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Ud 5.9

Teasing

Sadhāyamānasutta

So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was wandering in the land of the Kosalans together with a large Saṅgha of mendicants. Now at that time several young students were passing by not far from the Buddha in a teasing manner. The Buddha saw them.

Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:

“Dolts pretending to be astute,
they talk, their words out of bounds.
They blab at will, their mouths agape,
and no-one knows what leads them on.”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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