Paṭicchannasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.131

Numbered Discourses 3.131

13. Kusināravagga

13. Kusinārā

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;

Ladies are conveyed for marriage with a veil, not unveiled.

brāhmaṇānaṁ, bhikkhave, mantā paṭicchannā āvahanti, no vivaṭā;

Hymns of the brahmins 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 dazzle in the open, not under cover.

Katamāni tīṇi?

What three?

Candamaṇḍalaṁ, bhikkhave, vivaṭaṁ virocati, no paṭicchannaṁ;

The moon dazzles in the open, not under cover.

sūriyamaṇḍalaṁ, bhikkhave, vivaṭaṁ virocati, no paṭicchannaṁ;

The sun dazzles in the open, not under cover.

tathāgatappavedito dhammavinayo, bhikkhave, vivaṭo virocati, no paṭicchanno.

The teaching and training proclaimed by a Realized One dazzle in the open, not under cover.

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi vivaṭāni virocanti, no paṭicchannānī”ti.

These three things dazzle in the open, not under cover.”

Navamaṁ.