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he stands with a purpose, he sits with a purpose, he lies down with a purpose. He walks as if composed, he stands as if composed, he sits as if composed, he lies down as if composed. He is like one meditating in public. Such a setting, an arranging, a establishing of posture, a pretense, a feigning, a deception, a deceiving, a state of being deceptive – this is the basis of deception called "posture." What is hinting? What is the reckoned basis of deceit? Here, some person with evil wishes, overcome by desire, with the intention of being esteemed, "Thus will people esteem me," speaks words associated with noble doctrine. "Whoever wears such a robe, that ascetic is mighty," he says; "whoever wears such a bowl... wears a metal plate... wears a water-strainer... wears a filter... wears a key... wears sandals... wears a waist-band... wears a shoulder-strap, that ascetic is mighty," he says; "Whose preceptor is such, that ascetic is mighty," he says; "whose teacher is such... whose co-preceptors are such... whose co-teachers are such... whose friends are such... whose acquaintances are such... whose associates are such... whose companions are such, that ascetic is mighty," he says; "Whoever dwells in such monasteries, that ascetic is mighty," he says; "whoever dwells in such half-celled dwellings... dwells in palaces... dwells in mansions... dwells in caves... dwells in rock-shelters... dwells in huts... dwells in pinnacled houses... dwells in watchtowers... dwells in upper stories... dwells in elevated places... dwells in service halls... dwells in pavilions... dwells at the foot of trees, that ascetic is mighty," he says. Or else, a hypocrite of hypocrites, a frown-feigner of frown-feigners, a deceiver of deceivers, a flatterer of flatterers, esteemed by mere words, "This ascetic is a recipient of such attainments in dwelling states." Such a profound, hidden, subtle, concealed, transcendent, connected with emptiness discourse he gives. Such frowning, in frowning, deceit, deceiving, the state of being deceived – this is the basis of deceit reckoned as hinting. For the Blessed Buddha, these three bases of deceit are abandoned, uprooted, calmed, tranquilized, incapable of arising again, burnt by the fire of knowledge. Therefore, the Buddha is not a deceiver – undeceived. "Come to the assembly." "Gaṇī" means the Blessed One is a leader. "Gaṇācariya" means a leader of the assembly, a teacher of the assembly. a leader, one who manages a group is a leader, one who advises a group is a leader, one who instructs a group is a leader, one who confidently approaches a group is a leader, one who listens attentively to a group, who applies his mind, who establishes his mind on understanding is a leader, one who raises a group from unwholesome states and establishes them in wholesome states is a leader, a leader of a group of monks, a leader of a group of nuns, a leader of a group of male lay followers, a leader of a group of female lay followers, a leader of a group of kings, a leader of a group of Khattiyas, a leader of a group of Brahmins, a leader of a group of Vessas, a leader of a group of Suddas, a leader of a group of Brahmas, a leader of a group of devas, a leader of a monastic community, a teacher of a group. "Has come" means has arrived, has come near, has come to be, has reached. "To the city of Saṅkassa" means the leader, free from deceit, has come. "Many here are bound." Many Khattiyas, Brahmins, Vessas, Suddas, householders, renunciants, devas, humans. "Bound" means bound, having a bound conduct, attendants, disciples. Thus, "many here are bound." "There is an arrival with a question." "I have come with a question," "I have come wishing to ask a question," "I have come wishing to hear a question." Thus, "there is an arrival with a question." Or, for those who have questions, who wish to ask questions, who wish to hear questions, there might be an arrival, an approach, a coming near, an attendance. Thus, "there is an arrival with a question." Or, "you have an arrival with questions, you are capable, you are able to explain and answer what I ask, 'bear this burden'." Thus, "there is an arrival with a question." Therefore, Thera Sāriputta said: "To that Buddha, the unattached, the steadfast, the leader, free from deceit, who has come; For many here who are bound, there is an arrival with a question." 