Then, when it was morning, the venerable Ānanda dressed, and taking his bowl and outer robe, went into Sāvatthī for alms. When he had wandered for alms in Sāvatthī and had returned from his almsround, after his meal he went to the Eastern Park, to the Palace of Migāra’s Mother, for the day’s abiding.
Now on that occasion King Pasenadi of Kosala had mounted the elephant Ekapuṇḍarīka and was riding out from Sāvatthī at midday. He saw the venerable Ānanda coming in the distance and asked the minister Sirivaḍḍha: “That is the venerable Ānanda, is it not?” ― “Yes, sire, that is the venerable Ānanda.”
... King Pasenadi of Kosala sat down on a seat made ready and said: “Venerable Ānanda, would the Blessed One behave with the body in such a way that he could be censured by wise recluses and brahmins?”
“No, great king, the Blessed One would not behave with the body in such a way that he could be censured by wise recluses and brahmins.”
“Would the Blessed One, venerable Ānanda, behave with speech...behave with the mind in such a way that he could be censured by wise recluses and brahmins?”
“No, great king, the Blessed One would not behave with speech...behave with the mind in such a way that he could be censured by wise recluses and brahmins.”
“It is wonderful, venerable sir, it is marvellous! For what we were unable to accomplish with a question has been accomplished by the venerable Ānanda with the answer to the question. We do not recognize anything of value in the praise and blame of others spoken by foolish ignorant persons, who speak without having investigated and evaluated; but we recognize as valuable the praise and blame of others spoken by wise, intelligent, and sagacious persons who speak after having investigated and evaluated.
“Now, venerable Ānanda, what kind of bodily behavior is censured by wise recluses and brahmins?”
“Any bodily behavior that is unwholesome, great king.”
“Now, venerable Ānanda, what kind of bodily behavior is unwholesome?”
“Any bodily behavior that is blameworthy, great king.”
“Now, venerable Ānanda, what kind of bodily behavior is blameworthy?”
“Any bodily behavior that brings affliction, great king.”
“Now, venerable Ānanda, what kind of bodily behavior brings affliction?”
“Any bodily behavior that has painful results, great king.”
“Now, venerable Ānanda, what kind of bodily behavior has painful results?”
“Any bodily behavior, great king, that leads to one’s own affliction, or to the affliction of others, or to the affliction of both, and on account of which unwholesome states increase and wholesome states diminish. Such bodily behavior is censured by wise recluses and brahmins, great king.” ...
“Now, venerable Ānanda, what kind of verbal behavior is censured by wise recluses and brahmins?”
“Any verbal behavior that is unwholesome ...
“Now, venerable Ānanda, what kind of mental behavior is censured by wise recluses and brahmins?”
“Any mental behavior that is unwholesome ...
“Now, venerable Ānanda, does the Blessed One praise only the abandoning of all unwholesome states?”
“The Tathāgata, great king, has abandoned all unwholesome states and he possesses wholesome states.” ... '
- Read the Sutta in full here ...
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Dhamma Sharing on the Bahitika Sutta by Ajahn Brahmali
here ... https://youtu.be/RRpjD0ZogH0
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