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2. The Chapter on the Lion's Roar 1. The Discourse on the Lion's Roar 11. At one time the Blessed One was staying at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. Then indeed the venerable Sāriputta approached the Blessed One; having approached, and having saluted the Blessed One, he sat down to one side. Seated to one side, the venerable Sāriputta said this to the Blessed One: "My rainy season retreat, sir, has been completed in Sāvatthī. I wish, sir, to set out on a wandering tour in the countryside." "Do now, Sāriputta, what you think is timely." Then indeed the venerable Sāriputta, rising from his seat, having saluted the Blessed One, and having circumambulated him clockwise, departed. Then indeed a certain monk, not long after the venerable Sāriputta had departed, said this to the Blessed One: "The venerable Sāriputta, sir, has departed on his wandering tour, having insulted me, without apologizing." Then indeed the Blessed One addressed a certain monk: "Come, monk, address Sāriputta in my name: 'The Teacher, friend Sāriputta, is calling you.'" "Yes, sir," that monk replied to the Blessed One, and approached the venerable Sāriputta; having approached, he said this to the venerable Sāriputta: "The Teacher, friend Sāriputta, is calling you." "Yes, friend," the venerable Sāriputta replied to that monk. Now at that time, the venerable Mahāmoggallāna and the venerable Ānanda, taking a door-bolt, were going around the monastery, saying: "Come forth, venerables, come forth, venerables! Now the venerable Sāriputta will roar his lion's roar in the presence of the Blessed One!" Then indeed the venerable Sāriputta approached the Blessed One; having approached, and having saluted the Blessed One, he sat down to one side. Seated to one side, the Blessed One said this to the venerable Sāriputta: "Here, Sāriputta, And, a certain fellow monk was complaining: ‘Venerable Sāriputta, sir, having insulted me, went off without apologizing.’ ‘Surely, sir, for one whose mindfulness of the body is not established, he might here insult a fellow monk and go off without apologizing.’ ‘Just as, sir, on the earth they deposit what is clean, they deposit what is unclean, they deposit excrement, they deposit urine, they deposit saliva, they deposit pus, they deposit blood, yet the earth is not distressed by it, nor ashamed, nor disgusted; even so, sir, I dwell with a mind like the earth, vast, exalted, immeasurable, without ill-will, without malice. Surely, sir, for one whose mindfulness of the body is not established, he might here insult a fellow monk and go off without apologizing.’ ‘Just as, sir, in water they wash what is clean, they wash what is unclean, they wash excrement, they wash urine, they wash saliva, they wash pus, they wash blood, yet the water is not distressed by it, nor ashamed, nor disgusted; even so, sir, I dwell with a mind like water, vast, exalted, immeasurable, without ill-will, without malice. Surely, sir, for one whose mindfulness of the body is not established, he might here insult a fellow monk and go off without apologizing.’ ‘Just as, sir, fire burns what is clean, burns what is unclean, burns excrement, burns urine, burns saliva, burns pus, burns blood, yet the fire is not distressed by it, nor ashamed, nor disgusted; even so, sir, I dwell with a mind like fire, vast, exalted, immeasurable, without ill-will, without malice. Surely, sir, for one whose mindfulness of the body is not established, he might here insult a fellow monk and go off without apologizing.’ Indeed, one would go on tour. “Just as, venerable sir, the wind blows over what is clean and blows over what is unclean, blows over what is mixed with excrement, with urine, with phlegm, with pus, with blood, and the wind is not thereby distressed or ashamed or disgusted; even so, venerable sir, I dwell with a mind like the wind, vast, exalted, immeasurable, without ill will, without malice. If, venerable sir, mindfulness of the body were not established in one’s body, that one, having offended some fellow practitioner here and not having apologized, would go on tour. “Just as, venerable sir, a dust-rag wipes clean and wipes unclean, wipes what is mixed with excrement, with urine, with phlegm, with pus, with blood, and the dust-rag is not thereby distressed or ashamed or disgusted; even so, venerable sir, I dwell with a mind like a dust-rag, vast, exalted, immeasurable, without ill will, without malice. If, venerable sir, mindfulness of the body were not established in one’s body, that one, having offended some fellow practitioner here and not having apologized, would go on tour. “Just as, venerable sir, a Caṇḍāla boy or a Caṇḍāla girl, with a basket in hand, wearing rags, entering a village or a town, enters having established a humble mind; even so, venerable sir, I dwell with a mind like that of a Caṇḍāla boy or girl, vast, exalted, immeasurable, without ill will, without malice. If, venerable