{"id":"an3.132","title":"Etchings","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an3.132","title":"Etchings","units":[{"id":"an3.132:0","sourceIds":["an3.132:0.1","an3.132:0.2","an3.132:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.132\n13. Kusināravagga\nLekhasutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 3.132\n13. Kusinārā\nEtchings"}},{"id":"an3.132:1","sourceIds":["an3.132:1.1","an3.132:1.2","an3.132:1.3","an3.132:1.4","an3.132:1.5","an3.132:1.6","an3.132:1.7","an3.132:1.8","an3.132:1.9","an3.132:1.10"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Tayome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.\nKatame tayo?\nPāsāṇalekhūpamo puggalo, pathavilekhūpamo puggalo, udakalekhūpamo puggalo.\nKatamo ca, bhikkhave, pāsāṇalekhūpamo puggalo?\nIdha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo abhiṇhaṁ kujjhati.\nSo ca khvassa kodho dīgharattaṁ anuseti.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, pāsāṇe lekhā na khippaṁ lujjati vātena vā udakena vā, ciraṭṭhitikā hoti;\nevamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, idhekacco puggalo abhiṇhaṁ kujjhati.\nSo ca khvassa kodho dīgharattaṁ anuseti.\nAyaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, pāsāṇalekhūpamo puggalo.","en":"“Mendicants, these three individuals are found in the world.\nWhat three?\nAn individual like a line drawn in stone, an individual like a line drawn in sand, and an individual like a line drawn in water.\nAnd who is the individual like a line drawn in stone?\nIt’s an individual who is often angry,\nand their anger lingers for a long time.\nIt’s like a line drawn in stone, which isn’t quickly worn away by wind and water, but lasts for a long time.\nIn the same way, an individual is often angry,\nand their anger lingers for a long time.\nThis is called an individual like a line drawn in stone."}},{"id":"an3.132:2","sourceIds":["an3.132:2.1","an3.132:2.2","an3.132:2.3","an3.132:2.4","an3.132:2.5","an3.132:2.6","an3.132:2.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamo ca, bhikkhave, pathavilekhūpamo puggalo?\nIdha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo abhiṇhaṁ kujjhati.\nSo ca khvassa kodho na dīgharattaṁ anuseti.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, pathaviyā lekhā khippaṁ lujjati vātena vā udakena vā, na ciraṭṭhitikā hoti;\nevamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, idhekacco puggalo abhiṇhaṁ kujjhati.\nSo ca khvassa kodho na dīgharattaṁ anuseti.\nAyaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, pathavilekhūpamo puggalo.","en":"And who is the individual like a line drawn in sand?\nIt’s an individual who is often angry,\nbut their anger doesn’t linger long.\nIt’s like a line drawn in sand, which is quickly worn away by wind and water, and doesn’t last long.\nIn the same way, an individual is often angry,\nbut their anger doesn’t linger long.\nThis is called an individual like a line drawn in sand."}},{"id":"an3.132:3","sourceIds":["an3.132:3.1","an3.132:3.2","an3.132:3.3","an3.132:3.4","an3.132:3.5","an3.132:3.6","an3.132:3.7","an3.132:3.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamo ca, bhikkhave, udakalekhūpamo puggalo?\nIdha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo āgāḷhenapi vuccamāno pharusenapi vuccamāno amanāpenapi vuccamāno sandhiyatimeva saṁsandatimeva sammodatimeva.\nSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, udake lekhā khippaṁyeva paṭivigacchati, na ciraṭṭhitikā hoti;\nevamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, idhekacco puggalo āgāḷhenapi vuccamāno pharusenapi vuccamāno amanāpenapi vuccamāno sandhiyatimeva saṁsandatimeva sammodatimeva.\nAyaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, udakalekhūpamo puggalo.\nIme kho, bhikkhave, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.\nDasamaṁ.\nKusināravaggo tatiyo.","en":"And who is the individual like a line drawn in water?\nIt’s an individual who, though spoken to by someone in a rough, harsh, and disagreeable manner, still stays in touch, interacts with, and greets them.\nIt’s like a line drawn in water, which vanishes right away, and doesn’t last long.\nIn the same way, an individual, though spoken to by someone in a rough, harsh, and disagreeable manner, still stays in touch, interacts with, and greets them.\nThis is called an individual like a line drawn in water.\nThese are the three individuals found in the world.”"}},{"id":"an3.132:4","sourceIds":["an3.132:4.0","an3.132:4.1","an3.132:4.2","an3.132:4.3","an3.132:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassuddānaṁ\nKusinārabhaṇḍanā ceva,\nGotamabharaṇḍuhatthako;\nKaṭuviyaṁ dve anuruddhā,\nPaṭicchannaṁ lekhena te dasāti."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an3.132/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}