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Paṭicchannasutta

Under Cover

“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, paṭicchannāni āvahanti, no vivaṭāni.
“Mendicants, three things are conveyed under cover, not in the open.

Katamāni tīṇi?
What three?

Mātugāmo, bhikkhave, paṭicchanno āvahati, no vivaṭo;
Females are married with a veil, not unveiled.

brāhmaṇānaṁ, bhikkhave, mantā paṭicchannā āvahanti, no vivaṭā;
Brahmin hymns are conveyed under cover, not openly.

micchādiṭṭhi, bhikkhave, paṭicchannā āvahati, no vivaṭā.
Wrong view is conveyed under cover, not in the open.

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi paṭicchannāni āvahanti, no vivaṭāni.
These three things are conveyed under cover, not in the open.

Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, vivaṭāni virocanti, no paṭicchannāni.
Three things shine in the open, not under cover.

Katamāni tīṇi?
What three?

Candamaṇḍalaṁ, bhikkhave, vivaṭaṁ virocati, no paṭicchannaṁ;
The moon shines in the open, not under cover.

sūriyamaṇḍalaṁ, bhikkhave, vivaṭaṁ virocati, no paṭicchannaṁ;
The sun shines in the open, not under cover.

tathāgatappavedito dhammavinayo, bhikkhave, vivaṭo virocati, no paṭicchanno.
The teaching and training proclaimed by a Realized One shine in the open, not under cover.

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi vivaṭāni virocanti, no paṭicchannānī”ti.
These three things shine in the open, not under cover.”

Navamaṁ.