Upakkilesasutta

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Katame cattāro? Abbhā, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

“Mendicants, these four corruptions obscure the sun and moon, so they don’t glow and shine and dazzle. What four? Stormclouds …

Mahikā, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

Fog …

Dhūmo rajo, bhikkhave, candimasūriyānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

Smoke …

Rāhu, bhikkhave, asurindo candimasūriyānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro candimasūriyānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā candimasūriyā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

An eclipse of Rāhu, lord of titans … These are four corruptions that obscure the sun and moon, so they don’t glow and shine and dazzle.

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, cattārome samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Katame cattāro? Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā suraṁ pivanti merayaṁ, surāmerayapānā appaṭiviratā. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

In the same way, these four things corrupt ascetics and brahmins, so they don’t glow and shine and dazzle. What four? There are some ascetics and brahmins who drink beer and wine, not refraining from drinking beer and wine. This is the first thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …

Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevanti, methunasmā dhammā appaṭiviratā. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who have sex, not refraining from sex. This is the second thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …

Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā jātarūparajataṁ sādiyanti, jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyo samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who accept gold and currency, not refraining from receiving gold and currency. This is the third thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins …

Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā micchājīvena jīvanti, micchājīvā appaṭiviratā. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, catuttho samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkileso, yena upakkilesena upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocanti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ upakkilesā, yehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhā eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā na tapanti na bhāsanti na virocantīti.

There are some ascetics and brahmins who make a living the wrong way, not refraining from wrong livelihood. This is the fourth thing that corrupts ascetics and brahmins … These are four things that corrupt ascetics and brahmins, so they don’t glow and shine and dazzle.

Rāgadosaparikkiṭṭhā, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā; Avijjānivutā posā, piyarūpābhinandino.

Some ascetics and brahmins are plagued by greed and hate; men shrouded by ignorance, enjoying things that seem pleasant.

Suraṁ pivanti merayaṁ, paṭisevanti methunaṁ; Rajataṁ jātarūpañca, sādiyanti aviddasū; Micchājīvena jīvanti, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā.

Drinking beer and wine, having sex, accepting currency and gold: they’re ignorant. Some ascetics and brahmins make a living the wrong way.

Ete upakkilesā vuttā, buddhenādiccabandhunā; Yehi upakkilesehi, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā; Na tapanti na bhāsanti, asuddhā sarajā magā.

These corruptions were spoken of by the Buddha, Kinsman of the Sun. When corrupted by these, some ascetics and brahmins don’t shine or glow. Impure, dirty creatures,

Andhakārena onaddhā, taṇhādāsā sanettikā; Vaḍḍhenti kaṭasiṁ ghoraṁ, ādiyanti punabbhavan”ti. Dasamaṁ. Rohitassavaggo pañcamo.

swathed in darkness, bondservants of craving, full of attachments, swell the horrors of the charnel ground, taking up future lives.”

Samādhipañhā dve kodhā, Rohitassāpare duve; Suvidūravisākhavipallāsā, Upakkilesena te dasāti. Paṭhamo paṇṇāsako samatto.