0.3AcirapakkantasuttaShortly After He Left
1.1PTS 2.241Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate acirapakkante devadatte.At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain, not long after Devadatta had left.11.2Tatra kho bhagavā devadattaṁ ārabbha bhikkhū āmantesi:There the Buddha spoke to the mendicants about Devadatta:
1.3“attavadhāya, bhikkhave, devadattassa lābhasakkārasiloko udapādi, parābhavāya devadattassa lābhasakkārasiloko udapādi.“Possessions, honor, and popularity came to Devadatta for his own ruin and downfall.
2.1Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kadalī attavadhāya phalaṁ deti, parābhavāya phalaṁ deti;It’s like a banana plant …2.2evameva kho, bhikkhave, attavadhāya devadattassa lābhasakkārasiloko udapādi, parābhavāya devadattassa lābhasakkārasiloko udapādi.3.1Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, veḷu attavadhāya phalaṁ deti, parābhavāya phalaṁ deti;or a bamboo …3.2evameva kho, bhikkhave, attavadhāya devadattassa lābhasakkārasiloko udapādi, parābhavāya devadattassa lābhasakkārasiloko udapādi.4.1Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, naḷo attavadhāya phalaṁ deti, parābhavāya phalaṁ deti;or a reed, all of which bear fruit to their own ruin and downfall …4.2evameva kho, bhikkhave, attavadhāya devadattassa lābhasakkārasiloko udapādi, parābhavāya devadattassa lābhasakkārasiloko udapādi.
5.1Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, assatarī attavadhāya gabbhaṁ gaṇhāti, parābhavāya gabbhaṁ gaṇhāti;It’s like a mule, which becomes pregnant to its own ruin and downfall.5.2evameva kho, bhikkhave, attavadhāya devadattassa lābhasakkārasiloko udapādi, parābhavāya devadattassa lābhasakkārasiloko udapādi.In the same way, possessions, honor, and popularity came to Devadatta for his own ruin and downfall.
5.3Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko.So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity.5.4Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.That’s how you should train.”
6.1Idamavoca bhagavā.That is what the Buddha said.6.2Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:
7.1“Phalaṁ ve kadaliṁ hanti,“The banana plant is destroyed by its own fruit,7.2phalaṁ veḷuṁ phalaṁ naḷaṁ;as are the bamboo and the reed.7.3Sakkāro kāpurisaṁ hanti,Honor destroys a reprobate,7.4gabbho assatariṁ yathā”ti.as pregnancy destroys a mule.”
7.5Pañcamaṁ.