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The Discourse on the Lion's Roar
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On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park.
Then the Venerable Sāriputta approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, the Venerable Sāriputta said this to the Blessed One -
"My rains residence at Sāvatthī has been completed, venerable sir.
I wish, venerable sir, to set out on a journey through the country."
"Now do as you think fit, Sāriputta."
Then the Venerable Sāriputta, rising from his seat, having paid respect to the Blessed One and circumambulated him keeping him on his right, departed.
Then a certain monk, not long after the Venerable Sāriputta had departed, said this to the Blessed One -
"The Venerable Sāriputta, venerable sir, having knocked against me without apologising, has departed on a journey."
Then the Blessed One addressed a certain monk -
"Come, monk, in my name address Sāriputta -
'The Teacher calls you, friend Sāriputta.'"
"Yes, venerable sir," that monk replied to the Blessed One and approached the Venerable Sāriputta;
having approached, he said this to the Venerable Sāriputta -
"The Teacher calls you, friend Sāriputta."
"Yes, friend," the Venerable Sāriputta assented to that monk.
Now at that time the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna and the Venerable Ānanda, having taken a key, were wandering about the monastery - "Come forth, venerable sirs, come forth, venerable sirs! Now the Venerable Sāriputta will roar the lion's roar in the presence of the Blessed One." Then the Venerable Sāriputta approached the Blessed One; having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and sat down to one side. To the Venerable Sāriputta seated to one side, the Blessed One said this: "Here, Sāriputta, a certain fellow in the holy life has made a complaint - 'The Venerable Sāriputta, venerable sir, having knocked against me without apologising, has departed on a journey.'"
"Surely, venerable sir, one in whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body might knock against a fellow in the holy life here without apologising and depart on a journey.
"Just as, venerable sir, on the earth they throw what is pure, they throw what is impure, they throw faeces, they throw urine, they throw spittle, they throw pus, they throw blood, and the earth is not troubled or ashamed or disgusted on that account; so too, venerable sir, I dwell with a mind like the earth, extensive, exalted, limitless, without enmity, without ill-will. Surely, venerable sir, one in whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body might knock against a fellow in the holy life here without apologising and depart on a journey.
"Just as, venerable sir, in water they wash what is pure, they wash what is impure, they wash faeces, they wash urine, they wash spittle, they wash pus, they wash blood, and the water is not troubled or ashamed or disgusted on that account; so too, venerable sir, I dwell with a mind like water, extensive, exalted, limitless, without enmity, without ill-will. Surely, venerable sir, one in whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body might knock against a fellow in the holy life here without apologising and depart on a journey.
"Just as, venerable sir, fire burns what is pure, burns what is impure, burns faeces, they wash urine, they wash spittle, they wash pus, burns blood, and the fire is not troubled or ashamed or disgusted on that account; so too, venerable sir, I dwell with a mind like fire, extensive, exalted, limitless, without enmity, without ill-will. Surely, venerable sir, one in whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body might knock against a fellow in the holy life here without apologising and depart on a journey.
"Just as, venerable sir, air blows upon what is pure, blows upon what is impure, blows upon faeces, they wash urine, they wash spittle, they wash pus, blows upon blood, and the air is not troubled or ashamed or disgusted on that account; so too, venerable sir, I dwell with a mind like air, extensive, exalted, limitless, without enmity, without ill-will. Surely, venerable sir, one in whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body might knock against a fellow in the holy life here without apologising and depart on a journey.
"Just as, venerable sir, a duster wipes what is pure, wipes what is impure, wipes faeces, they wash urine, they wash spittle, they wash pus, wipes blood, and the duster is not troubled or ashamed or disgusted on that account; so too, venerable sir, I dwell with a mind like a duster, extensive, exalted, limitless, without enmity, without ill-will. Surely, venerable sir, one in whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body might knock against a fellow in the holy life here without apologising and depart on a journey.
"Just as, venerable sir, an outcast boy or an outcast girl, with a basket in hand, dressed in rags, when entering a village or a market town, enters having established a humble mind; so too, venerable sir, I dwell with a mind like an outcast boy or an outcast girl, extensive, exalted, limitless, without enmity, without ill-will. Surely, venerable sir, one in whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body might knock against a fellow in the holy life here without apologising and depart on a journey.
"Just as, venerable sir, a bull with broken horns, gentle, well tamed, well disciplined, wandering from road to road, from crossroads to crossroads, does not harm anything with foot or horn; so too, venerable sir, I dwell with a mind like a bull with broken horns, extensive, exalted, limitless, without enmity, without ill-will. Surely, venerable sir, one in whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body might knock against a fellow in the holy life here without apologising and depart on a journey.
"Just as, venerable sir, a woman or a man, young, youthful, fond of adornment, having bathed the head, would be troubled, ashamed, and disgusted by a snake carcass or a dog carcass or a human carcass hung around the neck; so too, venerable sir, I am troubled, ashamed, and disgusted by this foul body. Surely, venerable sir, one in whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body might knock against a fellow in the holy life here without apologising and depart on a journey.
"Just as, venerable sir, a man might carry about a saucepan for frying fat, full of holes large and small, oozing and dripping; so too, venerable sir, I carry about this body, full of holes large and small, oozing and dripping. Surely, venerable sir, one in whose body mindfulness of the body is not established might insult a fellow in the holy life here and depart on a journey without making amends."
Then that monk, having risen from his seat, having arranged his upper robe on one shoulder, having fallen at the Blessed One's feet with his head, said this to the Blessed One - "A transgression overcame me, venerable sir, as one who was foolish, as one who was confused, as one who was unwholesome, in that I accused the Venerable Sāriputta with what is untrue, hollow, false, and not factual. May the Blessed One, venerable sir, accept my transgression as a transgression for the sake of restraint in the future." "Truly, monk, a transgression overcame you as one who was foolish, as one who was confused, as one who was unwholesome, in that you accused Sāriputta with what is untrue, hollow, false, and not factual. But since you, monk, having seen the transgression as a transgression, make amends according to the Teaching, we accept it from you. For this is growth, monk, in the Noble One's discipline: whoever, having seen a transgression as a transgression, makes amends according to the Teaching, and commits to restraint in the future."
Then the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Sāriputta - "Forgive, Sāriputta, this foolish man, before his head splits into seven pieces right here." "I forgive, venerable sir, that venerable one if that venerable one says thus to me - 'May that venerable one also forgive me.'" The first.