DeclineParihānasutta

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

“These three things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.“Tayome, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti. What three?Katame tayo? It’s when a mendicant relishes work,Idha, bhikkhave, sekho bhikkhu kammārāmo hoti, kammarato, kammārāmatamanuyutto; talk,bhassārāmo hoti, bhassarato, bhassārāmatamanuyutto; and sleep.niddārāmo hoti, niddārato, niddārāmatamanuyutto. These three things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

These three things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.Tayome, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. What three?Katame tayo? It’s when a mendicant doesn’t relish work,Idha, bhikkhave, sekho bhikkhu na kammārāmo hoti, na kammarato, na kammārāmatamanuyutto; talk,na bhassārāmo hoti, na bhassarato, na bhassārāmatamanuyutto; and sleep.na niddārāmo hoti, na niddārato, na niddārāmatamanuyutto. These three things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī”ti.

The Buddha spoke this matter.Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. On this it is said:Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Restless, they relish“Kammārāmo bhassārāmo, work, talk, and sleep.Niddārāmo ca uddhato; Such a mendicant is incapableAbhabbo tādiso bhikkhu, of experiencing the highest awakening.Phuṭṭhuṁ sambodhimuttamaṁ.

That’s why one ought have few duties,Tasmā hi appakiccassa, being wakeful not restless.Appamiddho anuddhato; Such a mendicant is capableBhabbo so tādiso bhikkhu, of experiencing the highest awakening.”Phuṭṭhuṁ sambodhimuttaman”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.