Danta-Kaṭṭha Suttaṁ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts][olds] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṁ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Pañc'ime bhikkhave,||
ādīnavā danta-kaṭṭhassa akhādane.|| ||

Katame pañca?|| ||

Acakkhussaṁ,||
mukhaṁ du-g-gandhaṁ hoti,||
rasa-haraṇiyo na visujjhantī,||
pittaṁ semhaṁ bhattaṁ pariyonandhati,||
bhatta-massa nacchādeti.|| ||

Ime kho bhikkhave,||
pañca ādinavā danta-kaṭṭhassa akhādano.|| ||

Pañc'ime bhikkhave ānisaṁsā danta-kaṭṭhassa khādane.|| ||

Katame pañca?|| ||

Cakkhussaṁ,||
mukhaṁ na du-g-gandhaṁ hoti,||
rasa-haraṇiyo visujjhanti,||
pittaṁ semhaṁ bhattaṁ na pariyonandhati,||
bhatta-massa chādeti.|| ||

Ime kho bhikkhave pañca ānisaṁsā danta-kaṭṭhassa khādaneti.|| ||