Saturday 27 March 2021

Verse 8. Sutra 4 - Makara Brahman

Possessor of nothing he acts as a [true] Brahman,

Hearing the dharma he continually acts skilfully,

Not lustful from passions he remains undefiled by lustfulness,

Nothing more of him here [needs] purifying. 

所當有悉裂去,
Suǒ dāng yǒu xī liè qù,  
所道說無愛著,
suǒ dào shuō wú àizhe,
已不著亦可離,
yǐ bùzháo yì kě lí,  
從行拔悉捨去。
cóng xíng bá xī shě qù.

Parallel: The Pali Sutta Nipata, Atthakavagga - Chap. 4, Verse 795