{"collection":"Majjhima Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_mn48/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_mn48","id":"suttacentral_mn48","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/mn48/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Majjhima Nikaya"],"text":"So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Kosamb\u012b in Ghosita\u2019s monastery. Now at that time the mendicants of Kosamb\u012b were fighting, quarreling, and disputing, continually wounding each other with barbed words. They couldn\u2019t persuade each other or be persuaded, nor could they convince each other or be convinced. Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what was happening. So the Buddha addressed one of the monks, \u201cPlease, monk, in my name tell those mendicants that the Teacher summons them.\u201d \u201cYes, sir,\u201d that monk replied. He went to those monks and said, \u201cVenerables, the Teacher summons you.\u201d \u201cYes, reverend,\u201d those monks replied. They went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to them, \u201cIs it really true, mendicants, that you have been fighting, quarreling, and disputing, continually wounding each other with barbed words? And that you can\u2019t persuade each other or be persuaded, nor can you convince each other or be convinced?\u201d \u201cYes, sir,\u201d they said. \u201cWhat do you think, mendicants? When you\u2019re fighting, quarreling, and disputing, continually wounding each other with barbed words, are you treating your spiritual companions with kindness by way of body, speech, and mind, both in public and in private?\u201d \u201cNo, sir.\u201d \u201cSo it seems that when you\u2019re arguing you are not treating each other with kindness. So what then do you know and see, you futile men, that you behave in such a way? This will be for your lasting harm and suffering.\u201d Then the Buddha said to the mendicants: \u201cMendicants, these six warm-hearted qualities make for fondness and respect, conducing to inclusion, harmony, and unity, without quarreling. What six? Firstly, a mendicant consistently treats their spiritual companions with bodily kindness, both in public and in private. This warm-hearted quality makes for fondness and respect, conducing to inclusion, harmony, and unity, without quarreling. Furthermore, a mendicant consistently treats their spiritual companions with verbal kindness \u2026 Furthermore, a mendicant consistently treats their spiritual companions with mental kindness \u2026 Furthermore, a mendicant shares without reservation any material things they have gained by legitimate means, even the food placed in the alms-bowl, using them in common with their ethical spiritual companions \u2026 Furthermore, a mendicant lives according to the precepts shared with their spiritual companions, both in public and in private. Those precepts are intact, impeccable, spotless, and unmarred, liberating, praised by sensible people, not mistaken, and leading to immersion. \u2026 Furthermore, a mendicant lives according to the view shared with their spiritual companions, both in public and in private. That view is noble and emancipating, and delivers one who applies it to the complete ending of suffering. This warm-hearted quality makes for fondness and respect, conducing to inclusion, harmony, and unity, without quarreling. These six warm-hearted qualities make for fondness and respect, conducing to inclusion, harmony, and unity, without quarreling. Of these six warm-hearted qualities, the chief is the view that is noble and emancipating, and delivers one who applies it to the complete ending of suffering. It holds and binds everything together. It\u2019s like a bungalow. The roof-peak is the chief point, which holds and binds everything together. In the same way, of these six warm-hearted qualities, the chief is the view that is noble and emancipating, and delivers one who applies it to the complete ending of suffering. It holds and binds everything together. And how does the view that is noble and emancipating lead one who practices it to the complete ending of suffering? It\u2019s when a mendicant has gone to a wilderness, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut, and reflects like this, \u2018Is there anything that I\u2019m overcome with internally and haven\u2019t given up, because of which I might not accurately know and see?\u2019 If a mendicant is overcome with sensual desire, it\u2019s their mind that\u2019s overcome. If a mendicant is overcome with ill will, dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, doubt, pursuing speculation about this world, pursuing speculation about the next world, or fighting, quarreling, and disputing, continually wounding others with barbed words, it\u2019s their mind that\u2019s overcome. They understand, \u2018There is nothing that I\u2019m overcome with internally and haven\u2019t given up, because of which I might not accurately know and see. My heart is properly disposed for awakening to the truths.\u2019 This is the first knowledge they have achieved that is noble and transcendent, and is distinct from that of ordinary people. Furthermore, a noble disciple reflects, \u2018When I develop, cultivate, and make much of this view, do I personally gain serenity and quenching?\u2019 They understand, \u2018When I develop, cultivate, and make much of this view, I personally gain serenity and quenching.\u2019 This is their second knowledge \u2026 Furthermore, a noble disciple reflects, \u2018Are there any ascetics or brahmins outside of the Buddhist community who have the same kind of view that I have?\u2019 They understand, \u2018There are no ascetics or brahmins outside of the Buddhist community who have the same kind of view that I have.\u2019 This is their third knowledge \u2026 Furthermore, a noble disciple reflects, \u2018Do I have the same nature as an individual accomplished in view?\u2019 And what, mendicants, is the nature of an individual accomplished in view? This is the nature of an individual accomplished in view. Though they may fall into a kind of offense for which rehabilitation is possible, they quickly explain, clarify, and disclose it to the Teacher or a sensible spiritual companion. And having revealed it they restrain themselves in the future. Suppose there was a little baby boy. If he puts his hand or foot on a burning coal, he quickly pulls it back. In the same way, this is the nature of an individual accomplished in view. Though they may still fall into a kind of offense for which rehabilitation is possible, they quickly disclose it to the Teacher or a sensible spiritual companion. And having revealed it they restrain themselves in the future. They understand, \u2018I have the same nature as an individual accomplished in view.\u2019 This is their fourth knowledge \u2026 Furthermore, a noble disciple reflects, \u2018Do I have the same nature as an individual accomplished in view?\u2019 And what, mendicants, is the nature of an individual accomplished in view? This is the nature of an individual accomplished in view. Though they might manage a diverse spectrum of duties for their spiritual companions, they still feel a keen regard for the training in higher ethics, higher mind, and higher wisdom. Suppose there was a cow with a baby calf. She watches her calf devotedly as she grazes. In the same way, this is the nature of an individual accomplished in view. Though they might manage a diverse spectrum of duties for their spiritual companions, they still feel a keen regard for the training in higher ethics, higher mind, and higher wisdom. They understand, \u2018I have the same nature as an individual accomplished in view.\u2019 This is their fifth knowledge \u2026 Furthermore, a noble disciple reflects, \u2018Do I have the same strength as an individual accomplished in view?\u2019 And what, mendicants, is the strength of an individual accomplished in view? The strength of an individual accomplished in view is that, when the teaching and training proclaimed by the Realized One are being taught, they pay attention, apply the mind, concentrate wholeheartedly, and actively listen to the teaching. They understand, \u2018I have the same strength as an individual accomplished in view.\u2019 This is their sixth knowledge \u2026 Furthermore, a noble disciple reflects, \u2018Do I have the same strength as an individual accomplished in view?\u2019 And what, mendicants, is the strength of an individual accomplished in view? The strength of an individual accomplished in view is that, when the teaching and training proclaimed by the Realized One are being taught, they find inspiration in the meaning and the teaching, and find joy connected with the teaching. They understand, \u2018I have the same strength as an individual accomplished in view.\u2019 This is the seventh knowledge they have achieved that is noble and transcendent, and is distinct from that of ordinary people. When a noble disciple has these seven factors, they have properly investigated their nature through the realization of the fruit of stream-entry. A noble disciple with these seven factors has the fruit of stream-entry.\u201d That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.","title":"The Mendicants of Kosamb\u012b","tradition":"Majjhima Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":1404}