Puṇṇovādasutta

mn145:5.1 Puṇṇa, now that I’ve given you this brief advice, what country will you live in?”

mn145:5.2 “Sir, there’s a country named Sunāparanta. I shall live there.”

mn145:5.3 “The people of Sunāparanta are wild and rough, Puṇṇa.

mn145:5.5 If they abuse and insult you, what will you think of them?”

mn145:5.6 “If they abuse and insult me, I will think:

mn145:5.7 ‘These people of Sunāparanta are gracious, truly gracious, since they don’t hit me with their fists.’

mn145:5.8 That’s what I’ll think, Blessed One.

mn145:5.9 That’s what I’ll think, Holy One.”

mn145:5.10 “But if they do hit you with their fists, what will you think of them then?”

mn145:5.11 “If they hit me with their fists, I’ll think:

mn145:5.12 ‘These people of Sunāparanta are gracious, truly gracious, since they don’t throw stones at me.’

mn145:5.13 That’s what I’ll think, Blessed One.

mn145:5.14 That’s what I’ll think, Holy One.”

mn145:5.15 “But if they do throw stones at you, what will you think of them then?”

mn145:5.16 “If they throw stones at me, I’ll think:

mn145:5.17 ‘These people of Sunāparanta are gracious, truly gracious, since they don’t beat me with a club.’

mn145:5.18 That’s what I’ll think, Blessed One.

mn145:5.19 That’s what I’ll think, Holy One.”

mn145:5.20 “But if they do beat you with a club, what will you think of them then?”

mn145:5.21 “If they beat me with a club, I’ll think:

mn145:5.22 ‘These people of Sunāparanta are gracious, truly gracious, since they don’t stab me with a knife.’

mn145:5.23 That’s what I’ll think, Blessed One.

mn145:5.24 That’s what I’ll think, Holy One.”

mn145:5.25 “But if they do stab you with a knife, what will you think of them then?”

mn145:5.26 “If they stab me with a knife, I’ll think:

mn145:5.27 ‘These people of Sunāparanta are gracious, truly gracious, since they don’t take my life with a sharp knife.’

mn145:5.28 That’s what I’ll think, Blessed One.

mn145:5.29 That’s what I’ll think, Holy One.”

mn145:5.30 “But if they do take your life with a sharp knife, what will you think of them then?”

mn145:5.31 “If they take my life with a sharp knife, I’ll think:

mn145:5.32 ‘There are disciples of the Buddha who looked for a suicide weapon because they were horrified, repelled, and disgusted with the body and with life. And I have found this without looking!’

mn145:5.33 That’s what I’ll think, Blessed One.

mn145:5.34 That’s what I’ll think, Holy One.”