1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

1.2Tena kho pana samayena sāvatthiyaṁ ubho mātāputtā vassāvāsaṁ upagamiṁsu—Now, at that time a mother and son had both entered the rainy season residence at Sāvatthī,1.3bhikkhu ca bhikkhunī ca.as a monk and a nun.1.4Te aññamaññassa abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmā ahesuṁ.They wanted to see each other often.1.5Mātāpi puttassa abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmā ahosi;The mother wanted to see her son often,1.6puttopi mātaraṁ abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmo ahosi.and the son his mother.1.7Tesaṁ abhiṇhaṁ dassanā saṁsaggo ahosi.Seeing each other often, they became close.1.8Saṁsagge sati vissāso ahosi.Being so close, they became familiar.1.9Vissāse sati otāro ahosi.And being familiar, lust overcame them.1.10Te otiṇṇacittā sikkhaṁ apaccakkhāya dubbalyaṁ anāvikatvā methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭiseviṁsu.With their minds swamped by lust, without resigning the training and declaring their inability to continue, they had sex.

2.1PTS 3.68Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened.2.2“idha, bhante, sāvatthiyaṁ ubho mātāputtā vassāvāsaṁ upagamiṁsu—2.3bhikkhu ca bhikkhunī ca, te aññamaññassa abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmā ahesuṁ, mātāpi puttassa abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmā ahosi, puttopi mātaraṁ abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmo ahosi.2.4Tesaṁ abhiṇhaṁ dassanā saṁsaggo ahosi, saṁsagge sati vissāso ahosi, vissāse sati otāro ahosi, te otiṇṇacittā sikkhaṁ apaccakkhāya dubbalyaṁ anāvikatvā methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭiseviṁsū”ti.

3.1“Kiṁ nu so, bhikkhave, moghapuriso maññati:“Mendicants, how could that futile man imagine that3.2‘na mātā putte sārajjati, putto vā pana mātarī’ti?a mother cannot lust for her son, or that a son cannot lust for his mother?3.3Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekarūpampi samanupassāmi evaṁ rajanīyaṁ evaṁ kamanīyaṁ evaṁ madanīyaṁ evaṁ bandhanīyaṁ evaṁ mucchanīyaṁ evaṁ antarāyakaraṁ anuttarassa yogakkhemassa adhigamāya yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, itthirūpaṁ.Compared to the sight of a woman, I do not see a single sight that is so arousing, sensuous, intoxicating, captivating, and infatuating, and such an obstacle to reaching the supreme sanctuary from the yoke.3.4Itthirūpe, bhikkhave, sattā rattā giddhā gathitā mucchitā ajjhosannā.Sentient beings are lustful, greedy, tied, infatuated, and attached to the sight of a woman.3.5Te dīgharattaṁ socanti itthirūpavasānugā.They sorrow for a long time under the sway of a woman’s sight.

4.1Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekasaddampi … ekagandhampi … ekarasampi … ekaphoṭṭhabbampi samanupassāmi evaṁ rajanīyaṁ evaṁ kamanīyaṁ evaṁ madanīyaṁ evaṁ bandhanīyaṁ evaṁ mucchanīyaṁ evaṁ antarāyakaraṁ anuttarassa yogakkhemassa adhigamāya yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, itthiphoṭṭhabbaṁ.Compared to the sound … smell … taste … touch of a woman, I do not see a single touch that is so arousing, sensuous, intoxicating, captivating, and infatuating, and such an obstacle to reaching the supreme sanctuary from the yoke.4.2Itthiphoṭṭhabbe, bhikkhave, sattā rattā giddhā gathitā mucchitā ajjhosannā.Sentient beings are lustful, greedy, tied, infatuated, and attached to the touch of a woman.4.3Te dīgharattaṁ socanti itthiphoṭṭhabbavasānugā.They sorrow for a long time under the sway of a woman’s touch.

5.1Itthī, bhikkhave, gacchantīpi purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati;When a woman walks, she occupies a man’s mind.5.2ṭhitāpi …pe… nisinnāpi … sayānāpi … hasantīpi … bhaṇantīpi … gāyantīpi … rodantīpi … ugghātitāpi … matāpi purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati.When a woman stands … sits … lies down … laughs … speaks … sings … cries … is injured, she occupies a man’s mind. Even when a woman is dead, she occupies a man’s mind.5.3Yañhi taṁ, bhikkhave, sammā vadamāno vadeyya:For if anyone should be rightly called ‘an all-round snare of Māra’, it’s ladies.5.4‘samantapāso mārassā’ti mātugāmaṁyeva sammā vadamāno vadeyya:5.5‘samantapāso mārassā’ti.

6.1PTS 3.69Sallape asihatthena,You might chat with someone who has knife in hand.6.2pisācenāpi sallape;You might even chat with a goblin.6.3Āsīvisampi āsīde,You might sit close by a viper,6.4yena daṭṭho na jīvati;whose bite would take your life.6.5Na tveva eko ekāya,But never should you chat6.6mātugāmena sallape.one on one with a lady.

7.1Muṭṭhassatiṁ tā bandhanti,They captivate the unmindful7.2pekkhitena sitena ca;with a glance and a smile.7.3Athopi dunnivatthena,Or scantily clad,7.4mañjunā bhaṇitena ca;they speak charming words.7.5Neso jano svāsīsado,It’s not good to sit with such a person,7.6api ugghātito mato.even if she’s injured or dead.

8.1Pañca kāmaguṇā ete,These five kinds of sensual stimulation8.2itthirūpasmiṁ dissare;are apparent in a woman’s body:8.3Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā,sights, sounds, tastes, smells,8.4phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā.and touches so delightful.

9.1Tesaṁ kāmoghavūḷhānaṁ,Those swept away by the flood of sensual pleasures,9.2kāme aparijānataṁ;not comprehending them,9.3Kālaṁ gati bhavābhavaṁ,are governed by transmigration—9.4saṁsārasmiṁ purakkhatā.time and destination, and life after life.

10.1Ye ca kāme pariññāya,But those who fully understand sensual pleasures10.2caranti akutobhayā;live fearing nothing from any quarter.10.3Te ve pāraṅgatā loke,They are those in the world who’ve crossed over,10.4ye pattā āsavakkhayan”ti.having reached the ending of defilements.”

10.5Pañcamaṁ.