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Kiṃ caritassa puggalassa kiṃ sappāyanti?What suits one of what kind of temperament? (§79).
Ettha pana senāsanaṃ tāva rāgacaritassaA suitable lodging for one of greedy temperament
adhotavedikaṃ bhūmaṭṭhakaṃhas an unwashed sill and stands level with the ground,
akatapabbhārakaṃ tiṇakuṭikaṃ paṇṇasālādīnaṃ aññataraṃand it can be either an overhanging [rock with an] unprepared [drip-ledge] (see Ch. II, note 15), a grass hut, or a leaf house, etc.
rajokiṇṇaṃ jatukābharitaṃ oluggaviluggaṃIt ought to be spattered with dirt, full of bats, dilapidated,
atiuccaṃ vā atinīcaṃ vā ujjaṅgalaṃ sāsaṅkaṃ asucivisamamaggaṃ,too high or too low, in bleak surroundings, threatened [by lions, tigers, etc.,] with a muddy, uneven path, [108]
yattha mañcapīṭhampi maṅkuṇabharitaṃwhere even the bed and chair are full of bugs.
durūpaṃ dubbaṇṇaṃ, yaṃ olokentasseva jigucchā uppajjati, tādisaṃ sappāyaṃ.And it should be ugly and unsightly, exciting loathing as soon as looked at.
Nivāsanapārupanaṃ antacchinnaṃ olambavilambasuttakākiṇṇaṃ jālapūvasadisaṃSuitable inner and outer garments are those that have torn-off edges with threads hanging down all round like a “net cake,”
sāṇi viya kharasamphassaṃharsh to the touch like hemp,
kiliṭṭhaṃ bhārikaṃ kicchapariharaṇaṃ sappāyaṃ.soiled, heavy and hard to wear.
Pattopi dubbaṇṇo mattikāpatto vāAnd the right kind of bowl for him is an ugly clay bowl
āṇigaṇṭhikāhato ayopatto vā garuko dussaṇṭhāno sīsakapālamiva jeguccho vaṭṭati.disfigured by stoppings and joints, or a heavy and misshapen iron bowl as unappetizing as a skull.
Bhikkhācāramaggopi amanāpo anāsannagāmo visamo vaṭṭati.The right kind of road for him on which to wander for alms is disagreeable, with no village near, and uneven.
Bhikkhācāragāmopi yattha manussā apassantā viya caranti,The right kind of village for him in which to wander for alms is where people wander about as if oblivious of him,
yattha ekakulepi bhikkhaṃ alabhitvā nikkhamantaṃ ‘‘ehi, bhante’’ti āsanasālaṃ pavesetvāwhere, as he is about to leave without getting alms even from a single family, people call him into the sitting hall, saying, “Come, venerable sir,”
yāgubhattaṃ datvāand give him gruel and rice,
gacchantā gāvī viya vaje pavesetvā anapalokentā gacchanti, tādiso vaṭṭati.but do so as casually as if they were putting a cow in a pen.
Parivisakamanussāpi dāsā vā kammakarā vāSuitable people to serve him are slaves or workmen
dubbaṇṇā duddasikā kiliṭṭhavasanā duggandhā jegucchā,who are unsightly, ill-favoured, with dirty clothes, ill-smelling and disgusting,
ye acittīkārena yāgubhattaṃ chaḍḍentā viya parivisanti, tādisā sappāyā.who serve him his gruel and rice as if they were throwing it rudely at him.
Yāgubhattakhajjakampi lūkhaṃ dubbaṇṇaṃThe right kind of gruel and rice and hard food is poor, unsightly,
sāmākakudrūsakakaṇājakādimayaṃmade up of millet, kudusaka, broken rice, etc.,
pūtitakkaṃ bilaṅgaṃ jiṇṇasākasūpeyyaṃstale buttermilk, sour gruel, curry of old vegetables,
yaṃkiñcideva kevalaṃ udarapūramattaṃ vaṭṭati.or anything at all that is merely for filling the stomach.
Iriyāpathopissa ṭhānaṃ vā caṅkamo vā vaṭṭati.The right kind of posture for him is either standing or walking.
Ārammaṇaṃ nīlādīsu vaṇṇakasiṇesu yaṃkiñci aparisuddhavaṇṇantiThe object of his contemplation should be any of the colour kasiṇas, beginning with the blue, whose colour is not pure.
idaṃ rāgacaritassa sappāyaṃ.This is what suits one of greedy temperament.
