Pali - Every few days - [B125]
Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 7 � Readings
Ex. 1 (Part 5 of 5)
�Ta.m ki.m ma~n~natha, Kaalaamaa, ime dhammaa kusalaa
vaa akusalaa vaa�ti?
�What do you think, Kalamas, are these qualities
wholesome or unwholesome?�
�Akusalaa, bhante�.
�Unwholesome, venerable sir�.
�Saavajjaa vaa anavajjaa vaa�ti?
�Commendable or reprehensible?�
�Saavajjaa, bhante�.
�Reprehensible, venerable sir�.
�Vi~n~nugarahitaa vaa vi~n~nuppasatthaa vaa�ti?
�Praised or despised by the wise?�
�Vi~n~nugarahitaa, bhante�.
�Despised by the wise, venerable sir�.
�Samattaa samaadinnaa ahitaaya dukkhaaya sa.mvattanti,
no vaa? Katha.m vaa ettha hotii�ti?
�Undertaken and observed they lead to harm and
suffering, don�t they? How does it seem to you?�
�Samattaa, bhante, samaadinnaa ahitaaya dukkhaaya
sa.mvattantii ti. Eva.m no ettha hotii�ti.
�Undertaken and observed, venerable sir, they lead to
harm and suffering. That is how it is for us�.
(Anguttara Nikaya III.65 Kalama Sutta
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/anguttara/an03-065.html)
Metta,
John