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It deludes with skin, covered with skin is this generation. 23. Color, shape, and also, Smell, and touch; Repulsive, disgusting, Hairs are not dear to me. 24. Having attended to each one, in the way of impermanence; It should be cultivated with effort, as it appears according to wisdom. 25. Filled with brain matter, the skull is repulsive; Mouth, nose, eyes, ears, holes, difficult to see without holes. 26. Foul air circulates, the contents of the stomach are blood; Bile, phlegm, lungs, heart, liver, indeed. 27. Food and drink, even if pleasant, saliva, moisture above and below; Chewed by the teeth, taste, like vomit, is repulsive. 28. As long as life is unwashed, month That which is swallowed and stays; Filled with worm-colonies, there it is white and black. 29. This is called the stomach, from there it goes to the large intestine; At the end of the day, it becomes excrement, that itself is a pair of them, O wise one. 30. Having revealed, he introduces, food and drink of great value; Having concealed, he removes, that same thing staying inside, the people. 31. He introduces, surrounded by many, He removes, alone, hidden in secret; Pleasant as it enters, Disgusting as it exits. 32. Disgusting and repulsive, flesh, sinews, skin, and bones; Not pleasing, not satisfying, neither woman nor man. 33. Hands, feet, faces, and so on, Other things are disgusting; There, a maiden, a virgin, Through delusion, there is a perception of self. 34. Individually distinguished, in hair, body hair, nails, and so on; Where is the maiden or virgin, in the compacted mass? 35. Like space, the body is named, Surrounded by skin and so on; Likewise, the head, face, hand, Foot, thigh, waist, and so on. 36. As in a house with pillars and so on, Agreement is made on the compacted mass; Body, woman, or man, Deluded, he is attached. 37. One should think of the existent, not the non-existent, happiness comes from thinking of the existent; Thinking about the non-existent, he is afflicted by various sufferings. 38. Craving exists in the existing, not ignorance in the existing; Therefore, that named delusion, and craving are also associated with it. 39. Whether it is a male body or a female body, foul, impure, disgusting; There is nothing in it worthy of praise, what else would defile the defiled? 40. There is no enemy like the body, A great harm-doer for a long time; There is no deceit like the body, The repulsive appears as beautiful. 41. Thinking "woman, man, another's body," he sees, yet does not see; Thinking "disgusting, repulsive," he sees rightly, he sees. 42. Those who think "beautiful, beautiful," The wise ones, as spoken by the Conqueror; They do not understand the world and the non-world, Wandering from existence to existence. 43. The fire of passion grows ever greater, For one who sees "beautiful, beautiful"; That fire is slow and gentle, For one who sees "wise, wise." 44. Even a learned one is a fool, who thinks the repulsive is beautiful; One who sees the repulsive as repulsive, even if unlearned, is wise. 45. And he who sips One might know verses, even hundreds of thousands; Better is the knowledge of the body, than other knowledge. 46. I do not know even one body, though taught by the Buddha; Though famed as learned and wise, I am only fit to be ashamed. 47. I consider it beautiful, even though it is repulsive; They call me wise, but I am only fit to be greatly ashamed. 48. I never attained the perception of impurity in the body; The well-taught doctrine of the Buddha is attained, I am fit to be greatly ashamed. 49. Wandering through existence with this body, in each and every life not knowing its true nature; Claiming it as mine, I abandoned it. 50. Wandering through existence with this body, not knowing the body's repulsiveness; Clinging to its foundations, claiming it as mine, I abandoned it with affection. 51. A heavy burden, with the perception of essence, with affection, harmful; I attained endless suffering, a perversion in each and every life. 52. "The attainment of great knowledge," thus stirring one's mind; The doctrine of the Conqueror is declared, with unyielding effort. 53. May he see the thusness of this, never seen before; Ignoring other duties, fearful of the fear of existence. 54. For those who neglect what should be done, and do what should not be done; The defilements of those who are arrogant and heedless increase. 55. But those who are well-established, with constant mindfulness regarding the body; They do not cultivate what should not be done, constantly doing what should be done; The defilements of those who are mindful and fully aware come to an end. 56. Praising the golden body, "Face, eyes," and so on; Those who make a fist in the night, Are others, as if they themselves. 