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(19) 4. The Wilderness Chapter 1. Discourse on Wilderness Dwellers 181. “Monks, there are five kinds of wilderness dwellers. Which five? One is a wilderness dweller out of dullness and delusion. One is a wilderness dweller out of evil desires, overcome by longing. One is a wilderness dweller out of madness and mental derangement. One is a wilderness dweller thinking, ‘It has been praised by the Buddhas and their disciples.’ One is a wilderness dweller relying on fewness of wishes, relying on contentment, relying on effacement, relying on seclusion, relying on this as the goal. These, monks, are the five kinds of wilderness dwellers. Among these five kinds of wilderness dwellers, the one who is a wilderness dweller relying on fewness of wishes, relying on contentment, relying on effacement, relying on seclusion, relying on this as the goal— this one among these five kinds of wilderness dwellers is the foremost, the best, the chief, the highest, the most excellent. “Just as, monks, from a cow, milk; from milk, curds; from curds, fresh butter; from fresh butter, ghee; from ghee, the cream of ghee— the cream of ghee is declared to be the foremost there. Even so, monks, among these five kinds of wilderness dwellers, the one who is a wilderness dweller relying on fewness of wishes, relying on contentment, relying on effacement, relying on seclusion, relying on this as the goal— this one among these five kinds of wilderness dwellers is the foremost, the best, the chief, the highest, the most excellent.” The First. 2. Discourse on Rag-robe Wearers 182. “Monks, there are five kinds of rag-robe wearers. Which five? One is a rag-robe wearer out of dullness and delusion… …one is a rag-robe wearer relying on this as the goal. These, monks, are the five kinds of rag-robe wearers.” The Second. 3. Discourse on Tree-root Dwellers 183. “Monks, there are five kinds of tree-root dwellers. Which five? One is a tree-root dweller out of dullness and delusion… who is... (...) becomes a tree-root dweller relying solely on this purpose. These, monks, are the five tree-root dwellers. The Third. 4. The Discourse on Cemetery Dwellers 184. "There are, monks, these five cemetery dwellers. Which five? One becomes a cemetery dweller out of dullness, out of delusion... (...) one becomes a cemetery dweller relying solely on this purpose. These, monks, are the five cemetery dwellers." The Fourth. 5. The Discourse on Open-Air Dwellers 185. "There are, monks, these five open-air dwellers... (...). The Fifth. 6. The Discourse on Sitters 186. "There are, monks, these five sitters... (...). The Sixth. 7. The Discourse on Any-Bed Users 187. "There are, monks, these five any-bed users... (...). The Seventh. 8. The Discourse on One-Seaters 188. "There are, monks, these five one-seaters... (...). The Eighth. 9. The Discourse on Later-Eaters 189. "There are, monks, these five later-eaters... (...). The Ninth. 10. The Discourse on Bowl-Food Eaters 190. "There are, monks, these five bowl-food eaters. Which five? One becomes a bowl-food eater out of dullness, out of delusion, one becomes a bowl-food eater out of evil wishes, overcome by desire, one becomes a bowl-food eater out of madness, out of mental distraction, one becomes a bowl-food eater thinking, 'It is praised by the Buddhas and their disciples,' one becomes a bowl-food eater relying solely on fewness of wishes, relying solely on contentment, relying solely on effacement, relying solely on seclusion, relying solely on this purpose. These, monks, are the five bowl-food eaters. Among these five bowl-food eaters, monks, the one who becomes a bowl-food eater relying solely on fewness of wishes, relying solely on contentment, relying solely on effacement, relying solely on seclusion, relying solely on this purpose— this one is the foremost, the best, the highest, the supreme, the most excellent of these five bowl-food eaters. "Just as, monks, from a cow, milk; from milk, curds; from curds, butter; from butter, ghee; from ghee, cream of ghee; the cream of ghee is declared there as the foremost; even so, monks, , among these five alms-food eaters, whichever alms-food eater, relying on fewness of wishes, relying on contentment, relying on effacement, relying on seclusion, relying on this purpose, is an alms-food eater, he among these five alms-food eaters is the foremost, the best, the chief, the highest, the most excellent. The Tenth. The Wilderness Chapter, the Fourth. Its summary – Wilderness, robes, tree, Cemetery, open air; Sitting, spread-out, one-session, And the later-alms-food eater.