SN 35.151

Antevāsikasutta

“Anantevāsikamidaṁ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ vussati anācariyakaṁ. Santevāsiko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sācariyako dukkhaṁ na phāsu viharati. Anantevāsiko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anācariyako sukhaṁ phāsu viharati. Kathañca, bhikkhu, santevāsiko sācariyako dukkhaṁ na phāsu viharati? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa anto vasanti, antassa vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā santevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ samudācaranti, samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā sācariyakoti vuccati …pe….

A Resident Pupil

“Mendicants, this spiritual life is lived without a resident pupil and without a teaching master. A mendicant who lives with a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in suffering and discomfort. A mendicant who lives without a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in happiness and comfort. And how does a mendicant who lives with a resident pupil and a teaching master live in suffering and discomfort? When a mendicant sees a sight with their eyes, bad, unskillful phenomena arise: memories and thoughts that tighten the fetters. Those qualities reside within. Since they have bad unskillful qualities residing within, they’re said to have a resident pupil. Those qualities master them. Since they’re mastered by bad unskillful qualities, they’re said to have a teaching master.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno jivhāya rasaṁ sāyitvā uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa anto vasanti, antassa vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā santevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ samudācaranti, samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā sācariyakoti vuccati …pe….

Furthermore, when a mendicant hears … smells … tastes … touches …

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno manasā dhammaṁ viññāya uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa anto vasanti, antassa vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā santevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ samudācaranti, samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā sācariyakoti vuccati. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu santevāsiko sācariyako dukkhaṁ, na phāsu viharati.

knows an idea with their mind, bad, unskillful phenomena arise: memories and thoughts that tighten the fetters. Those qualities reside within. Since they have bad unskillful qualities residing within, they’re said to have a resident pupil. Those qualities master them. Since they’re mastered by bad unskillful qualities, they’re said to have a teaching master. That’s how a mendicant who lives with a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in suffering and discomfort.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anantevāsiko anācariyako sukhaṁ phāsu viharati? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā na uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa na anto vasanti, nāssa anto vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anantevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ na samudācaranti, na samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anācariyakoti vuccati …pe….

And how does a mendicant who lives without a resident pupil and a teaching master live in happiness and comfort? When a mendicant sees a sight with their eyes, bad, unskillful phenomena don’t arise: memories and thoughts that tighten the fetters. Those qualities don’t reside within. Since they don’t have bad unskillful qualities residing within, they’re said to not have a resident pupil. Those qualities don’t master them. Since they’re not mastered by bad unskillful qualities, they’re said to not have a teaching master.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno jivhāya rasaṁ sāyitvā na uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa na anto vasanti, nāssa anto vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anantevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ na samudācaranti, na samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anācariyakoti vuccati …pe….

Furthermore, when a mendicant hears … smells … tastes … touches …

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno manasā dhammaṁ viññāya na uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa na anto vasanti, nāssa anto vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anantevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ na samudācaranti, na samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anācariyakoti vuccati. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anantevāsiko anācariyako sukhaṁ phāsu viharati. Anantevāsikamidaṁ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ vussati. Anācariyakaṁ santevāsiko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sācariyako dukkhaṁ, na phāsu viharati. Anantevāsiko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anācariyako sukhaṁ phāsu viharatī”ti.

knows an idea with their mind, bad, unskillful phenomena don’t arise: memories and thoughts that tighten the fetters. Those qualities don’t reside within. Since they don’t have bad unskillful qualities residing within, they’re said to not have a resident pupil. Those qualities don’t master them. Since they’re not mastered by bad unskillful qualities, they’re said to not have a teaching master. That’s how a mendicant who lives without a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in happiness and comfort. This spiritual life is lived without a resident pupil and without a teaching master. A mendicant who lives with a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in suffering and discomfort. A mendicant who lives without a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in happiness and comfort.”