Dosacaritassa senāsanaṃA suitable resting place for one of hating temperament
nātiuccaṃ nātinīcaṃis not too high or too low,
chāyūdakasampannaṃprovided with shade and water,
suvibhattabhittithambhasopānaṃwith well-proportioned walls, posts and steps,
supariniṭṭhitamālākammalatākammanānāvidhacittakammasamujjalasamasiniddhamudubhūmitalaṃwith well-prepared frieze work and lattice work, brightened with various kinds of painting, with an even, smooth, soft floor,
brahmavimānamiva kusumadāmavicitravaṇṇacelavitānasamalaṅkataṃadorned with festoons of flowers and a canopy of many-coloured cloth like a Brahmā-god’s divine palace,
supaññattasucimanoramattharaṇamañcapīṭhaṃwith bed and chair covered with well-spread clean pretty covers,
tattha tattha vāsatthāya nikkhittakusumavāsagandhasugandhaṃsmelling sweetly of flowers, and perfumes and scents set about for homely comfort,
yaṃ dassanamatteneva pītipāmojjaṃ janayati, evarūpaṃ sappāyaṃ.which makes one happy and glad at the mere sight of it.
Tassa pana senāsanassa maggopi sabbaparissayavimuttoThe right kind of road to his lodging is free from any sort of danger,
sucisamatalotraverses clean, even ground,
alaṅkatapaṭiyattova vaṭṭati.and has been properly prepared. [109]
Senāsanaparikkhāropettha kīṭamaṅkuṇadīghajātimūsikānaṃ nissayaparicchindanatthaṃ nātibahuko,And here it is best that the lodging’s furnishings are not too many in order to avoid hiding-places for insects, bugs, snakes and rats:
ekamañcapīṭhamattameva vaṭṭati.even a single bed and chair only.
Nivāsanapārupanampissa cīnapaṭṭasomārapaṭṭakoseyyakappāsikasukhumakhomādīnaṃ yaṃ yaṃ paṇītaṃ,The right kind of inner and outer garments for him are of any superior stuff such as China cloth, Somāra cloth, silk, fine cotton, fine linen,
tena tena ekapaṭṭaṃ vā dupaṭṭaṃ vāof either single or double thickness,
sallahukaṃquite light,
samaṇasāruppena surattaṃ suddhavaṇṇaṃ vaṭṭati.and well dyed, quite pure in colour to befit an ascetic.
Patto udakapupphuḷamiva susaṇṭhānoThe right kind of bowl is made of iron, as well shaped as a water bubble,
maṇi viya sumaṭṭho nimmaloas polished as a gem, spotless,
samaṇasāruppena suparisuddhavaṇṇo ayomayo vaṭṭati.and of quite pure colour to befit an ascetic.
Bhikkhācāramaggo parissayavimuttoThe right kind of road on which to wander for alms is free from dangers,
samo manāpolevel, agreeable,
nātidūranāccāsannagāmo vaṭṭati.with the village neither too far nor too near.
Bhikkhācāragāmopi yattha manussā ‘‘idāni ayyo āgamissatī’’tiThe right kind of village in which to wander for alms is where people, thinking, “Now our lord is coming,”
sittasammaṭṭhe padese āsanaṃ paññāpetvāprepare a seat in a sprinkled, swept place,
paccuggantvā pattaṃ ādāyaand going out to meet him, take his bowl,
gharaṃ pavesetvā paññattāsane nisīdāpetvālead him to the house, seat him on a prepared seat
sakkaccaṃ sahatthā parivisanti, tādiso vaṭṭati.and serve him carefully with their own hands.
Parivesakā panassa ye honti abhirūpā pāsādikāSuitable people to serve him are handsome, pleasing,
sunhātā suvilittāwell bathed, well anointed,
dhūpavāsakusumagandhasurabhinoscented with the perfume of incense and the smell of flowers,
nānāvirāgasucimanuññavatthābharaṇapaṭimaṇḍitāadorned with apparel made of variously-dyed clean pretty cloth,
sakkaccakārino, tādisā sappāyā.who do their work carefully.
