5.
The Discourse on Stains
15.
"There are, monks, these eight stains.
What are the eight?
Non-recitation, monks, is the stain of spells;
inactivity, monks, is the stain of houses;
idleness, monks, is the stain of beauty;
negligence, monks, is the stain of one who guards;
misconduct, monks, is the stain of a woman;
stinginess, monks, is the stain of one who gives;
evil unwholesome mental states, monks, are stains in this world and the next;
more staining than those stains, monks, ignorance is the supreme stain.
These, monks, are the eight stains."
"Non-recitation is the stain of spells, inactivity is the stain of houses;
Idleness is the stain of beauty, negligence is the stain of one who guards.
"Misconduct is the stain of a woman, stinginess is the stain of one who gives;
Evil mental states are indeed stains, in this world and the next;
More staining than those stains, ignorance is the supreme stain." The fifth.