Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā naḷakapāne viharati palāsavane.
At one time the Buddha stayed near Naḷakapāna in the grove of flame-of-the-forest trees.
Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā tadahuposathe bhikkhusaṅghaparivuto nisinno hoti.
Now, at that time it was the sabbath, and the Buddha was sitting surrounded by a Saṅgha of monks.
Atha kho bhagavā bahudeva rattiṁ bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṁsetvā tuṇhībhūtaṁ tuṇhībhūtaṁ bhikkhusaṅghaṁ anuviloketvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:
The Buddha spent much of the night educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the mendicants with a Dhamma talk. Then he looked around the Saṅgha of mendicants, who were so very silent. He addressed Venerable Sāriputta,
“Vigatathinamiddho kho, sāriputta, bhikkhusaṅgho.
“Sāriputta, the Saṅgha of mendicants is rid of dullness and drowsiness.
Paṭibhātu taṁ, sāriputta, bhikkhūnaṁ dhammī kathā.
Give them some Dhamma talk as you feel inspired.
Piṭṭhi me āgilāyati;
My back is sore,
tamahaṁ āyamissāmī”ti.
I’ll stretch it.”
“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā sāriputto bhagavato paccassosi.
“Yes, sir,” Sāriputta replied.
Atha kho bhagavā catugguṇaṁ saṅghāṭiṁ paññāpetvā dakkhiṇena passena sīhaseyyaṁ kappesi pāde pādaṁ accādhāya sato sampajāno uṭṭhānasaññaṁ manasi karitvā.
And then the Buddha spread out his outer robe folded in four and laid down in the lion’s posture—on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other—mindful and aware, and focused on the time of getting up.
Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi:
There Sāriputta addressed the mendicants:
“āvuso bhikkhave”ti.
“Reverends, mendicants!”
“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ.
“Reverend,” they replied.
Āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:
Sāriputta said this:
“Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi …
“Reverends, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who doesn’t want to listen, doesn’t memorize the teachings, examine their meaning, or practice accordingly, and is not diligent when it comes to skillful qualities
ottappaṁ natthi …
vīriyaṁ natthi …
paññā natthi …
sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …
dhammadhāraṇā natthi …
atthūpaparikkhā natthi …
dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …
appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
Seyyathāpi, āvuso, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena;
It’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.
evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi …
In the same way, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who doesn’t want to listen, doesn’t memorize the teachings, examine their meaning, or practice accordingly, and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities
ottappaṁ natthi …
vīriyaṁ natthi …
paññā natthi …
sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …
dhammadhāraṇā natthi …
atthūpaparikkhā natthi …
dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …
appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī atthi …
Whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who wants to listen, memorizes the teachings, examines their meaning, and practices accordingly, and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities
ottappaṁ atthi …
vīriyaṁ atthi …
paññā atthi …
sotāvadhānaṁ atthi …
dhammadhāraṇā atthi …
atthūpaparikkhā atthi …
dhammānudhammappaṭipatti atthi …
appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.
can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
Seyyathāpi, āvuso, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena;
It’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.
evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
In the same way, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who wants to listen, memorizes the teachings, examines their meaning, and practices accordingly, and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities
appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihānī”ti.
can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.”
Atha kho bhagavā paccuṭṭhāya āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:
Then the Buddha got up and said to Venerable Sāriputta:
“sādhu sādhu, sāriputta.
“Good, good, Sāriputta!
Yassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu hirī natthi …
Whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who doesn’t want to listen, doesn’t memorize the teachings, examine their meaning, or practice accordingly, and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities
ottappaṁ natthi …
paññā natthi …
vīriyaṁ natthi …
sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …
dhammadhāraṇā natthi …
atthūpaparikkhā natthi …
dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …
appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
Seyyathāpi, sāriputta, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena;
It’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.
evamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
In the same way, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who doesn’t want to listen, doesn’t memorize the teachings, examine their meaning, or practice accordingly, and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities
appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
Yassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu hirī atthi …
Whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who wants to listen, memorizes the teachings, examines their meaning, and practices accordingly, and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities
ottappaṁ atthi …
vīriyaṁ atthi …
paññā atthi …
sotāvadhānaṁ atthi …
dhammadhāraṇā atthi …
atthūpaparikkhā atthi …
dhammānudhammappaṭipatti atthi …
appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.
can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
Seyyathāpi, sāriputta, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena;
It’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.
evamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
In the same way, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who wants to listen, memorizes the teachings, examines their meaning, and practices accordingly, and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities
appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihānī”ti.
can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At one time the Buddha stayed near Naḷakapāna in the grove of flame-of-the-forest trees.
