The Related Suttas Collection 2.25

3. Various Sectarians

With Jantu

So I have heard.

At one time several bhikkhus were staying in the Kosalan lands, in a wilderness hut on the slopes of the Himalayas. They were restless, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties.

Then on the Uposatha day of the fifteenth the god Jantu went up to those bhikkhus and addressed them in verse:

“The bhikkhus used to live happily, as disciples of Gotama. Desireless they sought alms; desireless they used their lodgings. Knowing that the world was impermanent they made an end of suffering.

But now they’ve made themselves hard to look after, like chiefs in a village. They eat and eat and then lie down, unconscious in the homes of others.

Having raised my joined palms to the Saṅgha, I speak here only about certain people. They’re rejects, with no protector, just like those who have passed away.

I’m speaking about those who live negligently. To those who live diligently I pay homage.”