9.
The Discourse on the Charnel Ground
249.
"Monks, there are these five dangers of a charnel ground.
Which five?
It is impure, foul-smelling, frightening, a dwelling place of fierce spirits, and a place of lamentation for many people -
these, monks, are the five dangers of a charnel ground.
"So too, monks, there are these five dangers in a person similar to a charnel ground. Which five? Here, monks, a certain person is possessed of impure bodily action; he is possessed of impure verbal action; he is possessed of impure mental action. This I say is his impurity. Just as that charnel ground, monks, is impure; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"For him who is possessed of impure bodily action, possessed of impure verbal action, possessed of impure mental action, a bad reputation arises. This I say is his foul-smelling nature. Just as that charnel ground, monks, is foul-smelling; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"Him who is possessed of impure bodily action, possessed of impure verbal action, possessed of impure mental action, well-behaved fellow monks in the holy life avoid from afar. This I say is his frightening nature. Just as that charnel ground, monks, is frightening; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"He who is possessed of impure bodily action, possessed of impure verbal action, possessed of impure mental action, dwells together with persons of similar nature. This I say is his dwelling with fierce ones. Just as that charnel ground, monks, is a dwelling place of fierce spirits; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"Him who is possessed of impure bodily action, possessed of impure verbal action, possessed of impure mental action, well-behaved fellow monks in the holy life, having seen him, come to a state of disgust - 'Alas, what suffering for us that we dwell together with such persons!' This I say is his lamentation. Just as that charnel ground, monks, is a place of lamentation for many people; I say this person is similar to that, monks. These, monks, are the five dangers in a person similar to a charnel ground." The ninth.