“Pañcime, bhikkhave, sosānikā. Katame pañca? Mandattā momūhattā sosāniko hoti …pe… idamatthitaṁyeva nissāya sosāniko hoti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca sosānikā”ti.
Catutthaṁ.
The Buddha teaches on charnel ground dwellers, presenting a fivefold teaching for disciples on the path.
AN 5.184 Charnel Ground Dwellers
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, sosānikā.
“Mendicants, these five dwell in a charnel ground.
Katame pañca?
What five?
Mandattā momūhattā sosāniko hoti …pe… idamatthitaṁyeva nissāya sosāniko hoti.
One may dwell in a charnel ground because of stupidity … corrupt wishes … madness … because it is praised by the Buddhas … or for the sake of having few wishes …
Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca sosānikā”ti.
These are the five who dwell in a charnel ground.”
Catutthaṁ.
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