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Living in Suffering

Dukkhavihārasutta

Not guarding the doors of the sense faculties and knowing no moderation in food leads to suffering in this life and the next.

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

  • 0.1Itivuttaka 28So It Was Said 28
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
  • 0.3PaṭhamavaggaChapter One

0.4DukkhavihārasuttaLiving in Suffering

1.1(…) Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2.1“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme dukkhaṁ viharati savighātaṁ saupāyāsaṁ sapariḷāhaṁ;“Mendicants, when a mendicant has two qualities they live unhappily in this very life—with distress, anguish, and fever—2.2kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā duggati pāṭikaṅkhā.and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a bad rebirth.2.3Katamehi dvīhi?What two?2.4Indriyesu aguttadvāratāya ca, bhojane amattaññutāya ca.Not guarding the sense doors and eating too much.2.5Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme dukkhaṁ viharati savighātaṁ saupāyāsaṁ sapariḷāhaṁ;When a mendicant possesses these two qualities they live unhappily in this very life—with distress, anguish, and fever—2.6kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā duggati pāṭikaṅkhā”ti.and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a bad rebirth.”

2.7Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.8Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Cakkhu sotañca ghānañca,“Eye, ear, nose,3.2jivhā kāyo tathā mano;tongue, body, and likewise mind:3.3Etāni yassa dvārāni,a mendicant who leaves these3.4aguttāni ca bhikkhuno.sense doors unguarded—

4.1Bhojanamhi amattaññū,immoderate in eating,4.2indriyesu asaṁvuto;sense faculties unrestrained—4.3Kāyadukkhaṁ cetodukkhaṁ,reaps suffering4.4dukkhaṁ so adhigacchati.both physical and mental.

5.1Ḍayhamānena kāyena,Burning in body,5.2Ḍayhamānena cetasā;burning in mind,5.3Divā vā yadi vā rattiṁ,by day or by night5.4Dukkhaṁ viharati tādiso”ti.such a person lives in suffering.”

6.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

6.2Paṭhamaṁ.