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guttara NikÄya 7.81 Numbered Discourses 7.81
8. Vinayavagga 8. The Monastic Law
Tatiyavinayadharasobhanasutta Shines as an Expert in the Monastic Law (3rd)
āSattahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannÄgato vinayadharo sobhati. āMendicants, a mendicant with seven qualities shines as 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.
vinaye kho pana į¹hito hoti asaį¹hÄ«ro, Theyāre firm and unfaltering in the training.
catunnaį¹ jhÄnÄnaį¹ ā¦peā¦ akasiralÄbhÄ«, They get the four absorptionsāblissful meditations in the present life that belong to the higher mindāwhen they want, without trouble or difficulty.
ÄsavÄnaį¹ khayÄ ā¦peā¦ 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 vinayadharo sobhatÄ«āti. A mendicant with these seven qualities shines as an expert in the monastic law.ā
Sattamaį¹.