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guttara NikÄya 7.75 Numbered Discourses 7.75
8. Vinayavagga 8. The Monastic Law
Paį¹hamavinayadharasutta An Expert in the Monastic Law (1st)
āSattahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannÄgato bhikkhu vinayadharo hoti. āMendicants, a mendicant with seven qualities is an expert in the monastic law.
Katamehi sattahi? What seven?
Äpattiį¹ jÄnÄti, They know what is an offense.
anÄpattiį¹ jÄnÄti, They know what is not an offense.
lahukaį¹ Äpattiį¹ jÄnÄti, They know what is a light offense.
garukaį¹ Äpattiį¹ jÄnÄti, They know what is a serious offense.
sÄ«lavÄ hoti pÄtimokkhasaį¹varasaį¹vuto viharati ÄcÄragocarasampanno aį¹umattesu vajjesu bhayadassÄvÄ« samÄdÄya sikkhati sikkhÄpadesu, Theyāre ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules theyāve undertaken.
catunnaį¹ jhÄnÄnaį¹ ÄbhicetasikÄnaį¹ diį¹į¹hadhammasukhavihÄrÄnaį¹ nikÄmalÄbhÄ« hoti akicchalÄbhÄ« akasiralÄbhÄ«, They get the four absorptionsāblissful meditations in this life that belong to the higher mindāwhen they want, without trouble or difficulty.
ÄsavÄnaį¹ khayÄ anÄsavaį¹ cetovimuttiį¹ paƱƱÄvimuttiį¹ diį¹į¹heva dhamme sayaį¹ abhiĆ±Ć±Ä sacchikatvÄ upasampajja viharati. They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom in this very life, and live having realized it with their own insight due to the ending of defilements.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi dhammehi samannÄgato bhikkhu vinayadharo hotÄ«āti. A mendicant with these seven qualities is an expert in the monastic law.ā
Paį¹hamaį¹.