{"id":"thag16.5","title":"Māluṅkyaputta (2nd)","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thag16.5","title":"Māluṅkyaputta (2nd)","units":[{"id":"thag16.5:0","sourceIds":["thag16.5:0.1","thag16.5:0.2","thag16.5:0.3","thag16.5:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theragāthā 16.5\nVīsatinipāta\nPaṭhamavagga\nMālukyaputtattheragāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Monks 16.5\nThe Book of the Twenties\nChapter One\nMāluṅkyaputta (2nd)"}},{"id":"thag16.5:1","sourceIds":["thag16.5:1.1","thag16.5:1.2","thag16.5:1.3","thag16.5:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Rūpaṁ disvā sati muṭṭhā,\nPiyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto;\nSārattacitto vedeti,\nTañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"When you see a sight, mindfulness is lost\nas you focus on a pleasant feature.\nExperiencing it with a mind full of desire,\nyou keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:2","sourceIds":["thag16.5:2.1","thag16.5:2.2","thag16.5:2.3","thag16.5:2.4","thag16.5:2.5","thag16.5:2.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā,\nanekā rūpasambhavā;\nAbhijjhā ca vihesā ca,\ncittamassūpahaññati;\nEvamācinato dukkhaṁ,\nārā nibbāna vuccati.","en":"Many feelings grow\narising from sights.\nThe mind is damaged\nby covetousness and cruelty.\nHeaping up suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be far from extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag16.5:3","sourceIds":["thag16.5:3.1","thag16.5:3.2","thag16.5:3.3","thag16.5:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saddaṁ sutvā sati muṭṭhā,\nPiyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto;\nSārattacitto vedeti,\nTañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"When you hear a sound, mindfulness is lost\nas you focus on a pleasant feature.\nExperiencing it with a mind full of desire,\nyou keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:4","sourceIds":["thag16.5:4.1","thag16.5:4.2","thag16.5:4.3","thag16.5:4.4","thag16.5:4.5","thag16.5:4.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā,\nanekā saddasambhavā;\nAbhijjhā ca vihesā ca,\ncittamassūpahaññati;\nEvamācinato dukkhaṁ,\nārā nibbāna vuccati.","en":"Many feelings grow\narising from sounds.\nThe mind is damaged\nby covetousness and cruelty.\nHeaping up suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be far from extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag16.5:5","sourceIds":["thag16.5:5.1","thag16.5:5.2","thag16.5:5.3","thag16.5:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Gandhaṁ ghatvā sati muṭṭhā,\nPiyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto;\nSārattacitto vedeti,\nTañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"When you smell an odor, mindfulness is lost\nas you focus on a pleasant feature.\nExperiencing it with a mind full of desire,\nyou keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:6","sourceIds":["thag16.5:6.1","thag16.5:6.2","thag16.5:6.3","thag16.5:6.4","thag16.5:6.5","thag16.5:6.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā,\nanekā gandhasambhavā;\nAbhijjhā ca vihesā ca,\ncittamassūpahaññati;\nEvamācinato dukkhaṁ,\nārā nibbāna vuccati.","en":"Many feelings grow\narising from smells.\nThe mind is damaged\nby covetousness and cruelty.\nHeaping up suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be far from extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag16.5:7","sourceIds":["thag16.5:7.1","thag16.5:7.2","thag16.5:7.3","thag16.5:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Rasaṁ bhotvā sati muṭṭhā,\nPiyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto;\nSārattacitto vedeti,\nTañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"When you enjoy a taste, mindfulness is lost\nas you focus on a pleasant feature.\nExperiencing it with a mind full of desire,\nyou keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:8","sourceIds":["thag16.5:8.1","thag16.5:8.2","thag16.5:8.3","thag16.5:8.4","thag16.5:8.5","thag16.5:8.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā,\nanekā rasasambhavā;\nAbhijjhā ca vihesā ca,\ncittamassūpahaññati;\nEvamācinato dukkhaṁ,\nārā nibbāna vuccati.","en":"Many feelings grow\narising from tastes.