Uraga Sutta | Sn I-1

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Khuddaka Nikāya

Suttanipāta

I. Uraga vagga

1. Uraga Sutta

Discourse On The Snake

1. Just as the spread of the snake's venom in the body is halted and healed by the medicine, so also the Bhikkhu halts and heals his mind of any anger that might arise In as much as the snake sheds its rotten skin, the Bhikkhu forsakes the hither bank of the Saṁsāric ocean.

2. Just as children fall upon and destroy the lotus in the pond, so also the Bhikkhu destroys all passions in his mind. In as much as the snake sheds it rotten skin the Bhikkhu forsakes the hither bank of the Saṁsāric Ocean.

3. The Bhikkhu has completely smothered and destroyed craving that causes rebirth and that is fleeting beyond fancy. In as much as the snake sheds its rotten skin, the Bhikkhu forsakes the hither bank of the Saṁsāric Ocean.

4. Just as a torrential flood carries away the flimsy bridge of reeds in its way, so also the Bhikkhu completely rids himself of conceit.

In as much as ..(sic)

5. Just as no flower can be found on a fig tree, so also the wise Bhikkhu with penetrative insight finds no essence in all forms of life.

In as much as...(sic)

6. Free from anger, the Bhikkhu has overcome both the wrong views of the Eternalist and the Annihilist; having gained the right understanding along the Path he does not waver between such extremist views that the world is complete or is deplete; that the world is eternal, or is doomed; that the world benevolent, or is wicked.

In as much… (Sic).

7. Having crushed evil thoughts such as sensuous ones through the lower three stages of Insight Knowledge, and having completely purified himself, the Bhikkhu has attained Arahatship.

In as much as... (sic)

8. The Bhikkhu is not obsessed with future existences, nor does he look back to his past existences. He steers clear of the Eternalist views and the Annihilist view.

Avoiding the two extremes, he follows the Middle Way.

He has overcome craving, conceit and delusion, the 3 main evils that perpetuate the cycle of rebirth.

In as much as... (sic)

9. The Bhikkhu is not obsessed with future existences, nor does he look back to his past existences. He steers clear of extremes and follows the middle way.

He realizes that all conditioned things are not ultimate truth, that they are devoid of essence, not permanent or pleasant as the foolish worldling thinks.

In as much as...(sic)

10.The Bhikkhu is not obsessed with future existences, nor does he look back to his past existences. He steers clear of extremes and follows the middle way.

Having realized that all conditioned things are devoid of real essence, not permanent or pleasant as the foolish worldling thinks, he is free from greed.

In as much as... (sic)

11. The Bhikkhu is not obsessed with future existences, nor does he look back to his past existences. He steers clear of extremes and follows the middle way.

Having realized that all conditioned things are devoid of any real essence, not permanent or pleasant as the foolish worldling thinks, he is free from passions.

In as much as...(sic)

12. The Bhikkhu is not obsessed with future existences, nor does he look back to his past existences. He steers clear of extremes and follows the middle way.

Having realized that all conditioned things are devoid of any real essence, not permanent or pleasant as the foolish worldling thinks, he is free from ill will.

In as much as...(sic)

13. The Bhikkhu is not obsessed with future existences, nor does he look back to his past existences. He steers clear of extremes and follows the middle way.

Having realized that all conditioned things are devoid of any real essence, not permanent or pleasant as the foolish worldling thinks, he is free from delusion.

In as much as... (sic)

14. Not visited by any incarnation to any defilement, the Bhikkhu has rooted out all causes of unwholesome actions or demerits.

In as much as...(sic)

… he is no more afflicted by the baneful darts of defilements such as passions.

In as much as… (Sic)

15. The Bhikkhu has freed himself from defilements that cause renewed becoming with all the train of woes that rebirth entails.

In as much… (Sic)

16. And freed is he from craving the defilement that binds one ever so fast to existence after existence.

In as much...(Sic)

17. Having cast away the 5 hindrances, he is free from suffering, he overcomes any doubt in the Truth, he is no more afflicted by the baneful darts of defilements such as passions.

In as much… (sic)

End of the first Uraga Sutta