1At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, did you hear an old jackal howling at the flush of dawn?"

"Yes, venerable sir."

"That old jackal is afflicted with a disease called mange. Yet he still goes wherever he wants, stands wherever he wants, sits wherever he wants, sn.ii.272 lies down wherever he wants, and a cool breeze even blows upon him. It would be good for a certain person here claiming to be a follower of the Sakyan son if he were to experience even such a form of individual existence. [n.376] See SN17.8 and n. 322 above. Spk identifies the "certain person" as Devadatta. I understand Sakyaputtiya to be an adjective meaning "following the Sakyan son," not a noun meaning "Sakyan son." The Sakyan son is the Buddha himself, who went forth from the Sakyan clan (see SN55.7, V 352,18). Thus a samaṇa sakyaputtiya (see SN28.10 (III 240,3–4) and SN42.10 (IV 325,19–21)) is an ascetic following the Sakyan son, i.e., a Buddhist monk.

"Therefore, bhikkhus, you should train yourselves thus: ‘We will dwell diligently.’ Thus should you train yourselves."

1Sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati. "Assuttha no tumhe, bhikkhave, rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ jarasiṅgālassa vassamānassā"ti?

"Evaṁ, bhante".

"Eso kho, bhikkhave, jarasiṅgālo ukkaṇḍakena nāma rogajātena phuṭṭho. So yena yena icchati tena tena gacchati; yattha yattha icchati tattha tattha tiṭṭhati; yattha yattha icchati tattha tattha nisīdati; yattha yattha icchati tattha tattha nipajjati; sītakopi naṁ vāto upavāyati. Sādhu khvassa, bhikkhave, yaṁ idhekacco sakyaputtiyapaṭiñño evarūpampi attabhāvapaṭilābhaṁ paṭisaṁvediyetha.

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘appamattā viharissāmā’ti. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban"ti.

Ekādasamaṁ.