\nThe mind is damaged\nby covetousness and cruelty.\nHeaping up suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be far from extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag16.5:9","sourceIds":["thag16.5:9.1","thag16.5:9.2","thag16.5:9.3","thag16.5:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Phassaṁ phussa sati muṭṭhā,\nPiyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto;\nSārattacitto vedeti,\nTañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"When you sense a touch, mindfulness is lost\nas you focus on a pleasant feature.\nExperiencing it with a mind full of desire,\nyou keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:10","sourceIds":["thag16.5:10.1","thag16.5:10.2","thag16.5:10.3","thag16.5:10.4","thag16.5:10.5","thag16.5:10.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā,\nanekā phassasambhavā;\nAbhijjhā ca vihesā ca,\ncittamassūpahaññati;\nEvamācinato dukkhaṁ,\nārā nibbāna vuccati.","en":"Many feelings grow\narising from touches.\nThe mind is damaged\nby covetousness and cruelty.\nHeaping up suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be far from extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag16.5:11","sourceIds":["thag16.5:11.1","thag16.5:11.2","thag16.5:11.3","thag16.5:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dhammaṁ ñatvā sati muṭṭhā,\nPiyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto;\nSārattacitto vedeti,\nTañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"When you know an idea, mindfulness is lost\nas you focus on a pleasant feature.\nExperiencing it with a mind full of desire,\nyou keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:12","sourceIds":["thag16.5:12.1","thag16.5:12.2","thag16.5:12.3","thag16.5:12.4","thag16.5:12.5","thag16.5:12.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā,\nanekā dhammasambhavā;\nAbhijjhā ca vihesā ca,\ncittamassūpahaññati;\nEvamācinato dukkhaṁ,\nārā nibbāna vuccati.","en":"Many feelings grow\narising from ideas.\nThe mind is damaged\nby covetousness and cruelty.\nHeaping up suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be far from extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag16.5:13","sourceIds":["thag16.5:13.1","thag16.5:13.2","thag16.5:13.3","thag16.5:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na so rajjati rūpesu,\nrūpaṁ disvā patissato;\nVirattacitto vedeti,\ntañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"There’s no desire for sights\nwhen you see a sight with mindfulness.\nExperiencing it with a mind free of desire,\nyou don’t keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:14","sourceIds":["thag16.5:14.1","thag16.5:14.2","thag16.5:14.3","thag16.5:14.4","thag16.5:14.5","thag16.5:14.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yathāssa passato rūpaṁ,\nsevato cāpi vedanaṁ;\nKhīyati nopacīyati,\nevaṁ so caratī sato;\nEvaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ,\nsantike nibbāna vuccati.","en":"Even as you see a sight\nand undergo a feeling,\nyou wear away, you don’t heap up:\nthat’s how to live mindfully.\nEroding suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag16.5:15","sourceIds":["thag16.5:15.1","thag16.5:15.2","thag16.5:15.3","thag16.5:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na so rajjati saddesu,\nsaddaṁ sutvā patissato;\nVirattacitto vedeti,\ntañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"There’s no desire for sounds\nwhen you hear a sound with mindfulness.\nExperiencing it with a mind free of desire,\nyou don’t keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:16","sourceIds":["thag16.5:16.1","thag16.5:16.2","thag16.5:16.3","thag16.5:16.4","thag16.5:16.5","thag16.5:16.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yathāssa suṇato saddaṁ,\nsevato cāpi vedanaṁ;\nKhīyati nopacīyati,\nevaṁ so caratī sato;\nEvaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ,\nsantike nibbāna vuccati.","en":"Even as you hear a sound\nand undergo a feeling,\nyou wear away, you don’t heap up:\nthat’s how to live mindfully.