Now, at that time it was the sabbath, and the Buddha was sitting surrounded by a Saṅgha of monks.
The Buddha spent much of the night educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the mendicants with a Dhamma talk. Then he looked around the Saṅgha of mendicants, who were so very silent. He addressed Venerable Sāriputta,
“Sāriputta, the Saṅgha of mendicants is rid of dullness and drowsiness.
Give them some Dhamma talk as you feel inspired.
My back is sore,
I’ll stretch it.”
“Yes, sir,” Sāriputta replied.
And then the Buddha spread out his outer robe folded in four and laid down in the lion’s posture—on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other—mindful and aware, and focused on the time of getting up.
There Sāriputta addressed the mendicants:
“Reverends, mendicants!”
“Reverend,” they replied.
Sāriputta said this:
“Reverends, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who doesn’t want to listen, doesn’t memorize the teachings, examine their meaning, or practice accordingly, and is not diligent when it comes to skillful qualities
can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
It’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.
In the same way, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who doesn’t want to listen, doesn’t memorize the teachings, examine their meaning, or practice accordingly, and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities
can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
Whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who wants to listen, memorizes the teachings, examines their meaning, and practices accordingly, and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities
can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
It’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.
In the same way, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who wants to listen, memorizes the teachings, examines their meaning, and practices accordingly, and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities
can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.”
Then the Buddha got up and said to Venerable Sāriputta:
“Good, good, Sāriputta!
Whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who doesn’t want to listen, doesn’t memorize the teachings, examine their meaning, or practice accordingly, and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities
can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
It’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.
In the same way, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who doesn’t want to listen, doesn’t memorize the teachings, examine their meaning, or practice accordingly, and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities
can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
Whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who wants to listen, memorizes the teachings, examines their meaning, and practices accordingly, and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities
can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
It’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.
In the same way, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who wants to listen, memorizes the teachings, examines their meaning, and practices accordingly, and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities
can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.”
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā naḷakapāne viharati palāsavane.
Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā tadahuposathe bhikkhusaṅghaparivuto nisinno hoti.
Atha kho bhagavā bahudeva rattiṁ bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṁsetvā tuṇhībhūtaṁ tuṇhībhūtaṁ bhikkhusaṅghaṁ anuviloketvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:
“Vigatathinamiddho kho, sāriputta, bhikkhusaṅgho.
Paṭibhātu taṁ, sāriputta, bhikkhūnaṁ dhammī kathā.
Piṭṭhi me āgilāyati;
tamahaṁ āyamissāmī”ti.
“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā sāriputto bhagavato paccassosi.
Atha kho bhagavā catugguṇaṁ saṅghāṭiṁ paññāpetvā dakkhiṇena passena sīhaseyyaṁ kappesi pāde pādaṁ accādhāya sato sampajāno uṭṭhānasaññaṁ manasi karitvā.
Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi:
“āvuso bhikkhave”ti.
“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ.
Āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:
“Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi …
ottappaṁ natthi …
vīriyaṁ natthi …
paññā natthi …
sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …
dhammadhāraṇā natthi …
atthūpaparikkhā natthi …
dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …
appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
Seyyathāpi, āvuso, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena;
evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi …
ottappaṁ natthi …
vīriyaṁ natthi …
paññā natthi …
sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …
dhammadhāraṇā natthi …
atthūpaparikkhā natthi …
dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …
appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī atthi …
ottappaṁ atthi …
vīriyaṁ atthi …
paññā atthi …
sotāvadhānaṁ atthi …
dhammadhāraṇā atthi …
atthūpaparikkhā atthi …
dhammānudhammappaṭipatti atthi …
appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.
Seyyathāpi, āvuso, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena;
evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihānī”ti.
Atha kho bhagavā paccuṭṭhāya āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:
“sādhu sādhu, sāriputta.
Yassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu hirī natthi …
ottappaṁ natthi …
paññā natthi …
vīriyaṁ natthi …
sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …
dhammadhāraṇā natthi …
atthūpaparikkhā natthi …
dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …
appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
Seyyathāpi, sāriputta, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena;
evamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
Yassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu hirī atthi …
ottappaṁ atthi …
vīriyaṁ atthi …
paññā atthi …
sotāvadhānaṁ atthi …
dhammadhāraṇā atthi …
atthūpaparikkhā atthi …
dhammānudhammappaṭipatti atthi …
appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.
Seyyathāpi, sāriputta, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena;
evamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihānī”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.