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10. The Sixes – 10. Saḷavagga
SN 35.96 Liable to Decline – Parihānadhammasutta
“Bhikkhū, I will teach you who is liable to decline, who is not liable to decline, and the six fields of mastery.
“Parihānadhammañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi aparihānadhammañca cha ca abhibhāyatanāni.
Listen …
Taṁ suṇātha.
And how is someone liable to decline?
Kathañca, bhikkhave, parihānadhammo hoti?
When a bhikkhu sees a sight with the eye, bad, unskillful phenomena arise: memories and thoughts prone to fetters.
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā.
Suppose that bhikkhu tolerates them and doesn’t give them up, get rid of them, eliminate them, and obliterate them. They should understand:
Tañce bhikkhu adhivāseti nappajahati na vinodeti na byantīkaroti na anabhāvaṁ gameti, veditabbametaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā:
‘My skillful qualities are declining.
‘parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
For this is what the Buddha calls decline.’
Parihānañhetaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatāti …pe….
Furthermore, when a bhikkhu hears a sound … smells an odor … tastes a flavor … feels a touch …
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno jivhāya rasaṁ sāyitvā uppajjanti …pe…
knows a thought with the mind, bad, unskillful phenomena arise: memories and thoughts prone to fetters.
puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno manasā dhammaṁ viññāya uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā.
If that bhikkhu tolerates them and doesn’t give them up, get rid of them, eliminate them, and obliterate them, they should understand:
Tañce bhikkhu adhivāseti nappajahati na vinodeti na byantīkaroti na anabhāvaṁ gameti, veditabbametaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā:
‘My skillful qualities are declining.
‘parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
For this is what the Buddha calls decline.’
Parihānañhetaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatāti.
That’s how someone is liable to decline.
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, parihānadhammo hoti.
And how is someone not liable to decline?
Kathañca, bhikkhave, aparihānadhammo hoti?
When a bhikkhu sees a sight with the eye, bad, unskillful phenomena arise: memories and thoughts prone to fetters.
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā.
Suppose that bhikkhu doesn’t tolerate them but gives them up, gets rid of them, eliminates them, and obliterates them. They should understand:
Tañce bhikkhu nādhivāseti pajahati vinodeti byantīkaroti anabhāvaṁ gameti, veditabbametaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā:
‘My skillful qualities are not declining.
‘na parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
For this is what the Buddha calls non-decline.’
Aparihānañhetaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatāti …pe….
Furthermore, when a bhikkhu hears a sound … smells an odor … tastes a flavor … feels a touch …
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno jivhāya rasaṁ sāyitvā uppajjanti …pe…
knows a thought with the mind, bad, unskillful phenomena arise: memories and thoughts prone to fetters.
puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno manasā dhammaṁ viññāya uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā.
Suppose that bhikkhu doesn’t tolerate them but gives them up, gets rid of them, eliminates them, and obliterates them. They should understand:
Tañce bhikkhu nādhivāseti pajahati vinodeti byantīkaroti anabhāvaṁ gameti, veditabbametaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā:
‘My skillful qualities are not declining.
‘na parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
For this is what the Buddha calls non-decline.’
Aparihānañhetaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatāti.
That’s how someone is not liable to decline.
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, aparihānadhammo hoti.
And what are the six fields of mastery?
Katamāni ca, bhikkhave, cha abhibhāyatanāni?
When a bhikkhu sees a sight with the eye, bad, unskillful phenomena don’t arise: memories and thoughts prone to fetters.
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā nuppajjanti pāpakā akusalā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā.
They should understand:
Veditabbametaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā:
‘This sense field has been mastered.
‘abhibhūtametaṁ āyatanaṁ’.
For this is what the Buddha calls a field of mastery.’ …
Abhibhāyatanañhetaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatāti …pe…
Furthermore, when a bhikkhu knows a thought with the mind, bad, unskillful phenomena don’t arise: memories and thoughts prone to fetters.
puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno manasā dhammaṁ viññāya nuppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā.
They should understand:
Veditabbametaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā:
‘This sense field has been mastered.
‘abhibhūtametaṁ āyatanaṁ’.
For this is what the Buddha calls a field of mastery.’
Abhibhāyatanañhetaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatāti.
These are the six fields of mastery.”
Imāni vuccanti, bhikkhave, cha abhibhāyatanānī”ti.