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Living Together (2nd)

Dutiyasaṁvāsasutta

Living with gods and zombies.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.54Numbered Discourses 4.54
  • 0.26. Puññābhisandavagga6. Overflowing Merit

0.3DutiyasaṁvāsasuttaLiving Together (2nd)

1.1“Cattārome, bhikkhave, saṁvāsā.“Mendicants, there are four ways of living together.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?

  1. 1.3Chavo chavāya saddhiṁ saṁvasati,A male zombie living with a female zombie;
  2. 1.4chavo deviyā saddhiṁ saṁvasati,a male zombie living with a goddess;
  3. 1.5devo chavāya saddhiṁ saṁvasati,a god living with a female zombie;
  4. 1.6devo deviyā saddhiṁ saṁvasati.a god living with a goddess.

2.1PTS 2.60Kathañca, bhikkhave, chavo chavāya saddhiṁ saṁvasati.And how does a male zombie live with a female zombie?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, sāmiko hoti pāṇātipātī adinnādāyī kāmesumicchācārī musāvādī pisuṇavāco pharusavāco samphappalāpī abhijjhālu byāpannacitto micchādiṭṭhiko dussīlo pāpadhammo maccheramalapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati akkosakaparibhāsako samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ;It’s when the husband kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct; he uses speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical; and he’s covetous, malicious, and has wrong view. He’s unethical, of bad character, living at home with his heart full of the stain of stinginess, abusing and insulting ascetics and brahmins.2.3bhariyāpissa hoti pāṇātipātinī adinnādāyinī kāmesumicchācārinī musāvādinī pisuṇavācā pharusavācā samphappalāpinī abhijjhālunī byāpannacittā micchādiṭṭhikā dussīlā pāpadhammā maccheramalapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati akkosikaparibhāsikā samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ.And the wife is also … unethical, of bad character …2.4Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, chavo chavāya saddhiṁ saṁvasati.That’s how a male zombie lives with a female zombie.

3.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, chavo deviyā saddhiṁ saṁvasati?And how does a male zombie live with a goddess?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, sāmiko hoti pāṇātipātī …pe… micchādiṭṭhiko dussīlo pāpadhammo maccheramalapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati akkosakaparibhāsako samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ;It’s when the husband … is unethical, of bad character …3.3bhariyā khvassa hoti pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā adinnādānā paṭiviratā kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā musāvādā paṭiviratā pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratā pharusāya vācāya paṭiviratā samphappalāpā paṭiviratā anabhijjhālunī abyāpannacittā sammādiṭṭhikā sīlavatī kalyāṇadhammā vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati anakkosikaparibhāsikā samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ.But the wife doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct. She doesn’t use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. And she’s contented, kind-hearted, with right view. She’s ethical, of good character, living at home with heart rid of the stain of stinginess, not abusing and insulting ascetics and brahmins.3.4Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, chavo deviyā saddhiṁ saṁvasati.That’s how a male zombie lives with a goddess.

4.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, devo chavāya saddhiṁ saṁvasati?And how does a god live with a female zombie?4.2Idha, bhikkhave, sāmiko hoti pāṇātipātā paṭivirato adinnādānā paṭivirato kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato musāvādā paṭivirato pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato samphappalāpā paṭivirato anabhijjhālu abyāpannacitto sammādiṭṭhiko sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati anakkosakaparibhāsako samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ;It’s when the husband … is ethical, of good character …4.3bhariyā khvassa hoti pāṇātipātinī …pe… micchādiṭṭhikā dussīlā pāpadhammā maccheramalapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati akkosikaparibhāsikā samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ.But the wife … is unethical, of bad character …4.4Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, devo chavāya saddhiṁ saṁvasati.That’s how a god lives with a female zombie.

5.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, devo deviyā saddhiṁ saṁvasati?And how does a god live with a goddess?5.2Idha, bhikkhave, sāmiko hoti pāṇātipātā paṭivirato …pe… sammādiṭṭhiko sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati anakkosakaparibhāsako samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ;It’s when the husband … is ethical, of good character …5.3bhariyāpissa hoti pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā …pe… sammādiṭṭhikā sīlavatī kalyāṇadhammā vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati anakkosikaparibhāsikā samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ.And the wife is also … ethical, of good character …5.4Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, devo deviyā saddhiṁ saṁvasati.That’s how a god lives with a goddess.

5.5Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro saṁvāsāti.These are the four ways of living together.” …

6.1PTS 2.61Ubho ca honti dussīlā,6.2kadariyā paribhāsakā;6.3Te honti jānipatayo,6.4chavā saṁvāsamāgatā.

7.1Sāmiko hoti dussīlo,7.2kadariyo paribhāsako;7.3Bhariyā sīlavatī hoti,7.4vadaññū vītamaccharā;7.5Sāpi devī saṁvasati,7.6chavena patinā saha.

8.1Sāmiko sīlavā hoti,8.2vadaññū vītamaccharo;8.3Bhariyā hoti dussīlā,8.4kadariyā paribhāsikā;8.5Sāpi chavā saṁvasati,8.6devena patinā saha.

9.1Ubho saddhā vadaññū ca,9.2saññatā dhammajīvino;9.3Te honti jānipatayo,9.4aññamaññaṁ piyaṁvadā.

10.1Atthāsaṁ pacurā honti,10.2phāsukaṁ upajāyati;10.3Amittā dummanā honti,10.4ubhinnaṁ samasīlinaṁ.

11.1Idha dhammaṁ caritvāna,11.2samasīlabbatā ubho;11.3Nandino devalokasmiṁ,11.4modanti kāmakāmino”ti.

11.5Catutthaṁ.