sir, mindfulness of the body were not established in one’s body, that one, having offended some fellow practitioner here and not having apologized, would go on tour. “Just as, venerable sir, a bull with its horns cut off, brave, well-tamed, well-disciplined, wandering from street to street, from crossroads to crossroads, harms nothing with its foot or with its horn; even so, venerable sir, I dwell with a mind like that of a bull with its horns cut off, vast, exalted, immeasurable, without ill will, without malice. without malice. Surely, venerable sir, for whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body, he here might assault some fellow monk, and without making amends, go on his way. ‘‘Just as, venerable sir, a woman or a man, young, youthful, fond of adornment, having bathed their head, would be distressed, ashamed, and disgusted by a snake carcass, or a dog carcass, or a human carcass tied around their neck; even so, venerable sir, I am distressed, ashamed, and disgusted by this putrid body. Surely, venerable sir, for whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body, he here might assault some fellow monk, and without making amends, go on his way. ‘‘Just as, venerable sir, a man might carry a grease-pot, full of holes, leaking and dripping; even so, venerable sir, I carry this body, full of holes, leaking and dripping. Surely, venerable sir, for whom mindfulness of the body is not established in the body, he here might assault some fellow monk, and without making amends, go on his way.’’ Then that monk, rising from his seat, arranging his upper robe over one shoulder, prostrating with his head at the Buddha's feet, said to the Buddha: ‘‘An offense has overcome me, venerable sir, as a fool, as one deluded, as one unskilled, in that I accused the Venerable Sāriputta with what was not true, empty, false, and baseless. May the Blessed One, venerable sir, accept this offense from me as an offense, for future restraint.’’ ‘‘Indeed, monk, an offense has overcome you, as a fool, as one deluded, as one unskilled, in that you accused Sāriputta with what was not true, empty, false, and baseless. But since you, monk, having seen the offense as an offense, make amends according to the Dhamma, we accept it from you. This is growth, monk, in the Noble Discipline: that one, having seen an offense as an offense, makes amends according to the Dhamma, and undertakes future restraint.’’ Then the Blessed One, the Venerable He addressed Sāriputta: "Forgive, Sāriputta, this foolish person, before his head splits into seven pieces right there." "I will forgive, venerable sir, that venerable one, if that venerable one says to me thus: 'May that venerable one also forgive me.'" First. 2. The Discourse on With Remaining Attachments 12. At one time the Blessed One was staying at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park. Then the venerable Sāriputta, in the forenoon, having dressed, and taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms. Then it occurred to the venerable Sāriputta: "It is too early to wander for alms in Sāvatthī; what if I were to approach the park of the wandering ascetics of other sects?" Then the venerable Sāriputta approached the park of the wandering ascetics of other sects; having approached, he exchanged greetings with those wandering ascetics of other sects. Having concluded the courteous and memorable talk, he sat down to one side. Now at that time, as those wandering ascetics of other sects were sitting together, this conversation arose among them: "Whoever, friends, dies with remaining attachments, all of them are not freed from hell, not freed from the animal realm, not freed from the realm of ghosts, not freed from the planes of misery, the bad destinations, the downfall." Then the venerable Sāriputta neither approved nor disapproved of the statement of those wandering ascetics of other sects. Without approving or disapproving, he rose from his seat and departed, thinking: "I will understand the meaning of this statement in the presence of the Blessed One." Then the venerable Sāriputta, having wandered for alms in Sāvatthī, and after his meal, having returned from his alms round, approached the Blessed One; having approached, he paid homage to the Blessed One and sat down to one side. As he sat to one side, the venerable Sāriputta said this to the Blessed One: Speak – “Here, venerable sir, in the morning, having dressed, taking my bowl and robe, I entered Sāvatthī for alms. Then, venerable sir, it occurred to me: ‘It is too early to wander for alms in Sāvatthī; what if I were to approach the park of other sect ascetics?’ So then, venerable sir, I approached the park of other sect ascetics; having approached, I exchanged greetings with those other sect ascetics. Having exchanged courteous and memorable talk, I sat down to one side. Now at that time, among those other sect ascetics, gathered together, assembled, this discussion arose: ‘Whoever, friends, dies with residual clinging,