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− | The bhikkhus came to the Blessed One and asked him: [1]<br/> | + | The [[bhikkhus]] came to the [[Blessed One]] and asked him: [1]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
− | "O Tathagata, our Lord and Master,<br/> | + | "O [[Tathagata]], our [[Lord]] and [[Master]],<br/> |
what conduct toward women dost thou prescribe<br/> | what conduct toward women dost thou prescribe<br/> | ||
− | to the samanas who have left the world?" [2]<br/> | + | to the [[samanas]] who have left the [[world]]?" [2]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
− | And the Blessed One said: [3]<br/> | + | And the [[Blessed One]] said: [3]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
"Guard against looking on a woman. [4]<br/> | "Guard against looking on a woman. [4]<br/> | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
"If ye see a woman, let it be as though ye saw her not,<br/> | "If ye see a woman, let it be as though ye saw her not,<br/> | ||
− | and have no conversation with her. [5]<br/> | + | and have no [[conversation]] with her. [5]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
"If, after all, ye must speak with her,<br/> | "If, after all, ye must speak with her,<br/> | ||
− | let it be with a pure heart,<br/> | + | let it be with a [[pure]] [[heart]],<br/> |
and think to yourself,<br/> | and think to yourself,<br/> | ||
− | 'I as a samana will live in this sinful world<br/> | + | 'I as a [[samana]] will live in this sinful [[world]]<br/> |
− | as the spotless leaf of the lotus,<br/> | + | as the spotless leaf of the [[lotus]],<br/> |
unsoiled by the mud in which it grows.' [6]<br/> | unsoiled by the mud in which it grows.' [6]<br/> | ||
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if very young, as your child. [7]<br/> | if very young, as your child. [7]<br/> | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
− | "The samana who looks on a woman as a woman,<br/> | + | "The [[samana]] who looks on a woman as a woman,<br/> |
− | or touches her as a woman, has broken his vow<br/> | + | or touches her as a woman, has broken his [[vow]]<br/> |
− | and is no longer a disciple of the Tathagata. [8]<br/> | + | and is no longer a [[disciple]] of the [[Tathagata]]. [8]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
− | "The power of lust is great with men,<br/> | + | "The power of [[lust]] is great with men,<br/> |
and is to be feared withal;<br/> | and is to be feared withal;<br/> | ||
− | take then the bow of earnest perseverance,<br/> | + | take then the [[bow]] of earnest perseverance,<br/> |
− | and the sharp arrow-points of wisdom. [9]<br/> | + | and the sharp arrow-points of [[wisdom]]. [9]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
− | "Cover your heads with the helmet of right thought,<br/> | + | "Cover your heads with the helmet of [[right thought]],<br/> |
− | and fight wih fixed resolve against the five desires. [10]<br/> | + | and fight wih fixed resolve against the [[five desires]]. [10]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
− | "Lust beclouds a man's heart,<br/> | + | "[[Lust]] beclouds a man's [[heart]],<br/> |
− | when it is confused with woman's beauty,<br/> | + | when it is confused with woman's [[beauty]],<br/> |
− | and the mind is dazed. [11]<br/> | + | and the [[mind]] is dazed. [11]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
− | "Better far with red-hot irons bore out both your eyes,<br/> | + | "Better far with red-hot irons bore out both your [[eyes]],<br/> |
− | than encourage in yourself sensual thoughts,<br/> | + | than encourage in yourself {{Wiki|sensual}} [[thoughts]],<br/> |
− | or look upon a woman's form with lustful desires. [12]<br/> | + | or look upon a woman's [[form]] with [[lustful]] [[desires]]. [12]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
− | "Better fall into the fierce tiger's mouth,<br/> | + | "Better fall into the fierce tiger's {{Wiki|mouth}},<br/> |
or under the sharp knife of the executioner,<br/> | or under the sharp knife of the executioner,<br/> | ||
− | than dwell with a woman and excite in yourself lustful thoughts. [13]<br/> | + | than dwell with a woman and excite in yourself [[lustful]] [[thoughts]]. [13]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
− | "A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape,<br/> | + | "A woman of the [[world]] is anxious to exhibit her [[form]] and shape,<br/> |
− | whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping.<br/> | + | whether walking, [[standing]], sitting, or [[sleeping]].<br/> |
Even when represented as a picture,<br/> | Even when represented as a picture,<br/> | ||
− | she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty,<br/> | + | she [[desires]] to captivate with the charms of her [[beauty]],<br/> |
− | and thus to rob men of their steadfast heart. [14]<br/> | + | and thus to rob men of their steadfast [[heart]]. [14]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
"How then ought ye to guard yourselves? [15]<br/> | "How then ought ye to guard yourselves? [15]<br/> | ||
<br/> | <br/> | ||
− | "By regarding her tears and her smiles as enemies,<br/> | + | "By regarding her {{Wiki|tears}} and her [[smiles]] as enemies,<br/> |
− | her stooping form, her hanging arms, and her disentangled hair<br/> | + | her stooping [[form]], her hanging arms, and her disentangled [[hair]]<br/> |
− | as toils designed to entrap man's heart. [16]<br/> | + | as toils designed to entrap man's [[heart]]. [16]<br/> |
<br/> | <br/> | ||
− | "Therefore, I say, restrain the heart,<br/> | + | "Therefore, I say, restrain the [[heart]],<br/> |
give it no unbridled license." [17]<br/> | give it no unbridled license." [17]<br/> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:54, 31 December 2013
The bhikkhus came to the Blessed One and asked him: [1]
"O Tathagata, our Lord and Master,
what conduct toward women dost thou prescribe
to the samanas who have left the world?" [2]
And the Blessed One said: [3]
"Guard against looking on a woman. [4]
"If ye see a woman, let it be as though ye saw her not,
and have no conversation with her. [5]
"If, after all, ye must speak with her,
let it be with a pure heart,
and think to yourself,
'I as a samana will live in this sinful world
as the spotless leaf of the lotus,
unsoiled by the mud in which it grows.' [6]
"If the woman be old, regard her as your mother,
if young, as your sister,
if very young, as your child. [7]
"The samana who looks on a woman as a woman,
or touches her as a woman, has broken his vow
and is no longer a disciple of the Tathagata. [8]
"The power of lust is great with men,
and is to be feared withal;
take then the bow of earnest perseverance,
and the sharp arrow-points of wisdom. [9]
"Cover your heads with the helmet of right thought,
and fight wih fixed resolve against the five desires. [10]
"Lust beclouds a man's heart,
when it is confused with woman's beauty,
and the mind is dazed. [11]
"Better far with red-hot irons bore out both your eyes,
than encourage in yourself sensual thoughts,
or look upon a woman's form with lustful desires. [12]
"Better fall into the fierce tiger's mouth,
or under the sharp knife of the executioner,
than dwell with a woman and excite in yourself lustful thoughts. [13]
"A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape,
whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping.
