’s why, being diligent, they would always train\nrespectfully in the Buddha’s teaching.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/snp4.14/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."}