The Muni undergoes no censure, for he has shaken off all systems of philosophy, and is therefore independent. 1. Verily, some wicked-minded people censure, and also just-minded people censure, but the Muni does not undergo the censure that has arisen; therefore there is not a discontented (khila) Muni anywhere. (780)

2. How can he who is led by his wishes and possessed by his inclinations overcome his own (false) view? Doing his own doings let him talk according to his understanding[4]. (781)

3. The person who, without being asked, praises

[1. Comp. .

2. Ubhosu antesu vineyya khandam
Phassam parinnaya ananugiddho
Yad atta garahi tad akubbamano
Na lippati ditthasutesu dhiro.

3. Sannam = namarupam. Commentator.

4. Sakam hi ditthim katham akkayeyya
Khandanunito rukiya nivittho,
Sayam samattani pakubbamano
Yatha hi ganeyya tatha vadeyya.]

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his own virtue and (holy) works to others, him the good call ignoble, one who praises himself[1]. (782)

4. But the Bhikkhu who is calm and of a happy mind, thus not praising himself for his virtues, him the good call noble, one for whom there are no desires anywhere in the world[2]. (783)

5. He whose Dhammas are (arbitrarily) formed and fabricated, placed in front, and confused, because he sees in himself a good result, is therefore given to (the view which is called) kuppa-patikka-santi[3]. (?) (784)

6. For the dogmas of philosophy are not easy to overcome, amongst the Dhammas (now this and now that) is adopted after consideration; therefore a man rejects and adopts (now this and now that) Dhamma amongst the dogmas[4]. (785)

7. For him who has shaken off (sin) there is nowhere in the world any prejudiced view of the different existences; he who has shaken off (sin), after leaving deceit and arrogance behind, which (way) should he go, he (is) independent[6]. (786)

[1. Yo atumanam sayam eva pava = yo evam attanam sayam eva vadati. Commentator.

2. Yass' ussada n' atthi kuhinki loke.

3. Pakappita samkhata yassa dhamma
Purakkhata santi avivadata
Yad attani passati anisamsam
Tam nissito kuppapatikkasantim.

4. Ditthinivesa na hi svativatta,
Dhammesu nikkheyya samuggahitam,
Tasma naro tesu nivesanesu
Nirassati adiyati-kka dhammam.
Comp. .

5. Dhonassa hi n' atthi kuhinki loke
Pakappita ditthi bhavabhavesu,
Mayan ka manan ka pahaya dhono
Sa kena gakkheyya, anupayo so.]

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8. But he who is dependent undergoes censure amongst the Dhammas; with what (name) and how should one name him who is independent? For by him there is nothing grasped or rejected, he has in this world shaken off every (philosophical) view[1]. (787)

Dutthatthakasutta is ended.

4. SUDDHATTHAKASUTTA.