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The Utopia and the Utopian
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7.
Sammad-ditthi saya amudhe
"atthi hu nane tave ya samjane ya" tavasa dhunai purana-pavam
mana-vaya-kaya-susamuude [je), sa bhikkhu. With faith set right, and ever from delusion free,
Believer in wisdom, austerity and restraint; Who shakes off sins old by penance (from the soul), Restrained in thought, speech, and body, he is
indeed the ideal monk.
8.
taheva asanam <va> panagam va
viviham khaima-saimam labhitta "hohi attho sue pare va"
tam na nihe na nihavae (je), sa bhikkhu. And thus on getting any food or drink,
Dainties various, and spices; Intending to use them on the morrow or further still, Who stores them not, nor gets stored, he is indeed
the ideal monk.
9.
taheva asanam <va> panagam va
viviham khaima-saimam labhitta chandiya sahammiyana bhunje,
bhocca sajjhaya-rae ya je, sa bhikkhu. And also on getting any food or drink,
Dainties various, and spices; Inviting fellow monks, who eats, And engages in study after eating, he is indeed
the ideal monk.
10.
na ya vuggahiyam kaham kahejja
na ya kuppe nihu' indie pasante, samjama-dhuva <dhira> joga-jette
uvasante avihedae (je), sabhikkhu. Who indulges not in talks contentious,
Nor is angered, with senses unruffled, and tranquil; Always devoted, and absorbed in restraint full, Quiet and calm, belittling none, he is indeed the
ideal monk.
