Buddham Dhammam

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“Mendicants, I will teach you about living with bad people and living with good people. “Asantasannivāsañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi santasannivāsañca. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.” Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

“Yes, sir,” they replied. “Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. The Buddha said this: Bhagavā etadavoca:

“What is it like living with bad people? How do bad people live together? “Kathañca, bhikkhave, asantasannivāso hoti, kathañca asanto sannivasanti?

It’s when a senior mendicant thinks: Idha, bhikkhave, therassa bhikkhuno evaṁ hoti: ‘No mendicant, whether senior, middle, or junior, should admonish me; ‘theropi maṁ na vadeyya, majjhimopi maṁ na vadeyya, navopi maṁ na vadeyya; and I shouldn’t admonish any mendicant, whether senior, middle, or junior. therampāhaṁ na vadeyyaṁ, majjhimampāhaṁ na vadeyyaṁ, navampāhaṁ na vadeyyaṁ. If a mendicant—whether senior, middle, or junior—were to admonish me, they wouldn’t be sympathetic, and I’d bother them by saying “No!” And anyway I wouldn’t deal with it even if I saw what I did wrong.’ Thero cepi maṁ vadeyya ahitānukampī maṁ vadeyya no hitānukampī, noti naṁ vadeyyaṁ viheṭheyyaṁ passampissa nappaṭikareyyaṁ.

Majjhimo cepi maṁ vadeyya …pe… navo cepi maṁ vadeyya, ahitānukampī maṁ vadeyya no hitānukampī, noti naṁ vadeyyaṁ viheṭheyyaṁ passampissa nappaṭikareyyaṁ’. And a middle or a junior mendicant also thinks: Majjhimassapi bhikkhuno evaṁ hoti …pe… navassapi bhikkhuno evaṁ hoti: ‘No mendicant, whether senior, middle, or junior, should admonish me; ‘theropi maṁ na vadeyya, majjhimopi maṁ na vadeyya, navopi maṁ na vadeyya; and I shouldn’t admonish any mendicant, whether senior, middle, or junior. therampāhaṁ na vadeyyaṁ, majjhimampāhaṁ na vadeyyaṁ, navampāhaṁ na vadeyyaṁ. If a mendicant—whether senior, middle, or junior—were to admonish me, they wouldn’t be sympathetic, and I’d bother them by saying “No!” And anyway I wouldn’t deal with it even if I saw what I did wrong.’ Thero cepi maṁ vadeyya ahitānukampī maṁ vadeyya no hitānukampī noti naṁ vadeyyaṁ viheṭheyyaṁ passampissa nappaṭikareyyaṁ. Majjhimo cepi maṁ vadeyya … navo cepi maṁ vadeyya ahitānukampī maṁ vadeyya no hitānukampī, noti naṁ vadeyyaṁ viheṭheyyaṁ passampissa nappaṭikareyyaṁ’.

That’s what it’s like living with bad people; that’s how bad people live together. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, asantasannivāso hoti, evañca asanto sannivasanti.

What is it like living with good people? How do good people live together? Kathañca, bhikkhave, santasannivāso hoti, kathañca santo sannivasanti? It’s when a senior mendicant thinks: Idha, bhikkhave, therassa bhikkhuno evaṁ hoti:

‘Any mendicant, whether senior, middle, or junior, should admonish me; ‘theropi maṁ vadeyya, majjhimopi maṁ vadeyya, navopi maṁ vadeyya; and I should admonish any mendicant, whether senior, middle, or junior. therampāhaṁ vadeyyaṁ, majjhimampāhaṁ vadeyyaṁ, navampāhaṁ vadeyyaṁ. If a mendicant—whether senior, middle, or junior—were to admonish me, they’d be sympathetic, so I wouldn’t bother them, but say “Thank you!” And I’d deal with it when I saw what I did wrong.’ Thero cepi maṁ vadeyya hitānukampī maṁ vadeyya no ahitānukampī, sādhūti naṁ vadeyyaṁ na naṁ viheṭheyyaṁ passampissa paṭikareyyaṁ. Majjhimo cepi maṁ vadeyya …pe… navo cepi maṁ vadeyya hitānukampī maṁ vadeyya no ahitānukampī, sādhūti naṁ vadeyyaṁ na naṁ viheṭheyyaṁ passampissa paṭikareyyaṁ’.

And a middle or a junior mendicant also thinks: Majjhimassapi bhikkhuno evaṁ hoti …pe… navassapi bhikkhuno evaṁ hoti: ‘Any mendicant, whether senior, middle, or junior, may admonish me; ‘theropi maṁ vadeyya, majjhimopi maṁ vadeyya, navopi maṁ vadeyya; and I’ll admonish any mendicant, whether senior, middle, or junior. therampāhaṁ vadeyyaṁ, majjhimampāhaṁ vadeyyaṁ, navampāhaṁ vadeyyaṁ. If a mendicant—whether senior, middle, or junior—were to admonish me, they’d be sympathetic, so I wouldn’t bother them, but say “Thank you!” And I’d deal with it when I saw what I did wrong.’ Thero cepi maṁ vadeyya hitānukampī maṁ vadeyya no ahitānukampī, sādhūti naṁ vadeyyaṁ na naṁ viheṭheyyaṁ passampissa paṭikareyyaṁ. Majjhimo cepi maṁ vadeyya …pe… navo cepi maṁ vadeyya hitānukampī maṁ vadeyya no ahitānukampī, sādhūti naṁ vadeyyaṁ na naṁ viheṭheyyaṁ passampissa paṭikareyyaṁ’.

That’s what it’s like living with good people; that’s how good people live together.” Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, santasannivāso hoti, evañca santo sannivasantī”ti.