193. For a monk who is disgusted, who resorts to an empty seat, a root of a tree, a charnel ground... or in mountain caves. "A monk is disgusted." "Monk" means a monk who is a noble ordinary person, or a monk who is a trainee. "Is disgusted" means disgusted with birth, disgusted with old age, disgusted with sickness, disgusted with death, disgusted with sorrows, disgusted with lamentations, disgusted with pains, disgusted with griefs, disgusted with despairs, disgusted with the suffering of hell, disgusted with the suffering of the animal realm, disgusted with the suffering of the realm of hungry ghosts, disgusted with human suffering, disgusted with suffering rooted in conception, disgusted with suffering rooted in being in the womb, disgusted with suffering rooted in birth, disgusted with suffering connected with being born, disgusted with suffering dependent on being born, disgusted with suffering from self-infliction, disgusted with suffering from others' infliction, disgusted with the suffering of pain, disgusted with the suffering of formations, disgusted with the suffering of change, disgusted with suffering from eye disease, disgusted with suffering from ear disease, disgusted with suffering from nose disease, disgusted with suffering from tongue disease, disgusted with suffering from body disease, disgusted with suffering from head disease, disgusted with suffering from ear disease, disgusted with suffering from mouth disease, disgusted with suffering from tooth disease, disgusted with cough, with asthma, with catarrh, with burning, with fever, with stomach disease, with fainting, with dysentery, with colic, with cholera, with leprosy, with boils, with white leprosy, with consumption, with epilepsy, with ringworm, with itching, with scabies, with eczema, with psoriasis, with blood, with bile, with diabetes, with hemorrhoids, with carbuncles, with fistula, disgusted with ailments arising from bile, disgusted with ailments arising from phlegm, disgusted with ailments arising from wind, disgusted with ailments arising from a combination of humors, disgusted with ailments arising from seasonal changes, disgusted with ailments arising from improper care, disgusted with ailments arising from external causes, disgusted with ailments arising from the ripening of kamma, disgusted with cold, with heat, with hunger, with thirst, with defecation, with urination, disgusted with suffering from the touch of gnats, mosquitoes, wind, sun, and creeping things, disgusted with suffering from the death of a mother, disgusted with suffering from the death of a father, with the death of a brother, with the death of a sister, with the death of a son, with the death of a daughter, with loss of relatives, with loss of wealth, with loss due to sickness, with loss of virtue. from this… distress of wrong view, disgusted, weary, ashamed, loathing – of a monk who loathes. Resorting to an empty seat. A seat is called that on which one sits – a couch, a stool, a cushion, a mat, a leather patch, a grass mat, a leaf mat, a straw mat. That seat, empty, secluded, isolated, due to seeing unsuitable forms; empty, secluded, isolated, due to hearing unsuitable sounds; empty, secluded, isolated, from the five unsuitable sense pleasures. Resorting to, frequenting, serving, attending, constantly attending, repeatedly attending, that isolated seat – resorting to an empty seat. At the foot of a tree or in a charnel ground. The foot of a tree is indeed the foot of a tree, a charnel ground is indeed a charnel ground – at the foot of a tree or in a charnel ground. In mountain caves. Mountains are indeed mountains, ravines are indeed ravines, mountain caves are indeed mountain caves. Mountain crevices are called mountain slopes – in mountain caves. Therefore, the Elder Sāriputta said: “Of a monk who loathes, resorting to an empty seat; At the foot of a tree or in a charnel ground, or in mountain caves.” 194. In various resting places, how many terrors are there; Which a monk should not tremble at, at the sound in the resting place. In various resting places. Various means various, low and excellent, clever and evil. A resting place is called a dwelling, a monastery, a half-gabled house, a palace, a mansion, a cave – in various resting places. How many terrors are there? How many means how many, howling, roaring, making sound. Or how many means how many, how much, how many, how numerous are they. Terrors means lions, tigers, leopards, bears, hyenas, wolves, buffaloes, elephants, snakes, scorpions, centipedes, or robbers, or humans, or those who have done deeds, or those who have not done deeds – how many terrors are there. Which a monk should not tremble at. i. Those who, having seen or heard terrors, would not tremble, would not shake, would not greatly shake, would not be afraid, would not be greatly afraid, would not be extremely afraid, would not fear, would not fall into panic, they would be fearless, unshaken, unafraid, not fleeing, having abandoned fear and terror, with goosebumps gone, they would dwell – those monks who do not tremble. In resting places of sound. In resting places that are quiet, without noise, in solitary places, suitable for human seclusion and retreat – in resting places of sound. Therefore, the Elder Sāriputta said: “In high and low resting places, how many terrors are there? Those monks who would not tremble, in resting places of sound.” 195. How many dangers in the world, for one going to an unknown direction? Which a monk would overcome, in a secluded resting place.