1.1“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, bhayāni udakorohantassa pāṭikaṅkhitabbāni.“Mendicants, anyone who enters the water should anticipate four dangers.1.2Katamāni cattāri?What four?1.3Ūmibhayaṁ, kumbhīlabhayaṁ, āvaṭṭabhayaṁ, susukābhayaṁ—The dangers of waves, gharials, whirlpools, and sharks.

1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri bhayāni udakorohantassa pāṭikaṅkhitabbāni.These are the four dangers that anyone who enters the water should anticipate.1.5Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, cattāri bhayāni idhekaccassa kulaputtassa imasmiṁ dhammavinaye agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitassa pāṭikaṅkhitabbāni.In the same way, a gentleman gone forth from the lay life to homelessness in this teaching and training should anticipate four dangers.1.6Katamāni cattāri?What four?1.7Ūmibhayaṁ, kumbhīlabhayaṁ, āvaṭṭabhayaṁ, susukābhayaṁ.The dangers of waves, gharials, whirlpools, and sharks.

2.1PTS 2.124Katamañca, bhikkhave, ūmibhayaṁ?And what, mendicants, is the danger of waves?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco kulaputto saddhā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajito hoti:It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness, thinking:2.3‘otiṇṇomhi jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, dukkhotiṇṇo dukkhapareto;‘I’m swamped by rebirth, old age, and death; by sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. I’m swamped by suffering, mired in suffering.2.4appeva nāma imassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa antakiriyā paññāyethā’ti.Hopefully I can make an end to this entire mass of suffering.’2.5Tamenaṁ tathā pabbajitaṁ samānaṁ sabrahmacārino ovadanti anusāsanti:When they’ve gone forth, their spiritual companions advise and instruct them:2.6‘evaṁ te abhikkamitabbaṁ, evaṁ te paṭikkamitabbaṁ, evaṁ te āloketabbaṁ, evaṁ te viloketabbaṁ, evaṁ te samiñjitabbaṁ, evaṁ te pasāritabbaṁ, evaṁ te saṅghāṭipattacīvaraṁ dhāretabban’ti.‘You should go out like this, and come back like that. You should look to the front like this, and to the side like that. You should contract your limbs like this, and extend them like that. This is how you should bear your outer robe, bowl, and robes.’2.7Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think:2.8‘mayaṁ kho pubbe agāriyabhūtā samānā aññe ovadāmapi anusāsāmapi.‘Formerly, as laypeople, we advised and instructed others.2.9Ime panamhākaṁ puttamattā maññe nattamattā maññe ovaditabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññantī’ti.And now these mendicants—who you’d think were our children or grandchildren—imagine they can advise and instruct us!’2.10So kupito anattamano sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattati.Angry and upset, they resign the training and return to a lesser life.2.11Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ūmibhayassa bhīto sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvatto.This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life for fear of the danger of waves.2.12Ūmibhayanti kho, bhikkhave, kodhūpāyāsassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.‘Danger of waves’ is a term for anger and distress.2.13Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ūmibhayaṁ.This is called the danger of waves.

3.1PTS 2.125Katamañca, bhikkhave, kumbhīlabhayaṁ?And what, mendicants, is the danger of gharials?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco kulaputto saddhā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajito hoti:It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness …3.3‘otiṇṇomhi jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, dukkhotiṇṇo dukkhapareto;3.4appeva nāma imassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa antakiriyā paññāyethā’ti.3.5Tamenaṁ tathā pabbajitaṁ samānaṁ sabrahmacārino ovadanti anusāsanti:When they’ve gone forth, their spiritual companions advise and instruct them:3.6‘idaṁ te khāditabbaṁ, idaṁ te na khāditabbaṁ, idaṁ te bhuñjitabbaṁ, idaṁ te na bhuñjitabbaṁ, idaṁ te sāyitabbaṁ, idaṁ te na sāyitabbaṁ, idaṁ te pātabbaṁ, idaṁ te na pātabbaṁ, kappiyaṁ te khāditabbaṁ, akappiyaṁ te na khāditabbaṁ, kappiyaṁ te bhuñjitabbaṁ, akappiyaṁ te na bhuñjitabbaṁ, kappiyaṁ te sāyitabbaṁ, akappiyaṁ te na sāyitabbaṁ, kappiyaṁ te pātabbaṁ, akappiyaṁ te na pātabbaṁ, kāle te khāditabbaṁ, vikāle te na khāditabbaṁ, kāle te bhuñjitabbaṁ, vikāle te na bhuñjitabbaṁ, kāle te sāyitabbaṁ, vikāle te na sāyitabbaṁ, kāle te pātabbaṁ, vikāle te na pātabban’ti.‘You may eat, consume, taste, and drink these things, but not those. You may eat what’s allowable, but not what’s unallowable. You may eat at the right time, but not at the wrong time.’3.7Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think:3.8‘mayaṁ kho pubbe agāriyabhūtā samānā yaṁ icchāma taṁ khādāma, yaṁ na icchāma na taṁ khādāma;‘Formerly, as laypeople, we used to eat, consume, taste, and drink what we wanted, not what we didn’t want.3.9yaṁ icchāma taṁ bhuñjāma, yaṁ na icchāma na taṁ bhuñjāma;3.10yaṁ icchāma taṁ sāyāma, yaṁ na icchāma na taṁ sāyāma;3.11yaṁ icchāma taṁ pivāma, yaṁ na icchāma na taṁ pivāma;3.12kappiyampi khādāma akappiyampi khādāma kappiyampi bhuñjāma akappiyampi bhuñjāma kappiyampi sāyāma akappiyampi sāyāma kappiyampi pivāma akappiyampi pivāma, kālepi khādāma vikālepi khādāma kālepi bhuñjāma vikālepi bhuñjāma kālepi sāyāma vikālepi sāyāma kālepi pivāma vikālepi pivāma;We ate and drank both allowable and unallowable things, at the right time and the wrong time.3.13yampi no saddhā gahapatikā divā vikāle paṇītaṁ khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā denti, tatrapime mukhāvaraṇaṁ maññe karontī’ti.And these faithful householders give us delicious fresh and cooked foods at the wrong time of day. But these guys imagine they can gag our mouths!’3.14So kupito anattamano sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattati.Angry and upset, they resign the training and return to a lesser life.3.15Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kumbhīlabhayassa bhīto sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvatto.This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life for fear of the danger of gharials.3.16Kumbhīlabhayanti kho, bhikkhave, odarikattassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.‘Danger of gharials’ is a term for gluttony.3.17Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kumbhīlabhayaṁ.This is called the danger of gharials.