57. Revealing the beauty of the body, The speech is the teaching of Māra; Revealing the ugliness of it, The speech is the teaching of the Perfectly Enlightened One. 58. The body is seen as impure by the Conqueror, those who grasp it as beautiful; Those deluded ones are not freed from existence, opposing the Buddha. 59. The body is seen as impure by the Conqueror, those who grasp it as such; Those wise ones are freed from existence, following the Buddha's teaching. 60. Cleaning and adorning, the body is a source of filth; Enough with the cleansing of the body, only a fool makes it important. 61. Guarding it for health, The body is a dwelling place for disease; Like protecting a song, in vain, Like protecting the mind, with purpose. 62. Anointed with sandalwood paste, Adorned with pearls and gems; That very nature is sorrowful, Dispersing here and there. 63. Whether fallen or not fallen, There is no difference at all; This body is unpleasant, therefore, Even fallen, it is the same. 64. The body of human beings, from the nature of animals; Is even more disgusting, difficult to cleanse, and hard to bear. 65. With the body as it is born, it is not possible to live, And it must be cleansed daily, by washing, bathing, and so on. 66. By cutting the skin to drink blood, insects and others can, By cutting flesh, bones, and so on, how can the wise cling to it? 67. Those who cling to mere skin, like flies to sweat, With the perception of woman's face, etc., they are greatly deluded. 68. Wandering in the unwholesome realm of desires, clinging like a monkey to glue, Afflicted by many pains, they die in great suffering. 69. May they conquer the difficult-to-conquer enemy of lust, dwelling on the unattractive as a field of victory, Like a quail without a nest, against a mighty hawk. 70. The body is the object of the mind, The Buddha is the second field of victory; Let the mind dwell here, May there be no desire for victory in sensual pleasures. 71. Contemplate the unattractiveness of the body, even with divine eyes, That vision will be for the attainment of the path in the future. 72. See with the eye of wisdom, not with the eye of flesh; Having opened the eye of wisdom, let the one seeking detachment look intently. 73. Just as a tortoise withdraws its five limbs, eyes, etc., The enemy may find an opportunity if the five doors are unguarded. 74. Association with forms gives birth to the son of lust; He is a great source of harm, prevent association with him. 75. Beings are attached to forms, etc., with the perception of woman, etc.; Not with the perception of aggregates, those with that perception are detached. 76. In one's own body and in the bodies of others, The wise one should cut off attachment; Having cut off attachment, one sleeps happily, People are made miserable by attachment. 77. In seeing, hearing, the body, Association, and sexual intercourse; One without attachment is happy, One with attachment is miserable. 78. Outside, Whose mind is cleansed, Who vomits out the repulsive heap; Knowing this body is impure, May detachment arise in you. 79. Desiring dispassion for the body, One should not see its beauty; Seeing the impurity within, not delighting, One attains release from Saṃsāra. 80. Beings are attached to beings, Considering the essence as essence, possessive; Delighting, contemplating, They generate new becoming. 81. Enough, enough, having made the body, Free from impurities, free from defilements; Beautiful, beautiful, leading to the place, The mind, the mind, is made enough. 82. From association, affections arise, From affection, this suffering increases; Foreseeing the danger born of affection, Wander alone, like a rhinoceros horn. 83. Joy and delight are found among companions, Great love is also found in children; Disgusted with separation from the beloved, Wander alone, like a rhinoceros horn. 84. Like a bamboo shoot detached, The expectation in children and spouses; Like a bamboo sprout unattached, Wander alone, like a rhinoceros horn. 85. Whatever a man desires, That wish is fulfilled for him; Truly, he is happy-minded, When a mortal obtains what he desires. 86. But if, for that desiring one, That being born of desire; Those desires are destroyed, He is tormented, as if struck by a dart. 87. Whoever avoids desires, Like the head of a snake with his foot; He, mindful, transcends This attachment in the world. 88. A field, a property, or a pond, Cows, horses, male and female slaves; Women, relatives, various desires, To which a man is attached. 89. The weak overpower him, And troubles crush him; Then suffering follows him, Like water a broken boat. 90. Therefore, a mindful being, Should always avoid desires; Having abandoned them, cross the flood, Like one who has boarded a boat and gone to the far shore. 91. From desire arises sorrow, From desire arises fear; For one freed from desire, There is no sorrow, whence fear? 92. Living contemplating beauty, Unrestrained in the senses;