Three things thrive when obscured, not when exposed. And three things that shine forth when exposed, not when obscured.
“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, paṭicchannāni āvahanti, no vivaṭāni. Katamāni tīṇi?
“Bhikkhus, there are these three things that thrive when obscured, not when |exposed::revealed, made clear, shared in the open [vivaṭa]|. What three?
Mātugāmo, bhikkhave, paṭicchanno āvahati, no vivaṭo; brāhmaṇānaṁ, bhikkhave, mantā paṭicchannā āvahanti, no vivaṭā; micchādiṭṭhi, bhikkhave, paṭicchannā āvahati, no vivaṭā. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi paṭicchannāni āvahanti, no vivaṭāni.
1.) A woman’s [prestige] thrives when modest, not when exposed; 2) The mantras of the brahmins thrive when guarded, not when exposed; 3) |wrong view::a distorted perception, an untrue view, a false belief [micchādiṭṭhi]| thrives when left unexamined, not when exposed. Bhikkhus, these are the three things that thrive when obscured, not when exposed.
Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, vivaṭāni virocanti, no paṭicchannāni. Katamāni tīṇi? Candamaṇḍalaṁ, bhikkhave, vivaṭaṁ virocati, no paṭicchannaṁ; sūriyamaṇḍalaṁ, bhikkhave, vivaṭaṁ virocati, no paṭicchannaṁ; tathāgatappavedito dhammavinayo, bhikkhave, vivaṭo virocati, no paṭicchanno. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi vivaṭāni virocanti, no paṭicchannānī”ti.
Bhikkhus, there are these three things that shine forth when exposed, not when obscured. What three? 1) The moon shines forth when exposed, not when obscured; 2) The sun shines forth when exposed, not when obscured; 3) The |Dhamma::teachings of the Buddha that point to the nature of reality, the ultimate truth [dhamma]| and |Vinaya::code of monastic discipline rules, training [vinaya]| proclaimed by the |Tathāgata::one who has arrived at the truth, an epithet of a perfectly Awakened One [tathāgata]| shine forth when exposed, not when obscured. These, bhikkhus, are the three things that shine forth when exposed, not when obscured.”
“Bhikkhus, there are these three things that thrive when obscured, not when |exposed::revealed, made clear, shared in the open [vivaṭa]|. What three?
1.) A woman’s [prestige] thrives when modest, not when exposed; 2) The mantras of the brahmins thrive when guarded, not when exposed; 3) |wrong view::a distorted perception, an untrue view, a false belief [micchādiṭṭhi]| thrives when left unexamined, not when exposed. Bhikkhus, these are the three things that thrive when obscured, not when exposed.
Bhikkhus, there are these three things that shine forth when exposed, not when obscured. What three? 1) The moon shines forth when exposed, not when obscured; 2) The sun shines forth when exposed, not when obscured; 3) The |Dhamma::teachings of the Buddha that point to the nature of reality, the ultimate truth [dhamma]| and |Vinaya::code of monastic discipline rules, training [vinaya]| proclaimed by the |Tathāgata::one who has arrived at the truth, an epithet of a perfectly Awakened One [tathāgata]| shine forth when exposed, not when obscured. These, bhikkhus, are the three things that shine forth when exposed, not when obscured.”
“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, paṭicchannāni āvahanti, no vivaṭāni. Katamāni tīṇi?
Mātugāmo, bhikkhave, paṭicchanno āvahati, no vivaṭo; brāhmaṇānaṁ, bhikkhave, mantā paṭicchannā āvahanti, no vivaṭā; micchādiṭṭhi, bhikkhave, paṭicchannā āvahati, no vivaṭā. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi paṭicchannāni āvahanti, no vivaṭāni.
Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, vivaṭāni virocanti, no paṭicchannāni. Katamāni tīṇi? Candamaṇḍalaṁ, bhikkhave, vivaṭaṁ virocati, no paṭicchannaṁ; sūriyamaṇḍalaṁ, bhikkhave, vivaṭaṁ virocati, no paṭicchannaṁ; tathāgatappavedito dhammavinayo, bhikkhave, vivaṭo virocati, no paṭicchanno. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi vivaṭāni virocanti, no paṭicchannānī”ti.