4.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, āvaṭṭabhayaṁ?And what, mendicants, is the danger of whirlpools?4.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco kulaputto saddhā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajito hoti:It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness …4.3‘otiṇṇomhi jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi, dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi dukkhotiṇṇo dukkhapareto;4.4appeva nāma imassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa antakiriyā paññāyethā’ti.4.5So evaṁ pabbajito samāno pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya gāmaṁ vā nigamaṁ vā piṇḍāya pavisati arakkhiteneva kāyena arakkhitāya vācāya arakkhitena cittena anupaṭṭhitāya satiyā asaṁvutehi indriyehi.When they’ve gone forth, they robe up in the morning and, taking their bowl and robe, enter a village or town for alms without guarding body, speech, and mind, without establishing mindfulness, and without restraining the sense faculties.4.6So tattha passati gahapatiṁ vā gahapatiputtaṁ vā pañcahi kāmaguṇehi samappitaṁ samaṅgībhūtaṁ paricārayamānaṁ.There they see a householder or their child amusing themselves, supplied and provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation.4.7Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think:4.8‘mayaṁ kho pubbe agāriyabhūtā samānā pañcahi kāmaguṇehi samappitā samaṅgībhūtā paricārimhā;‘Formerly, as laypeople, we amused ourselves, supplied and provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation.4.9saṁvijjanti kho pana me kule bhogā.And it’s true that my family is wealthy.4.10Sakkā bhoge ca bhuñjituṁ puññāni ca kātuṁ.I can both enjoy my wealth and make merit.4.11Yannūnāhaṁ sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattitvā bhoge ca bhuñjeyyaṁ puññāni ca kareyyan’ti.Why don’t I resign the training and return to a lesser life, so I can enjoy my wealth and make merit?’4.12So sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattati.They resign the training and return to a lesser life.4.13Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu āvaṭṭabhayassa bhīto sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvatto.This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life for fear of the danger of whirlpools.4.14Āvaṭṭabhayanti kho, bhikkhave, pañcannetaṁ kāmaguṇānaṁ adhivacanaṁ.‘Danger of whirlpools’ is a term for the five kinds of sensual stimulation.4.15Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, āvaṭṭabhayaṁ.This is called the danger of whirlpools.

5.1PTS 2.126Katamañca, bhikkhave, susukābhayaṁ?And what, mendicants, is the danger of sharks?5.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco kulaputto saddhā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajito hoti:It’s when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness …5.3‘otiṇṇomhi jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, dukkhotiṇṇo dukkhapareto;5.4appeva nāma imassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa antakiriyā paññāyethā’ti.5.5So evaṁ pabbajito samāno pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya gāmaṁ vā nigamaṁ vā piṇḍāya pavisati arakkhiteneva kāyena arakkhitāya vācāya arakkhitena cittena anupaṭṭhitāya satiyā asaṁvutehi indriyehi.When they’ve gone forth, they robe up in the morning and, taking their bowl and robe, enter a village or town for alms without guarding body, speech, and mind, without establishing mindfulness, and without restraining the sense faculties.5.6So tattha passati mātugāmaṁ dunnivatthaṁ vā duppārutaṁ vā.There they see a lady scantily clad, with revealing clothes.5.7Tassa mātugāmaṁ disvā dunnivatthaṁ vā duppārutaṁ vā rāgo cittaṁ anuddhaṁseti.Lust infects their mind,5.8So rāgānuddhaṁsitena cittena sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattati.so they resign the training and return to a lesser life.5.9Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu susukābhayassa bhīto sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvatto.This is called a mendicant who resigns the training and returns to a lesser life because they’re afraid of the danger of sharks.5.10Susukābhayanti kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.‘Danger of sharks’ is a term for ladies.5.11Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, susukābhayaṁ.This is called the danger of sharks.

5.12Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri bhayāni idhekaccassa kulaputtassa imasmiṁ dhammavinaye agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitassa pāṭikaṅkhitabbānī”ti.These are the four dangers that a gentleman gone forth from the lay life to homelessness in this teaching and training should anticipate.”

5.13Dutiyaṁ.