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1By this morality, or by this observance, or by this austerity, or by this religious life, I shall become an angel, or one of the angels !" — 'Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, may have adopted the religious life in the aspiration of be- longing to some one or other of the angel hosts, and thinking to himself : " By this morality, or by this observance, or by this austerity, or by this reli- gious life, I shall become an angel, or one of the angels!" his mind does not incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth not toward zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has not broken through this fifth spiritual bondage. ' It is such a one, O Bhikkhus, who has not broken through the five kinds of mental bondage. 1 A##atara/tf deva-nikayaw. Compare Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Chap. I, § 1 1, Chap. II, § 9. Q 2 228 BARRENNESS AND BONDAGE. 13. 'And whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has not quite become free from the five kinds of spiritual barrenness, has not altogether broken through the five kinds of mental bondage — that such a one should reach up to the full advantage of, should attain to the full growth in, to full breadth in, this doctrine and discipline — that can in no wise be ! 14. ' But whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has become quite free from the five kinds of mental barrenness, has altogether broken through the five kinds of spiritual bondage — that such a one should reach up to the full advantage of, should attain to full growth in, to full breadth in, this doctrine and discipline — that can well be ! ' 15. 'And who has become free from the five kinds of spiritual barrenness ?' ' In the first place, O Bhikkhus, when a brother does not doubt in the Teacher (SatthA), is not uncertain regarding him, has confidence in him, and has faith in him ; then his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle* 'But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this first spiritual barrenness. 16. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother does not doubt in the System of Belief (Dhamma), is not uncertain regarding it, has confidence in it, and has faith in it; then his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle* 4 But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this second spiritual barrenness, 17. ' And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother tfETOKHILA SUTTA. 229 does not doubt in the Brotherhood (Sangha), is not uncertain about it, has confidence in it, and has faith in it; then his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this third spiritual barrenness. 18.
2Sangha), is not uncertain about it, has confidence in it, and has faith in it; then his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this third spiritual barrenness. 18. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother does not doubt in the System of Self-culture (Sik- khi), is not uncertain about it, has confidence in it, and has faith in it; then his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this fourth spiritual barrenness. 19. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother is not angry with his fellow-disciples, is not discon- tented with them, is not excited against them, is not barren towards them, the mind of the brother, O Bhikkhus, who is thus not angry with his fellow- disciples, not discontented with them, not excited against them, not barren towards them, does incline toward zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this fifth spiritual barrenness/ 20. ' And who has broken through the five kinds of spiritual bondage?' ' In the first place, O Bhikkhus, when a brother has got rid of the passion after lusts (kime), has got rid of the desire after lusts, has got rid of the attraction to lusts, has got rid of the thirst for 1 23O BARRENNESS AND BONDAGE. lusts, has got rid of the fever of lust, has got rid o^K the craving after lusts. — * Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has got ridH of the passion after lusts, has got rid of the desire= after lusts, has got rid of the attraction to lusts, has— got rid of the thirst for lusts, has got rid of the fever of lust, has got rid of the craving after lusts, his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this first spiritual bondage. 21. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother has got rid of the passion after a body (k&ye), has got rid of the desire after a body, has got rid of the attraction to a body, has got rid of the thirst for a body, has got rid of the fever of a body, has got rid of the craving after a body. — 'Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has got rid of the passion after a body, has got rid of the desire after a body, has got rid of the attraction to a body, has got rid of the thirst for a body, has got rid of the fever of a body, has got rid of the craving after a body, his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, per- severance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this second spiritual bondage. 22.
3body, has got rid of the fever of a body, has got rid of the craving after a body, his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, per- severance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this second spiritual bondage. 22. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother has got rid of the passion for a form (rtipe), has got rid of the desire after a form, has got rid of the attraction to a form, has got rid of the thirst for a form, has got rid of the fever of a form, has got rid of the craving after a form. — tfETOKHILA SUTTA. 231 * Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has got rid of the passion for a form, has got rid of the desire after a form, has got rid of the attraction to a form, has got rid of the thirst for a form, has got rid of the fever of a form, has got rid of the craving after a form, his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this third spiritual bondage. 23. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother does not, having eaten enough and to satiety, begin to follow after the ease of sleep, the ease of softness, the ease of sloth. 'Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, does not, having eaten enough and to satiety, begin to follow after the ease of sleep, the ease of softness, the ease of sloth, his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this fourth spiritual bondage *. 24. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother has not adopted the religious life in the aspiration of belonging to some one or other of the angel hosts, thinking to himself : " By this morality, or by this observance, or by this austerity, or by this religious life, I shall become an angel, or one of the angels ! " — 'Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has not 1 In this section, and in section n, I have rendered sukha by ease, and not by happiness, as I think the former is always its more exact meaning in such passages. 232 BARRENNESS AND BONDAGE. adopted the religious life in the aspiration of be- longing to some one or other of the angel hosts, thinking to himself : " By this morality, or by this observance, or by this austerity, or by this religious life, I shall become an angel, or one of the angels ! " his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this fifth spiritual bondage. ' It is such a one, O Bhikkhus, who has broken through the five kinds of spiritual bondage. 25.