- Numbered Discourses 8.15 Aį¹ guttara NikÄya 8.15
- 2. The Great Chapter 2. MahÄvagga
Stains Malasutta
āMendicants, there are these eight stains. āAį¹į¹himÄni, bhikkhave, malÄni. What eight? KatamÄni aį¹į¹ha? Not rehearsing is the stain of hymns. AsajjhÄyamalÄ, bhikkhave, mantÄ; Neglect is the stain of houses. anuį¹į¹hÄnamalÄ, bhikkhave, gharÄ; Laziness is the stain of beauty. malaį¹, bhikkhave, vaį¹į¹assa kosajjaį¹; Negligence is a guardās stain. pamÄdo, bhikkhave, rakkhato malaį¹; Misconduct is a womanās stain. malaį¹, bhikkhave, itthiyÄ duccaritaį¹; Stinginess is a giverās stain. maccheraį¹, bhikkhave, dadato malaį¹; Bad, unskillful qualities are a stain in this world and the next. malÄ, bhikkhave, pÄpakÄ akusalÄ dhammÄ asmiį¹ loke paramhi ca; Worse than any of these is ignorance, the worst stain of all. tato, bhikkhave, malÄ malataraį¹ avijjÄ paramaį¹ malaį¹. These are the eight stains. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, aį¹į¹ha malÄnÄ«ti.
Not rehearsing is the stain of hymns. AsajjhÄyamalÄ mantÄ, The stain of houses is neglect. anuį¹į¹hÄnamalÄ gharÄ; Laziness is the stain of beauty. Malaį¹ vaį¹į¹assa kosajjaį¹, A guardās stain is negligence. pamÄdo rakkhato malaį¹.
Misconduct is a womanās stain. MalitthiyÄ duccaritaį¹, A giverās stain is stinginess. maccheraį¹ dadato malaį¹; Bad qualities are a stain MalÄ ve pÄpakÄ dhammÄ, in this world and the next. asmiį¹ loke paramhi ca; But a worse stain than these Tato malÄ malataraį¹, is ignorance, the worst stain of all.ā avijjÄ paramaį¹ malanāti.
PaƱcamaį¹.
