AN 5 The Book of the Fives – Pañcakanipāta > AN 5.138 Eating Food

Numbered Discourses 5.138 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.138

14. Kings – 14. Rājavagga

AN 5.138 Eating Food – Bhattādakasutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, a royal bull elephant with five factors eats food, takes up space, drops dung, and takes a ticket, yet is still considered to be a royal bull elephant.

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato rañño nāgo bhattādako ca hoti okāsapharaṇo ca laṇḍasāraṇo ca salākaggāhī ca rañño nāgotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.

1.2

What five?

Katamehi pañcahi?

1.3

It’s when a royal bull elephant can’t endure sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches.

Idha, bhikkhave, rañño nāgo akkhamo hoti rūpānaṁ, akkhamo saddānaṁ, akkhamo gandhānaṁ, akkhamo rasānaṁ, akkhamo phoṭṭhabbānaṁ.

1.4

A royal bull elephant with these five factors eats food, takes up space, drops dung, and takes a ticket, yet is still considered to be a royal bull elephant.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgato rañño nāgo bhattādako ca okāsapharaṇo ca laṇḍasāraṇo ca salākaggāhī ca, rañño nāgotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.

2.1

In the same way, a bhikkhu with five qualities eats food, takes up space, tramples beds and chairs, and takes a ticket, yet is still considered to be a bhikkhu.

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhattādako ca hoti, okāsapharaṇo ca mañcapīṭhamaddano ca salākaggāhī ca, bhikkhutveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.

2.2

What five?

Katamehi pañcahi?

2.3

It’s when a bhikkhu can’t endure sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu akkhamo hoti rūpānaṁ, akkhamo saddānaṁ, akkhamo gandhānaṁ, akkhamo rasānaṁ, akkhamo phoṭṭhabbānaṁ.

2.4

A bhikkhu with these five qualities eats food, takes up space, tramples beds and chairs, and takes a ticket, yet is still considered to be a bhikkhu.”

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhattādako ca hoti okāsapharaṇo ca mañcapīṭhamaddano ca salākaggāhī ca, bhikkhutveva saṅkhaṁ gacchatī”ti.

2.5

Aṭṭhamaṁ.