Pali - Every few days - [B237]
Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 12 Readings
Ex. 3 (Part 2 of 4)
«AtthAananda, kiñci gandhajaata.m yassa anuvaatampi
gandho gacchati, pa.tivaatampi gandho gacchati,
anuvaatapa.tivaatampi gandho gacchatii»ti.
There is, Ananda, a type of scent, in which a scent
goes in the direction of the wind, goes against it,
and goes both with and against the wind.
«Katamañca pana, bhante, gandhajaata.m yassa
anuvaatampi gandho gacchati, pa.tivaatampi gandho
gacchati, anuvaatapa.tivaatampi gandho gacchatii»ti?
Then what, venerable sir, is the type of scent, in
which a scent goes in the direction of the wind, goes
against it, and goes both with and against the wind?
«IdhAananda, yasmi.m gaame vaa nigame vaa itthii vaa
puriso vaa buddha.m sara.na.m gato hoti, dhamma.m
sara.na.m gato hoti, sa.mgha.m sara.na.m gato hoti,
paa.naatipaataa pa.tivirato hoti, adinnaadaanaa
pa.tivirato hoti, kaamesu micchaacaaraa pa.tivirato
hoti, musaavaadaa pa.tivirato hoti,
suraamerayamajjapamaada.t.thaanaa pa.tivirato hoti,
siilavaa hoti kalyaa.nadhammo, vigatamalamaccherena
cetasaa agaara.m ajjhaavasati
Here, Ananda, in that village or town, where a woman
or man has gone to the Buddha for refuge, has gone to
the Dhamma for refuge, has gone to the Sangha for
refuge, is restrained from killing living beings, from
taking what is not given, from sexual misconduct, from
false speech, and from liquor and intoxicants that
cloud the mind, is virtuous, and of a good nature, and
inhabits a house with a mind free from the impurity of
avarice