- So It Was Said 101Itivuttaka 101
- The Book of the FoursCatukkanipāta
- The Chapter on the Brahmin’s Offering of the TeachingBrāhmaṇadhammayāgavagga
Easy to FindSulabhasutta
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
“Mendicants, these four trifles are easy to find and are blameless.“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, appāni ceva sulabhāni ca, tāni ca anavajjāni. What four?Katamāni cattāri? Rag-robes …Paṁsukūlaṁ, bhikkhave, cīvarānaṁ appañca sulabhañca, tañca anavajjaṁ. A lump of almsfood …Piṇḍiyālopo, bhikkhave, bhojanānaṁ appañca sulabhañca, tañca anavajjaṁ. Lodgings at the root of a tree …Rukkhamūlaṁ, bhikkhave, senāsanānaṁ appañca sulabhañca, tañca anavajjaṁ. Rancid urine as medicine …Pūtimuttaṁ, bhikkhave, bhesajjānaṁ appañca sulabhañca tañca anavajjaṁ. These four trifles are easy to find and are blameless.Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri appāni ceva sulabhāni ca, tāni ca anavajjāni. When a mendicant is content with trifles that are easy to find, they have one of the factors of the ascetic life, I say.”Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appena ca tuṭṭho hoti sulabhena ca anavajjena ca, idamassāhaṁ aññataraṁ sāmaññaṅganti vadāmī”ti.
The Buddha spoke this matter.Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. On this it is said:Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“When one is content with what’s blameless,“Anavajjena tuṭṭhassa, trifling, and easy to find,appena sulabhena ca; they don’t get distressedNa senāsanamārabbha, about lodgings, robes,cīvaraṁ pānabhojanaṁ; food, and drink,Vighāto hoti cittassa, and they’re not obstructed anywhere.disā nappaṭihaññati.
These qualities are said to beYe cassa dhammā akkhātā, integral to the ascetic life.sāmaññassānulomikā; They’re mastered by a mendicant,Adhiggahitā tuṭṭhassa, content and diligent.”appamattassa bhikkhuno”ti.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.