{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn3.5/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn3.5","id":"suttacentral_sn3.5","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn3.5/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. Seated to one side, King Pasenadi said to the Buddha, \u201cJust now, sir, as I was in private retreat this thought came to mind. \u2018Who are those who protect themselves? And who are those who don\u2019t protect themselves?\u2019 Then it occurred to me: \u2018Those who do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind don\u2019t protect themselves. Even if they\u2019re protected by a company of elephants, cavalry, chariots, or infantry, they still don\u2019t protect themselves. Why is that? Because such protection is exterior, not interior. That\u2019s why they don\u2019t protect themselves. Those who do good things by way of body, speech, and mind do protect themselves. Even if they\u2019re not protected by a company of elephants, cavalry, chariots, or infantry, they still protect themselves. Why is that? Because such protection is interior, not exterior. That\u2019s why they do protect themselves.\u2019\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s so true, Great King! That\u2019s so true!\u201d said the Buddha. And he repeated the king\u2019s statement, adding: \u201cRestraint of the body is good; restraint of speech is good; restraint of mind is good; everywhere, restraint is good. A sincere person, restrained everywhere, is said to be \u2018protected\u2019.\u201d","title":"Self-Protected","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":191}