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1By this morality, or by this observance, or by this austerity, or by this religious life, I shall become an angel, or one of the angels !" — 'Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, may have adopted the religious life in the aspiration of be- longing to some one or other of the angel hosts, and thinking to himself : " By this morality, or by this observance, or by this austerity, or by this reli- gious life, I shall become an angel, or one of the angels!" his mind does not incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth not toward zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has not broken through this fifth spiritual bondage. ' It is such a one, O Bhikkhus, who has not broken through the five kinds of mental bondage. 1 A##atara/tf deva-nikayaw. Compare Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Chap. I, § 1 1, Chap. II, § 9. Q 2 228 BARRENNESS AND BONDAGE. 13. 'And whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has not quite become free from the five kinds of spiritual barrenness, has not altogether broken through the five kinds of mental bondage — that such a one should reach up to the full advantage of, should attain to the full growth in, to full breadth in, this doctrine and discipline — that can in no wise be ! 14. ' But whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has become quite free from the five kinds of mental barrenness, has altogether broken through the five kinds of spiritual bondage — that such a one should reach up to the full advantage of, should attain to full growth in, to full breadth in, this doctrine and discipline — that can well be ! ' 15. 'And who has become free from the five kinds of spiritual barrenness ?' ' In the first place, O Bhikkhus, when a brother does not doubt in the Teacher (SatthA), is not uncertain regarding him, has confidence in him, and has faith in him ; then his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle* 'But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this first spiritual barrenness. 16. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother does not doubt in the System of Belief (Dhamma), is not uncertain regarding it, has confidence in it, and has faith in it; then his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle* 4 But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this second spiritual barrenness, 17. ' And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother tfETOKHILA SUTTA. 229 does not doubt in the Brotherhood (Sangha), is not uncertain about it, has confidence in it, and has faith in it; then his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this third spiritual barrenness. 18.
2Sangha), is not uncertain about it, has confidence in it, and has faith in it; then his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this third spiritual barrenness. 18. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother does not doubt in the System of Self-culture (Sik- khi), is not uncertain about it, has confidence in it, and has faith in it; then his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this fourth spiritual barrenness. 19. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother is not angry with his fellow-disciples, is not discon- tented with them, is not excited against them, is not barren towards them, the mind of the brother, O Bhikkhus, who is thus not angry with his fellow- disciples, not discontented with them, not excited against them, not barren towards them, does incline toward zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this fifth spiritual barrenness/ 20. ' And who has broken through the five kinds of spiritual bondage?' ' In the first place, O Bhikkhus, when a brother has got rid of the passion after lusts (kime), has got rid of the desire after lusts, has got rid of the attraction to lusts, has got rid of the thirst for 1 23O BARRENNESS AND BONDAGE. lusts, has got rid of the fever of lust, has got rid o^K the craving after lusts. — * Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has got ridH of the passion after lusts, has got rid of the desire= after lusts, has got rid of the attraction to lusts, has— got rid of the thirst for lusts, has got rid of the fever of lust, has got rid of the craving after lusts, his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this first spiritual bondage. 21. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother has got rid of the passion after a body (k&ye), has got rid of the desire after a body, has got rid of the attraction to a body, has got rid of the thirst for a body, has got rid of the fever of a body, has got rid of the craving after a body. — 'Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has got rid of the passion after a body, has got rid of the desire after a body, has got rid of the attraction to a body, has got rid of the thirst for a body, has got rid of the fever of a body, has got rid of the craving after a body, his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, per- severance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this second spiritual bondage. 22.
3body, has got rid of the fever of a body, has got rid of the craving after a body, his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, per- severance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this second spiritual bondage. 22. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother has got rid of the passion for a form (rtipe), has got rid of the desire after a form, has got rid of the attraction to a form, has got rid of the thirst for a form, has got rid of the fever of a form, has got rid of the craving after a form. — tfETOKHILA SUTTA. 231 * Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has got rid of the passion for a form, has got rid of the desire after a form, has got rid of the attraction to a form, has got rid of the thirst for a form, has got rid of the fever of a form, has got rid of the craving after a form, his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this third spiritual bondage. 23. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother does not, having eaten enough and to satiety, begin to follow after the ease of sleep, the ease of softness, the ease of sloth. 'Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, does not, having eaten enough and to satiety, begin to follow after the ease of sleep, the ease of softness, the ease of sloth, his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this fourth spiritual bondage *. 24. 'And further, O Bhikkhus, when a brother has not adopted the religious life in the aspiration of belonging to some one or other of the angel hosts, thinking to himself : " By this morality, or by this observance, or by this austerity, or by this religious life, I shall become an angel, or one of the angels ! " — 'Whatsoever brother, O Bhikkhus, has not 1 In this section, and in section n, I have rendered sukha by ease, and not by happiness, as I think the former is always its more exact meaning in such passages. 232 BARRENNESS AND BONDAGE. adopted the religious life in the aspiration of be- longing to some one or other of the angel hosts, thinking to himself : " By this morality, or by this observance, or by this austerity, or by this religious life, I shall become an angel, or one of the angels ! " his mind does incline to zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle. ' But whosesoever mind inclineth towards zeal, exertion, perseverance, and struggle, he has become free from this fifth spiritual bondage. ' It is such a one, O Bhikkhus, who has broken through the five kinds of spiritual bondage. 25.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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