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SN 35.98PTS SN 4.791 min read

Restraint

Saṁvarasutta

Non-restraint is delighting in the senses, restraint is not delighting in them.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.98Linked Discourses 35.98
  • 0.210. Saḷavagga10. The Sixes

0.3SaṁvarasuttaRestraint

1.1“Saṁvarañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, asaṁvarañca.“Mendicants, I will teach you who is restrained and who is unrestrained.1.2Taṁ suṇātha.Listen …

1.3Kathañca, bhikkhave, asaṁvaro hoti?And how is someone unrestrained?

1.4Santi, bhikkhave, cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.1.5Tañce bhikkhu abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati, veditabbametaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā:If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them, they should understand:1.6‘parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi.‘My skillful qualities are declining.1.7Parihānañhetaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā’ti …pe…For this is what the Buddha calls decline.’

1.8santi, bhikkhave, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe…There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …1.9santi, bhikkhave, manoviññeyyā dhammā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.1.10Tañce bhikkhu abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati, veditabbametaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā:If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them, they should understand:1.11‘parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi.‘My skillful qualities are declining.1.12Parihānañhetaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā’ti.For this is what the Buddha calls decline.’

1.13Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, asaṁvaro hoti.This is how someone is unrestrained.

2.1PTS 4.80Kathañca, bhikkhave, saṁvaro hoti?And how is someone restrained?

2.2Santi, bhikkhave, cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.2.3Tañce bhikkhu nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati, veditabbametaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā:If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them, they should understand:2.4‘na parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi.‘My skillful qualities are not declining.2.5Aparihānañhetaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā’ti …pe…For this is what the Buddha calls non-decline.’

2.6santi, bhikkhave, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe…There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …2.7santi, bhikkhave, manoviññeyyā dhammā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.2.8Tañce bhikkhu nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati, veditabbametaṁ bhikkhunā:If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them, they should understand:2.9‘na parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi.‘My skillful qualities are not declining.2.10Aparihānañhetaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā’ti.For this is what the Buddha calls non-decline.’

2.11Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, saṁvaro hotī”ti.This is how someone is restrained.”

2.12Pañcamaṁ.