True DhammaLibrary · Community
AN 5.184PTS AN 3.2201 min read

Charnel Ground Dwellers

Sosānikasutta

Different reasons why someone might dwell in a charnel ground.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.184Numbered Discourses 5.184
  • 0.219. Araññavagga19. Wilderness Dwellers

0.3SosānikasuttaCharnel Ground Dwellers

1.1PTS 3.220“Pañcime, bhikkhave, sosānikā.“Mendicants, these five dwell in a charnel ground.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Mandattā momūhattā sosāniko hoti …pe… idamatthitaṁyeva nissāya sosāniko hoti.One may dwell in a charnel ground because of stupidity … corrupt wishes … madness … because it is praised by the Buddhas … or for the sake of having few wishes …1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca sosānikā”ti.These are the five who dwell in a charnel ground.”

1.5Catutthaṁ.