Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā sakkato hoti garukato mānito pūjito apacito, lābhī cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ. Bhikkhusaṅghopi sakkato hoti garukato mānito pūjito apacito, lābhī cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ. Aññatitthiyā pana paribbājakā asakkatā honti agarukatā amānitā apūjitā anapacitā, na lābhino cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ. Atha kho te aññatitthiyā paribbājakā bhagavato sakkāraṁ asahamānā bhikkhusaṅghassa ca, gāme ca araññe ca bhikkhū disvā asabbhāhi pharusāhi vācāhi akkosanti paribhāsanti rosenti vihesenti.
Thus have I heard—At one time, the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthi, in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. At that time, the Blessed One was honored, respected, revered, venerated, and received robes, alms food, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick. The bhikkhu |Saṅgha::The community of monks and nuns practicing in line with the Buddha’s teachings. In the broader sense, this is the community of disciples who have realized the noble path and fruition through the Buddha’s teachings [saṅgha]| was also honored, respected, revered, venerated, and received robes, alms food, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick. However, the wanderers of other sects were not honored, not respected, not revered, not venerated, and did not receive robes, alms food, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick. At that time, the wanderers of other sects, unable to tolerate the honor given to the Blessed One and the bhikkhu Saṅgha, when they saw the bhikkhus in the village or the forest, would insult, abuse, provoke and harass them with harsh words.
Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ: “etarahi, bhante, bhagavā sakkato garukato mānito pūjito apacito, lābhī cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ. Bhikkhusaṅghopi sakkato garukato mānito pūjito apacito, lābhī cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ. Aññatitthiyā pana paribbājakā asakkatā agarukatā amānitā apūjitā anapacitā, na lābhino cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ. Atha kho te, bhante, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā bhagavato sakkāraṁ asahamānā bhikkhusaṅghassa ca, gāme ca araññe ca bhikkhū disvā asabbhāhi pharusāhi vācāhi akkosanti paribhāsanti rosenti vihesantī”ti.
Then several bhikkhus approached the Blessed One. Having drawn near, they paid homage to the Blessed One, sat down to one side, and said: “At present, venerable sir, the Blessed One is honored, respected, revered, venerated, and receives robes, alms food, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick. The bhikkhu Saṅgha is also honored, respected, revered, venerated, and receives robes, alms food, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick. However, the wanderers of other sects are not honored, not respected, not revered, not venerated, and do not receive robes, alms food, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick. These wanderers of other sects, unable to tolerate the honor given to the Blessed One and the bhikkhu Saṅgha, when they see the bhikkhus in the village or the forest, insult, abuse, provoke and harass them with harsh words.”
Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:
Then, understanding the significance of this, the Blessed One at that time expressed this inspired utterance:
“Gāme araññe sukhadukkhaphuṭṭho,
Nevattato no parato dahetha;
Phusanti phassā upadhiṁ paṭicca,
Nirūpadhiṁ kena phuseyyu phassā”ti.
In the village and in the forest, touched by ease and discomfort,
one should not blame oneself nor others;
contacts harms one who is dependent on attachments,
but how can contacts harm one who is without attachments?