Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Dhammacariyaṁ brahmacariyaṁ,
A righteous life, a spiritual life,
Etadāhu vasuttamaṁ;
they call this the supreme treasure.
Pabbajitopi ce hoti,
But if someone goes forth
Agārā anagāriyaṁ.
from the lay life to homelessness
So ce mukharajātiko,
who is of scurrilous character,
vihesābhirato mago;
a beast and a bully,
Jīvitaṁ tassa pāpiyo,
their life gets worse,
rajaṁ vaḍḍheti attano.
as poison grows inside them.
Kalahābhirato bhikkhu,
A mendicant who loves to quarrel,
Mohadhammena āvuto;
wrapped in delusion,
Akkhātampi na jānāti,
doesn’t even know what’s been explained
Dhammaṁ buddhena desitaṁ.
in the Dhamma taught by the Buddha.
Vihesaṁ bhāvitattānaṁ,
Harassing those who are evolved,
avijjāya purakkhato;
governed by ignorance,
Saṅkilesaṁ na jānāti,
they don’t know that corruption
maggaṁ nirayagāminaṁ.
is the path that leads to hell.
Vinipātaṁ samāpanno,
Entering the underworld,
gabbhā gabbhaṁ tamā tamaṁ;
passing from womb to womb, from darkness to darkness,
Sa ve tādisako bhikkhu,
such a mendicant
pecca dukkhaṁ nigacchati.
falls into suffering after death.
Gūthakūpo yathā assa,
One such as that is
sampuṇṇo gaṇavassiko;
like a sewer
Yo ca evarūpo assa,
brimful with years of filth
dubbisodho hi sāṅgaṇo.
for it’s hard to clean one full of grime.
Yaṁ evarūpaṁ jānātha,
Mendicants, knowing that someone is like this,
bhikkhavo gehanissitaṁ;
attached to the domestic life,
Pāpicchaṁ pāpasaṅkappaṁ,
of corrupt wishes and wicked intent,
pāpaācāragocaraṁ.
of bad behavior and alms-resort,
Sabbe samaggā hutvāna,
then having gathered in harmony,
abhinibbajjiyātha naṁ;
you should expel them.
Kāraṇḍavaṁ niddhamatha,
Throw out the trash!
kasambuṁ apakassatha.
Get rid of the rubbish!
Tato palāpe vāhetha,
And sweep away the scraps—
Assamaṇe samaṇamānine;
they’re not ascetics, they just think they are.
Niddhamitvāna pāpicche,
When you’ve thrown out those of corrupt wishes,
Pāpaācāragocare.
of bad behavior and alms-resort,
Suddhā suddhehi saṁvāsaṁ,
dwell in communion, ever mindful,
Kappayavho patissatā;
the pure with the pure.
Tato samaggā nipakā,
Then in harmony, alert,
Dukkhassantaṁ karissathāti.
you’ll make an end of suffering.
Dhammacariyasuttaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
A righteous life, a spiritual life,
they call this the supreme treasure.
But if someone goes forth
from the lay life to homelessness
who is of scurrilous character,
a beast and a bully,
their life gets worse,
as poison grows inside them.
A mendicant who loves to quarrel,
wrapped in delusion,
doesn’t even know what’s been explained
in the Dhamma taught by the Buddha.
Harassing those who are evolved,
governed by ignorance,
they don’t know that corruption
is the path that leads to hell.
Entering the underworld,
passing from womb to womb, from darkness to darkness,
such a mendicant
falls into suffering after death.
One such as that is
like a sewer
brimful with years of filth
for it’s hard to clean one full of grime.
Mendicants, knowing that someone is like this,
attached to the domestic life,
of corrupt wishes and wicked intent,
of bad behavior and alms-resort,
then having gathered in harmony,
you should expel them.
Throw out the trash!
Get rid of the rubbish!
And sweep away the scraps—
they’re not ascetics, they just think they are.
When you’ve thrown out those of corrupt wishes,
of bad behavior and alms-resort,
dwell in communion, ever mindful,
the pure with the pure.
Then in harmony, alert,
you’ll make an end of suffering.
Dhammacariyaṁ brahmacariyaṁ,
Etadāhu vasuttamaṁ;
Pabbajitopi ce hoti,
Agārā anagāriyaṁ.
So ce mukharajātiko,
vihesābhirato mago;
Jīvitaṁ tassa pāpiyo,
rajaṁ vaḍḍheti attano.
Kalahābhirato bhikkhu,
Mohadhammena āvuto;
Akkhātampi na jānāti,
Dhammaṁ buddhena desitaṁ.
Vihesaṁ bhāvitattānaṁ,
avijjāya purakkhato;
Saṅkilesaṁ na jānāti,
maggaṁ nirayagāminaṁ.
Vinipātaṁ samāpanno,
gabbhā gabbhaṁ tamā tamaṁ;
Sa ve tādisako bhikkhu,
pecca dukkhaṁ nigacchati.
Gūthakūpo yathā assa,
sampuṇṇo gaṇavassiko;
Yo ca evarūpo assa,
dubbisodho hi sāṅgaṇo.
Yaṁ evarūpaṁ jānātha,
bhikkhavo gehanissitaṁ;
Pāpicchaṁ pāpasaṅkappaṁ,
pāpaācāragocaraṁ.
Sabbe samaggā hutvāna,
abhinibbajjiyātha naṁ;
Kāraṇḍavaṁ niddhamatha,
kasambuṁ apakassatha.
Tato palāpe vāhetha,
Assamaṇe samaṇamānine;
Niddhamitvāna pāpicche,
Pāpaācāragocare.
Suddhā suddhehi saṁvāsaṁ,
Kappayavho patissatā;
Tato samaggā nipakā,
Dukkhassantaṁ karissathāti.
Dhammacariyasuttaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.