{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an4.30/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an4.30","id":"suttacentral_an4.30","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an4.30/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"At one time the Buddha was staying near R\u0101jagaha, on the Vulture\u2019s Peak Mountain. Now at that time several very well-known wanderers were residing in their monastery on the bank of the Serpentine River. They included Annabh\u0101ra, Varadhara, Sakulud\u0101y\u012b, and other very well-known wanderers. Then in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat and went to the wanderer\u2019s monastery on the bank of the Serpentine River. He sat down on the seat spread out and said to the wanderers: \u201cWanderers, these four footprints of the Dhamma are primordial, long-standing, customary, and traditional. They are uncorrupted, as they have been since the beginning. They\u2019re not being corrupted now nor will they be. Sensible ascetics and brahmins don\u2019t look down on them. What four? Contentment \u2026 Good will \u2026 Right mindfulness \u2026 Right immersion \u2026 These four footprints of the Dhamma are primordial, long-standing, customary, and traditional. They are uncorrupted, as they have been since the beginning. They\u2019re not being corrupted now nor will they be. Sensible ascetics and brahmins don\u2019t look down on them. Wanderers, if someone should say: \u2018I\u2019ll deny this Dhamma footprint of contentment, and describe a true ascetic or brahmin who covets sensual pleasures with acute lust.\u2019 Then I\u2019d say to them: \u2018Let them come, speak, and discuss. We\u2019ll see how powerful they are.\u2019 It is quite impossible to deny this Dhamma footprint of contentment, and point out a true ascetic or brahmin who covets sensual pleasures with acute lust. If someone should say: \u2018I\u2019ll deny this Dhamma footprint of good will, and describe a true ascetic or brahmin who has ill will and malicious intent.\u2019 Then I\u2019d say to them: \u2018Let them come, speak, and discuss. We\u2019ll see how powerful they are.\u2019 It is quite impossible to deny this Dhamma footprint of good will, and point out a true ascetic or brahmin who has ill will and malicious intent. If someone should say: \u2018I\u2019ll deny this Dhamma footprint of right mindfulness, and describe a true ascetic or brahmin who is unmindful, with no situational awareness.\u2019 Then I\u2019d say to them: \u2018Let them come, speak, and discuss. We\u2019ll see how powerful they are.\u2019 It is quite impossible to deny this Dhamma footprint of right mindfulness, and point out a true ascetic or brahmin who is unmindful, with no situational awareness. If someone should say: \u2018I\u2019ll deny this Dhamma footprint of right immersion, and describe a true ascetic or brahmin who is scattered, with straying mind.\u2019 Then I\u2019d say to them: \u2018Let them come, speak, and discuss. We\u2019ll see how powerful they are.\u2019 It is quite impossible to deny this Dhamma footprint of right immersion, and point out a true ascetic or brahmin who is scattered, with straying mind. If anyone imagines they can criticize and reject these four footprints of the Dhamma, they deserve rebuttal and criticism on four legitimate grounds in this very life. What four? If you reject the Dhamma footprint of contentment, then you must honor and praise those ascetics and brahmins who covet sensual pleasures with acute lust. If you reject the Dhamma footprint of good will, you must honor and praise those ascetics and brahmins who have ill will and malicious intent. If you reject the Dhamma footprint of right mindfulness, then you must honor and praise those ascetics and brahmins who are unmindful, with no situational awareness. If you reject the Dhamma footprint of right immersion, you must honor and praise those ascetics and brahmins who are scattered, with straying minds. If anyone imagines they can criticize and reject these four footprints of the Dhamma, they deserve rebuttal and criticism on four legitimate grounds in this very life. Even those who were loud and bold advocates of the doctrines of no-cause, inaction, and nihilism didn\u2019t imagine that these four footprints of the Dhamma should be criticized or rejected. Why is that? For fear of being blamed, provoked, and faulted. One who has good will, ever mindful, serene within, training to remove desire, is called \u2018a diligent one\u2019.\u201d","title":"Wanderers","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":667}