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The Utopia and the Utopian
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15.
hattha-samjae paya-samjae
vaya-samjae samjaindiaye ajjhapparae susamahiyappa
suttattham ca viyanai (je), sa bhikkhu. Restraining the hands, and also the feet,
Restraining the speech, and the senses too; Absorbed in self, and with self concentered deep, Who knows scripture in letter and in spirit, he is
indeed the ideal monk.
16.
uvahimmi amucchie agiddhe
annaya-uncham pula-nippulae kaya-vikkaya-sannihio virae
savva-sangavagae (ya je), sa bhikkhu. Neither attached to possessions, nor greedy of them, Begging remnants from families strange, and free
from monk hood hollow; Abstaining from purchase, sale, and hoarding, Who is away from attachment all, he is indeed
the ideal monk.
17.
alola-bhikkhu na rasesu giddhe
uncham care jiviya nabhikankhi iddhim ca sakkarana puyanam ca
cae thiy'appa anihe (je), sa bhikkhu. The mendicant, with senses not loose, nor greedy of
tasty food, Living on remnants, and longing not for life; Powers supernal, respect, and reverence, who wants not; With self steadfast and energy unconcealed, is
indeed the ideal monk. na param vaejjasi "ayam kusile”,
jen' anne kuppejja, na tam vaejja; janiya patteya punna-pavam
attanam na samukkase (je), sa bhikkhu. Who calls not anyone names,
And says not what angers him; Knowing the virtues and vices of each, Exalts not himself to the skies, he is indeed the
ideal monk.
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