Even when represented as a picture,
she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty,
and thus to rob men of their steadfast heart. [14]
"How then ought ye to guard yourselves? [15]
"By regarding her tears and her smiles as enemies,
her stooping form, her hanging arms, and her disentangled hair
as toils designed to entrap man's heart. [16]
"Therefore, I say, restrain the heart,
give it no unbridled license." [17]
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- The Gospel of Buddha: Preface
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 01: Rejoice
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 02: Samsara and Nirvana
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 03: Truth the Saviour
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 04: The Bodhisatta's Birth
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 05: The Ties of Life
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 06: The Three Woes
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 07: The Bodhisatta's Renunciation
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 08: King Bimbisara
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 09: The Bodhisatta's Search
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 10: Uruvela, the Place of Mortification
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 11: Mara, the Evil One
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 12: Enlightenment
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 13: The First Converts
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 14: Brahma's Request
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 15: Upaka
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 16: The Sermon at Benares
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 17: The Sangha
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 18: Yasa, the Youth of Benares
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 19: Kassapa
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 20: The Sermon at Rajagaha
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 21: The King's Gift
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 22: Sariputta and Moggallana
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 23: Anathapindika
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 24: The Sermon on Charity
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 25: Jetavana
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 26: The Three Characteristics and the Uncreate
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 27: The Buddha's Father
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 28: Yasodhara
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 29: Rahula
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 30: Jivaka, the Physician
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 31: The Buddha's Parents Attain Nirvana
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 32: Women Admitted to the Sangha
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 33: The Bhikkhus' Conduct Toward Women
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 34: Visakha
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 35: The Uposatha and Patimokkha
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 36: The Schism
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 37: The Re-establishment of Concord
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 38: The Bhikkhus Rebuked
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 39: Devadatta
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 40: Name and Form
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 41: The Goal
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 42: Miracles Forbidden
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 43: The Vanity of Worldliness
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 44: Secrecy and Publicity
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 45: The Annihilation of Suffering
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 46: Avoiding the Ten Evils
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 47: The Preacher's Mission
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 48: The Dhammapada
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 49: The Two Brahmans
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 50: Guard the Six Quarters
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 51: Simha's Question Concerning Annihilation
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 52: All Existence is Spiritual
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 53: Identity and Non-Identity
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 54: The Buddha Omnipresent
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 55: One Essence, One Law, One Aim
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 56: The Lesson Given to Rahula
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 57: The Sermon on Abuse
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 58: The Buddha Replies to the Deva
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 59: Words of Instruction
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 60: Amitabha
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 61: The Teacher Unknown
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 62: Parables
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 63: The Widow's Two Mites and the Parable of the Three Merchants
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 64: The Man Born Blind
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 65: The Lost Son
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 66: The Giddy Fish
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 67: The Cruel Crane Outwitted
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 68: Four Kinds of Merit
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 69: The Light of the World
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 70: Luxurious Living
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 71: The Communication of Bliss
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 72: The Listless Fool
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 73: Rescue in the Desert
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 74: The Sower
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 75: The Outcast
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 76: The Woman at the Well
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 77: The Peacemaker
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 78: The Hungry Dog
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 79: The Despot
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 80: Vasavadatta
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 81: The Marriage-Feast in Jambunada
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 82: A Party in Search of a Thief
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 83: In the Realm of Yamaraja
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 84: The Mustard Seed
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 85: Following the Master Over the Stream
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 86: The Sick Bhikkhu
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 87: The Patient Elephant
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 88: The Conditions of Welfare
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 89: Sariputta's Faith
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 90: Pataliputta
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 91: The Mirror of Truth
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 92: Ambapali
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 93: The Buddha's Farewell Address
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 94: The Buddha Announces His Death
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 95: Chunda, the Smith
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 96: Metteyya
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 97: The Buddha's Final Entering into Nirvana
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 98: The Three Personalities of the Buddha
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 99: The Purpose of Being
- The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 100: The Praise of All the Buddhas