1.1“Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sunetto nāma satthā ahosi titthakaro kāmesu vītarāgo.“Once upon a time, mendicants, there was a teacher named Sunetta. He was a religious founder and was free of desire for sensual pleasures.1.2Sunettassa kho pana, bhikkhave, satthuno anekāni sāvakasatāni ahesuṁ.He had many hundreds of disciples.1.3Sunetto satthā sāvakānaṁ brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desesi.He taught them a Dhamma for rebirth in the company of Divinity.1.4Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, sunettassa satthuno brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desentassa cittāni nappasādesuṁ te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjiṁsu.Those lacking confidence in Sunetta were—when their body broke up, after death—reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.1.5Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, sunettassa satthuno brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desentassa cittāni pasādesuṁ te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjiṁsu.Those full of confidence in Sunetta were—when their body broke up, after death—reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.

2.1PTS 4.136Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, mūgapakkho nāma satthā ahosi …pe…Once upon a time, there was a teacher named Mūgapakkha …2.2aranemi nāma satthā ahosi …pe…Aranemi …2.3kuddālako nāma satthā ahosi …pe…Kuddālaka …2.4hatthipālo nāma satthā ahosi …pe…Hatthipāla …2.5jotipālo nāma satthā ahosi …pe…Jotipāla …2.6arako nāma satthā ahosi titthakaro kāmesu vītarāgo.Araka. He was a religious founder and was free of desire for sensual pleasures.2.7Arakassa kho pana, bhikkhave, satthuno anekāni sāvakasatāni ahesuṁ.He had many hundreds of disciples.2.8Arako nāma satthā sāvakānaṁ brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desesi.He taught them a Dhamma for rebirth in the company of Divinity.2.9Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, arakassa satthuno brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desentassa cittāni nappasādesuṁ, te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjiṁsu.Those lacking confidence in Araka were—when their body broke up, after death—reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.2.10Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, arakassa satthuno brahmalokasahabyatāya dhammaṁ desentassa cittāni pasādesuṁ, te kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjiṁsu.Those full of confidence in Araka were—when their body broke up, after death—reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.

3.1Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,What do you think, mendicants?3.2yo ime satta satthāre titthakare kāmesu vītarāge anekasataparivāre sasāvakasaṅghe paduṭṭhacitto akkoseyya paribhāseyya, bahuṁ so apuññaṁ pasaveyyā”ti?If someone with malicious intent were to abuse and insult these seven teachers with their hundreds of followers, would they not brim with much wickedness?”

3.3“Evaṁ, bhante”.“Yes, sir.”

3.4“Yo, bhikkhave, ime satta satthāre titthakare kāmesu vītarāge anekasataparivāre sasāvakasaṅghe paduṭṭhacitto akkoseyya paribhāseyya, bahuṁ so apuññaṁ pasaveyya.“They would indeed.3.5Yo ekaṁ diṭṭhisampannaṁ puggalaṁ paduṭṭhacitto akkosati paribhāsati, ayaṁ tato bahutaraṁ apuññaṁ pasavati.But someone who abuses and insults a single individual accomplished in view with malicious intent brims even more with wickedness.3.6Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?3.7Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ito bahiddhā evarūpiṁ khantiṁ vadāmi yathāmaṁ sabrahmacārīsu.I say that any injury done by those outside of the Buddhist community does not compare with what is done to one’s own spiritual companions.

4.1Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:So you should train like this:4.2‘na no sabrahmacārīsu cittāni paduṭṭhāni bhavissantī’ti.‘We will have no malicious intent for our spiritual companions.’4.3Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.That’s how you should train.”

4.4Navamaṁ.