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# SN 1:18 · Shame (Hiri Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-1-18/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:07:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:54:32.000Z
- Description: Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:18. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Saṁyutta Nikāya, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:31

*This pair of verses provides an answer to the question posed and left unanswered in [Dhp 143](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/dhp-10/).*

“Who in the world

is a man constrained by shame,

who awakens to censure

like a fine stallion to the whip?”

“Those restrained by shame

are rare—

those who go through life

always mindful.

Having reached the end

of suffering & stress,

they go among the discordant

harmoniously.”

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN1%5F18.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*