Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati moranivāpe paribbājakārāme.
¶ 1At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, at the monastery of the wanderers in the peacocks’ feeding ground.
Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:
¶ 2There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
“bhikkhavo”ti.
¶ 3“Mendicants!”
“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
¶ 4“Venerable sir,” they replied.
Bhagavā etadavoca:
¶ 5The Buddha said this:
“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.
¶ 6“Mendicants, a mendicant who has three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.
Katamehi tīhi?
¶ 7What three?
Asekhena sīlakkhandhena, asekhena samādhikkhandhena, asekhena paññākkhandhena—
¶ 8The entire spectrum of an adept’s ethics, immersion, and wisdom.
imehi, kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.
¶ 9A mendicant with these three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.
Aparehipi, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.
¶ 10A mendicant who has another three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.
Katamehi tīhi?
¶ 11What three?
Iddhipāṭihāriyena, ādesanāpāṭihāriyena, anusāsanīpāṭihāriyena—
¶ 12A demonstration of psychic power, a demonstration of revealing, and a demonstration of instruction.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti, accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.
¶ 13A mendicant with these three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.
Aparehipi, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.
¶ 14A mendicant who has another three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.
Katamehi tīhi?
¶ 15What three?
Sammādiṭṭhiyā, sammāñāṇena, sammāvimuttiyā—
¶ 16Right view, right knowledge, and right freedom.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.
¶ 17A mendicant with these three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.
Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.
¶ 18A mendicant who has two qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.
Katamehi dvīhi?
¶ 19What two?
Vijjāya, caraṇena—
¶ 20Knowledge and conduct.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.
¶ 21A mendicant with these two qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.
Brahmunā pesā, bhikkhave, sanaṅkumārena gāthā bhāsitā:
¶ 22The divinity Sanaṅkumāra also spoke this verse:
‘Khattiyo seṭṭho janetasmiṁ,
¶ 23‘The aristocrat is best among people
ye gottapaṭisārino;
¶ 24who take clan as the standard.
Vijjācaraṇasampanno,
¶ 25But one accomplished in knowledge and conduct
so seṭṭho devamānuse’ti.
¶ 26is first among gods and humans.’
Sā kho panesā, bhikkhave, sanaṅkumārena gāthā bhāsitā subhāsitā, no dubbhāsitā; atthasaṁhitā, no anatthasaṁhitā; anumatā mayā.
¶ 27Now, that verse spoken by the divinity Sanaṅkumāra is well spoken, not poorly spoken. It’s beneficial, not pointless, and I agree with it.
Ahampi, bhikkhave, evaṁ vadāmi:
¶ 28I also say:
‘Khattiyo seṭṭho janetasmiṁ,
¶ 29‘The aristocrat is best among people
ye gottapaṭisārino;
¶ 30who take clan as the standard.
Vijjācaraṇasampanno,
¶ 31But one accomplished in knowledge and conduct
so seṭṭho devamānuse’”ti.
¶ 32is first among gods and humans.’”
Nissayavaggo paṭhamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Kimatthiyā cetanā tayo,
upanisā byasanena ca;
Dve saññā manasikāro,
saddho moranivāpakanti.