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94 The Ideal Monk
16. uvahimmi amucchie agiddhë
annāya-uncham pula-nippulāe kaya-vikkaya-sannihið virad
savva-sangāvagae (ya ja), sa bhikkhū. (16) 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
uñcham care jīviyå nâbhikankhi iddhim ca sakkāraṇā pūyanam ca
cae thiy'appă aniha [jel, sa bhikkhū,
(17) 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.
18. na param vaejjāsi "ayam kusīle”,
jen' anne kuppejja, na tam vaejjā; jāniya patteyà punna-pāram
attāṇam na samukkase ( je), sa bhikkhū,
(18) 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.
19. na jāi-matte na ya rūva-matte,
na läbha-matte na sueņa matte, mayāni savyāni vivajjayanto
dhamma-jjhāna-raē ya je, sa bhikkhū. (19) Who prides not himself on caste, nor on beauty,
Nor on gain, nor on learning; Eschewing all prides, Absorbed in meditation on dhamma, he is indeed the ideal
monk.
20. paveyat ajja-payam mahā-muni,
dhammé thio thāvayai param pi; nikkhamma vajjejja kusila-lingam
na yâvi håsam kahae [je), sa bhikkhu.
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