\nEroding suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag16.5:17","sourceIds":["thag16.5:17.1","thag16.5:17.2","thag16.5:17.3","thag16.5:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na so rajjati gandhesu,\ngandhaṁ ghatvā patissato;\nVirattacitto vedeti,\ntañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"There’s no desire for odors\nwhen you smell an odor with mindfulness.\nExperiencing it with a mind free of desire,\nyou don’t keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:18","sourceIds":["thag16.5:18.1","thag16.5:18.2","thag16.5:18.3","thag16.5:18.4","thag16.5:18.5","thag16.5:18.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yathāssa ghāyato gandhaṁ,\nsevato cāpi vedanaṁ;\nKhīyati nopacīyati,\nevaṁ so caratī sato;\nEvaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ,\nsantike nibbāna vuccati.","en":"Even as you smell an odor\nand undergo a feeling,\nyou wear away, you don’t heap up:\nthat’s how to live mindfully.\nEroding suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag16.5:19","sourceIds":["thag16.5:19.1","thag16.5:19.2","thag16.5:19.3","thag16.5:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na so rajjati rasesu,\nrasaṁ bhotvā patissato;\nVirattacitto vedeti,\ntañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"There’s no desire for tastes\nwhen you enjoy a taste with mindfulness.\nExperiencing it with a mind free of desire,\nyou don’t keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:20","sourceIds":["thag16.5:20.1","thag16.5:20.2","thag16.5:20.3","thag16.5:20.4","thag16.5:20.5","thag16.5:20.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yathāssa sāyarato rasaṁ,\nsevato cāpi vedanaṁ;\nKhīyati nopacīyati,\nevaṁ so caratī sato;\nEvaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ,\nsantike nibbāna vuccati.","en":"Even as you savor a taste\nand undergo a feeling,\nyou wear away, you don’t heap up:\nthat’s how to live mindfully.\nEroding suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag16.5:21","sourceIds":["thag16.5:21.1","thag16.5:21.2","thag16.5:21.3","thag16.5:21.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na so rajjati phassesu,\nphassaṁ phussa patissato;\nVirattacitto vedeti,\ntañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"There’s no desire for touches\nwhen you sense a touch with mindfulness.\nExperiencing it with a mind free of desire,\nyou don’t keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:22","sourceIds":["thag16.5:22.1","thag16.5:22.2","thag16.5:22.3","thag16.5:22.4","thag16.5:22.5","thag16.5:22.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yathāssa phusato phassaṁ,\nsevato cāpi vedanaṁ;\nKhīyati nopacīyati,\nevaṁ so caratī sato;\nEvaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ,\nsantike nibbāna vuccati.","en":"Even as you sense a touch\nand get familiar with how it feels,\nyou wear away, you don’t heap up:\nthat’s how to live mindfully.\nEroding suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag16.5:23","sourceIds":["thag16.5:23.1","thag16.5:23.2","thag16.5:23.3","thag16.5:23.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na so rajjati dhammesu,\ndhammaṁ ñatvā patissato;\nVirattacitto vedeti,\ntañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati.","en":"There’s no desire for ideas\nwhen you know an idea with mindfulness.\nExperiencing it with a mind free of desire,\nyou don’t keep clinging to it."}},{"id":"thag16.5:24","sourceIds":["thag16.5:24.1","thag16.5:24.2","thag16.5:24.3","thag16.5:24.4","thag16.5:24.5","thag16.5:24.6","thag16.5:24.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yathāssa vijānato dhammaṁ,\nsevato cāpi vedanaṁ;\nKhīyati nopacīyati,\nevaṁ so caratī sato;\nEvaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ,\nsantike nibbāna vuccati”.\n… Mālukyaputto thero ….","en":"Even as you know an idea\nand get familiar with how it feels,\nyou wear away, you don’t heap up:\nthat’s how to live mindfully.\nEroding suffering like this,\nyou’re said to be in the presence of extinguishment."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thag16.5/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."}