Yāgubhattakhajjakampi vaṇṇagandharasasampannaṃThe right kind of gruel, rice, and hard food has colour, smell and taste,
ojavantaṃ manoramaṃpossesses nutritive essence, and is inviting,
sabbākārapaṇītaṃ yāvadatthaṃ vaṭṭati.superior in every way, and enough for his wants.
Iriyāpathopissa seyyā vā nisajjā vā vaṭṭati,The right kind of posture for him is lying down or sitting.
ārammaṇaṃ nīlādīsu vaṇṇakasiṇesu yaṃkiñci suparisuddhavaṇṇantiThe object of his contemplation should be anyone of the colour kasiṇas, beginning with the blue, whose colour is quite pure.
idaṃ dosacaritassa sappāyaṃ.This is what suits one of hating temperament.
Mohacaritassa senāsanaṃ disāmukhaṃ asambādhaṃ vaṭṭati,The right lodging for one of deluded temperament has a view and is not shut in,
yattha nisinnassa vivaṭā disā khāyanti,where the four quarters are visible to him as he sits there.
iriyāpathesu caṅkamo vaṭṭati.As to the postures, walking is right.
Ārammaṇaṃ panassa parittaṃThe right kind of object for his contemplation is not small, that is to say,
suppamattaṃ sarāvamattaṃ vā (khuddakaṃ) na vaṭṭati.the size of a winnowing basket or the size of a saucer;
Sambādhasmiñhi okāse cittaṃ bhiyyo sammohamāpajjati, tasmā vipulaṃ mahākasiṇaṃ vaṭṭati.for his mind becomes more confused in a confined space; so the right kind is an amply large kasiṇa.
Sesaṃ dosacaritassa vuttasadisamevāti idaṃ mohacaritassa sappāyaṃ.The rest is as stated for one of hating temperament. This is what suits one of deluded temperament.
Saddhācaritassa sabbampi dosacaritamhi vuttavidhānaṃ sappāyaṃ.For one of faithful temperament all the directions given for one of hating temperament are suitable.
Ārammaṇesu cassa anussatiṭṭhānampi vaṭṭati.As to the object of his contemplation, one of the recollections is right as well.
Buddhicaritassa senāsanādīsu idaṃ nāma asappāyanti natthi.For one of intelligent temperament there is nothing unsuitable as far as concerns the lodging and so on.
Vitakkacaritassa senāsanaṃ vivaṭaṃ disāmukhaṃFor one of speculative temperament an open lodging with a view, [110]
yattha nisinnassa ārāmavanapokkharaṇīrāmaṇeyyakāniwhere gardens, groves and ponds, pleasant prospects,
gāmanigamajanapadapaṭipāṭiyopanoramas of villages, towns and countryside,
nīlobhāsā ca pabbatā paññāyanti,and the blue gleam of mountains, are visible to him as he sits there,
taṃ na vaṭṭati,is not right;
tañhi vitakkavidhāvanasseva paccayo hoti,for that is a condition for the running hither and thither of applied thought.
tasmā gambhīre darīmukhe vanappaṭicchanne hatthikucchipabbhāramahindaguhāsadise senāsane vasitabbaṃ.So he should live in a lodging such as a deep cavern screened by woods like the Overhanging Rock of the Elephant’s Belly (Hatthikucchipabbhāra), or Mahinda’s Cave.
Ārammaṇampissa vipulaṃ na vaṭṭati.Also an ample-sized object of contemplation is not suitable for him;
Tādisañhi vitakkavasena sandhāvanassa paccayo hoti.for one like that is a condition for the running hither and thither of applied thought.
Parittaṃ pana vaṭṭati.A small one is right.
Sesaṃ rāgacaritassa vuttasadisamevāti idaṃ vitakkacaritassa sappāyaṃ.The rest is as stated for one of greedy temperament. This is what suits one of speculative temperament.
Ayaṃ attano cariyānukūlanti ettha āgatacariyānaṃ pabhedanidānavibhāvanasappāyaparicchedato vitthāro.These are the details, with definition of the kind, source, recognition, and what is suitable, as regards the various temperaments handed down here with the words “that suits his own temperament” (§60).
Na ca tāva cariyānukūlaṃ kammaṭṭhānaṃ sabbākārena āvikataṃ.However, the meditation subject that is suitable to the temperament has not been cleared up in all its aspects yet.
Tañhi anantarassa mātikāpadassa vitthāre sayameva āvibhavissati.This will become clear automatically when those in the following list are treated in detail.