Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)

18: The Chapter about Stains – 101
Paravajjānupassissa niccaṁ ujjhānasaññino,
The one who constantly looks for another’s fault, who is an abject complainer,
āsavā tassa vaḍḍhanti, ārā so āsavakkhayā. [253]
for him the pollutants increase, he is far from their destruction.
Ākāse va padaṁ natthi, samaṇo natthi bāhire,
There is no footprint in the sky, there is no ascetic on the outside, 1
papañcābhiratā pajā, nippapañcā Tathāgatā. [254]
folk greatly delight in impediments, the Realised Ones are free of impediments.
Ākāse va padaṁ natthi, samaṇo natthi bāhire,
There is no footprint in the sky, there is no ascetic on the outside,
saṅkhārā sassatā natthi, natthi Buddhānam-iñjitaṁ. [255]
there are no constant conditions, there is no disturbance for the Buddhas.
Malavaggo Aṭṭhārasamo
The Chapter about Stains, the Eighteenth
Related Verse from the Dhammapada
Bāhitapāpo ti brāhmaṇo,
Warding off wickedness one is called a brahmin,
samacar i yā samaṇo ti vuccati,
one living austerely is said to be an ascetic,
pabbājayam-attano malaṁ
* because of driving forth (all) stain from oneself
tasmā pabbajito ti vuccati. [388]
one is said to be one who has gone forth.
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Meaning: in outside sects.