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Itivuttaka 104 So It Was Said 104
CatukkanipÄta The Book of the Fours
BrÄhmaį¹adhammayÄgavagga The Chapter on the Brahminās Offering of the Teaching
SÄ«lasampannasutta Accomplished in Ethics
VuttaƱhetaį¹ bhagavatÄ vuttamarahatÄti me sutaį¹: This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
āYe te, bhikkhave, bhikkhÅ« sÄ«lasampannÄ samÄdhisampannÄ paƱƱÄsampannÄ vimuttisampannÄ vimuttiƱÄį¹adassanasampannÄ ovÄdakÄ viƱƱÄpakÄ sandassakÄ samÄdapakÄ samuttejakÄ sampahaį¹sakÄ alaį¹samakkhÄtÄro saddhammassa dassanampahaį¹, bhikkhave, tesaį¹ bhikkhÅ«naį¹ bahÅ«pakÄraį¹ vadÄmi; āMendicants, take a mendicant who is accomplished in ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom. They advise and instruct. They educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire, and can rightly explain the true teaching. Even the sight of those mendicants is very helpful, I say.
savanampahaį¹, bhikkhave, tesaį¹ bhikkhÅ«naį¹ bahÅ«pakÄraį¹ vadÄmi; Even to hear them,
upasaį¹
kamanampahaį¹, bhikkhave, tesaį¹ bhikkhÅ«naį¹ bahÅ«pakÄraį¹ vadÄmi; approach them,
payirupÄsanampahaį¹, bhikkhave, tesaį¹ bhikkhÅ«naį¹ bahÅ«pakÄraį¹ vadÄmi; pay homage to them,
anussaraį¹ampahaį¹, bhikkhave, tesaį¹ bhikkhÅ«naį¹ bahÅ«pakÄraį¹ vadÄmi; recollect them,
anupabbajjampahaį¹, bhikkhave, tesaį¹ bhikkhÅ«naį¹ bahÅ«pakÄraį¹ vadÄmi. or go forth after them is very helpful, I say.
Taį¹ kissa hetu? Why is that?
TathÄrÅ«pe, bhikkhave, bhikkhÅ« sevato bhajato payirupÄsato aparipÅ«ropi sÄ«lakkhandho bhÄvanÄpÄripÅ«riį¹ gacchati, aparipÅ«ropi samÄdhikkhandho bhÄvanÄpÄripÅ«riį¹ gacchati, aparipÅ«ropi paƱƱÄkkhandho bhÄvanÄpÄripÅ«riį¹ gacchati, aparipÅ«ropi vimuttikkhandho bhÄvanÄpÄripÅ«riį¹ gacchati, aparipÅ«ropi vimuttiƱÄį¹adassanakkhandho bhÄvanÄpÄripÅ«riį¹ gacchati. For one who frequents and associates with such mendicants, their incomplete spectrum of ethics is completed. Their incomplete spectrum of immersion ā¦ wisdom ā¦ freedom ā¦ knowledge and vision of freedom is completed.
EvarÅ«pÄ ca te, bhikkhave, bhikkhÅ« satthÄrotipi vuccanti, satthavÄhÄtipi vuccanti, raį¹aƱjahÄtipi vuccanti, tamonudÄtipi vuccanti, ÄlokakarÄtipi vuccanti, obhÄsakarÄtipi vuccanti, pajjotakarÄtipi vuccanti, ukkÄdhÄrÄtipi vuccanti, pabhaį¹
karÄtipi vuccanti, ariyÄtipi vuccanti, cakkhumantotipi vuccantÄ«āti. Such mendicants are called āteachersā, ācaravan leadersā, āstrife-discardersā, ādispellers of darknessā, ābringers of lightā, āluminariesā, ālampsā, ācandlebearersā, ābeaconsā, ānoble onesā, and āclear-eyed onesā.ā
Etamatthaį¹ bhagavÄ avoca. The Buddha spoke this matter.
Tatthetaį¹ iti vuccati: On this it is said:
āPÄmojjakaraį¹aį¹ į¹hÄnaį¹, āThis is a reason for joy
etaį¹ hoti vijÄnataį¹; for those who understand:
Yadidaį¹ bhÄvitattÄnaį¹, that is, those who are evolved,
ariyÄnaį¹ dhammajÄ«vinaį¹. the noble ones living righteously.
Te jotayanti saddhammaį¹, They illuminate the true teaching,
bhÄsayanti pabhaį¹
karÄ; beacons beaming light,
Älokakaraį¹Ä dhÄ«rÄ, the attentive ones bringing light,
cakkhumanto raį¹aƱjahÄ. clear-eyed ones with strife discarded.
Yesaį¹ ve sÄsanaį¹ sutvÄ, Having heard their instruction,
sammadaƱƱÄya paį¹įøitÄ; the astute, understanding rightly,
JÄtikkhayamabhiƱƱÄya, directly know the ending of rebirth,
nÄgacchanti punabbhavanāti. they come not back to future lives.ā
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatÄ, iti me sutanti. This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
PaƱcamaį¹.