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The Discourse on Solitude
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"There are, monks, these three solitudes that heterodox wandering ascetics declare.
What three?
Solitude regarding robes, solitude regarding almsfood, solitude regarding lodging.
"Herein, monks, heterodox wandering ascetics declare regarding solitude of robes: they wear hempen garments, they wear mixed garments, they wear shroud-cloth, they wear rag-robes, they wear bark-cloth, they wear cheetah hide, they wear a cloak of cheetah hide, they wear kusa-grass garments, they wear bark garments, they wear wood-shaving garments, they wear a blanket of human hair, they wear a blanket of horse-tail hair, they wear owl-feather garments. This, monks, heterodox wandering ascetics declare regarding solitude of robes.
"Herein, monks, heterodox wandering ascetics declare regarding solitude of almsfood. They are ones who feed on vegetables, they are ones who feed on millet, they are ones who feed on wild rice, they are ones who feed on leather scraps, they are ones who feed on moss, they are ones who feed on rice bran, they are ones who feed on rice scum, they are ones who feed on sesame flour, they are ones who feed on grass, they are ones who feed on cow dung; they sustain themselves on forest roots and fruits, feeding on fallen fruits. This, monks, heterodox wandering ascetics declare regarding solitude of almsfood.
"Herein, monks, heterodox wandering ascetics declare regarding solitude of lodging: a forest, the root of a tree, a cemetery, a deep forest, an open space, a heap of straw, a granary. This, monks, heterodox wandering ascetics declare regarding solitude of lodging. These, monks, are the three solitudes that heterodox wandering ascetics declare.
"But there are, monks, these three solitudes for a monk in this Teaching and discipline. What three? Here, monks, a monk is moral, and immorality has been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from it; he holds right view, and wrong view has been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from it; he is one who has eliminated the mental corruptions, and the mental corruptions have been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from them. Since, monks, a monk is moral, and immorality has been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from it; he holds right view, and wrong view has been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from it; he is one who has eliminated the mental corruptions, and the mental corruptions have been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from them. This is called, monks, 'a monk who has attained the highest, attained the core, pure, established in the core.'
"Just as, monks, a farmer householder has an accomplished rice field. That farmer householder would have it reaped very quickly. Having had it reaped very quickly, he would have it gathered very quickly. Having had it gathered very quickly, he would have it carried away very quickly. Having had it carried away very quickly, he would have it heaped up very quickly. Having had it heaped up very quickly, he would have it threshed very quickly. Having had it threshed very quickly, he would have the straw removed very quickly. Having had the straw removed very quickly, he would have the chaff removed very quickly. Having had the chaff removed very quickly, he would have it winnowed very quickly. Having had it winnowed very quickly, he would have it carried across very quickly. Having had it carried across very quickly, he would have it pounded very quickly. Having had it pounded very quickly, he would have the husks removed very quickly. Thus, monks, those grains of the farmer householder would have attained the highest, attained the core, pure, established in the core.
"So too, monks, when a monk is moral and his immorality has been abandoned, and he is secluded from it; he holds right view, and wrong view has been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from it; he is one who has eliminated the mental corruptions, and the mental corruptions have been abandoned by him, and he is secluded from them. This is called, monks, 'a monk who has attained the highest, attained the core, pure, established in the core.'" The second.