1"Bhikkhus, this holy life is lived without students and without a teacher. [n.148] Anantevāsikam idaṃ bhikkhave brahmacariyaṃ vussati anācariyakaṃ. This is a riddle which turns upon two puns difficult to replicate in English. A "student" (antevāsā) is literally "one who dwells within," and thus (as the text explains below) one for whom defilements do not dwell within (na antovasanti) is said to be "without students." The word "teacher" (acariya) is here playfully connected with the verb "to assail" (samudācarati); thus one unassailed by defilements is said to be "without a teacher." Spk glosses anantevāsikaṁ with anto vasanakilesavirahitaṇm ("devoid of defilements dwelling within"), and anacāriyakaṁ with acaraṇakilesavirahitaṇm ("devoid of the ‘assailing’ defilements"). A bhikkhu who has students and a teacher dwells in suffering, not in comfort. A bhikkhu who has no students and no teacher dwells happily, in comfort.

"And how, bhikkhus, does a bhikkhu who has students and a teacher dwell in suffering, not in comfort? Here, bhikkhus, when a bhikkhu has seen a form with the eye, there arise in him evil unwholesome states, memories and intentions connected with the fetters. [n.149] See n. 79 above. They dwell within him. Since those evil unwholesome states dwell within him, he is called ‘one who has students.’ They assail him. Since evil unwholesome states assail him, he is called ‘one who has a teacher.’

2–3"Further, when a bhikkhu has heard a sound with the ear … cognized a mental phenomenon with the mind … sn.iv.137 he is called ‘one who has a teacher.’

"It is in this way that a bhikkhu who has students and a teacher dwells in suffering, not in comfort.

4"And how, bhikkhus, does a bhikkhu who has no students and no teacher dwell happily, in comfort? Here, bhikkhus, when a bhikkhu has seen a form with the eye, there do not arise in him evil unwholesome states, memories and intentions connected with the fetters. They do not dwell within him. Since those evil unwholesome states do not dwell within him, he is called ‘one who has no students.’ They do not assail him. Since evil unwholesome states do not assail him, he is called ‘one who has no teacher.’

5–6"Further, when a bhikkhu has heard a sound with the ear … cognized a mental phenomenon with the mind … he is called ‘one who has no teacher.’

"It is in this way, bhikkhus, that a bhikkhu who has no students and no teacher dwells happily, in comfort.

"Bhikkhus, this holy life is lived without students and without a teacher. sn.iv.138 A bhikkhu who has students and a teacher dwells in suffering, not in comfort. A bhikkhu who has no students and no teacher dwells happily, in comfort."

1"Anantevāsikamidaṁ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ vussati anacariyakaṁ. Santevāsiko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sacariyako dukkhaṁ na phāsu vihārati. Anantevāsiko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anacariyako sukhaṁ phāsu vihārati.

Kathañca, bhikkhu, santevāsiko sacariyako dukkhaṁ na phāsu vihārati? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa anto vasanti, antassa vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā santevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ samudācaranti, samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā sacariyakoti vuccati … pe … .

2Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno jivhāya rasaṁ sāyitvā uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa anto vasanti, antassa vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā santevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ samudācaranti, samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā sacariyakoti vuccati … pe … .

3Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno manasā dhammaṁ viññāya uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa anto vasanti, antassa vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā santevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ samudācaranti, samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā sacariyakoti vuccati.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu santevāsiko sacariyako dukkhaṁ, na phāsu vihārati.

4Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anantevāsiko anacariyako sukhaṁ phāsu vihārati? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā na uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa na anto vasanti, nāssa anto vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anantevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ na samudācaranti, na samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anacariyakoti vuccati … pe … .

5Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno jivhāya rasaṁ sāyitvā na uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa na anto vasanti, nāssa anto vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anantevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ na samudācaranti, na samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anacariyakoti vuccati … pe … .

6Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno manasā dhammaṁ viññāya na uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā. Tyāssa na anto vasanti, nāssa anto vasanti pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anantevāsikoti vuccati. Te naṁ na samudācaranti, na samudācaranti naṁ pāpakā akusalā dhammāti. Tasmā anacariyakoti vuccati.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anantevāsiko anacariyako sukhaṁ phāsu vihārati.

Anantevāsikamidaṁ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ vussati. Anacariyakaṁ santevāsiko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sacariyako dukkhaṁ, na phāsu vihārati. Anantevāsiko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anacariyako sukhaṁ phāsu vihāratī"ti.

Chaṭṭhaṁ.