Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
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:
“Yo hi koci, āvuso, bhikkhu vā bhikkhunī vā cattāro dhamme attani samanupassati, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:
“Reverends, any monk or nun who sees four things inside themselves should conclude:
‘parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
‘My skillful qualities are declining.
Parihānametaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā.
For this is what the Buddha calls decline.’
Katame cattāro?
What four?
Rāgavepullattaṁ, dosavepullattaṁ, mohavepullattaṁ, gambhīresu kho panassa ṭhānāṭhānesu paññācakkhu na kamati.
They have much greed, much hate, and much delusion; and their wisdom eye doesn’t go into the many deep matters.
Yo hi koci, āvuso, bhikkhu vā bhikkhunī vā ime cattāro dhamme attani samanupassati, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:
Any monk or nun who sees these four things inside themselves should conclude:
‘parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
‘My skillful qualities are declining.
Parihānametaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā.
For this is what the Buddha calls decline.’
Yo hi koci, āvuso, bhikkhu vā bhikkhunī vā cattāro dhamme attani samanupassati, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:
Any monk or nun who sees four things inside themselves should conclude:
‘na parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
‘My skillful qualities are not declining.
Aparihānametaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā.
For this is what the Buddha calls non-decline.’
Katame cattāro?
What four?
Rāgatanuttaṁ, dosatanuttaṁ, mohatanuttaṁ, gambhīresu kho panassa ṭhānāṭhānesu paññācakkhu kamati.
Their greed, hate, and delusion grow less; and their wisdom eye goes into the many deep matters.
Yo hi koci, āvuso, bhikkhu vā bhikkhunī vā ime cattāro dhamme attani samanupassati, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:
Any monk or nun who sees these four things inside themselves should conclude:
‘na parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
‘My skillful qualities are not declining.
Aparihānametaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā”ti.
For this is what the Buddha calls non-decline.’”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
There Sāriputta addressed the mendicants:
“Reverends, mendicants!”
“Reverend,” they replied.
Sāriputta said this:
“Reverends, any monk or nun who sees four things inside themselves should conclude:
‘My skillful qualities are declining.
For this is what the Buddha calls decline.’
What four?
They have much greed, much hate, and much delusion; and their wisdom eye doesn’t go into the many deep matters.
Any monk or nun who sees these four things inside themselves should conclude:
‘My skillful qualities are declining.
For this is what the Buddha calls decline.’
Any monk or nun who sees four things inside themselves should conclude:
‘My skillful qualities are not declining.
For this is what the Buddha calls non-decline.’
What four?
Their greed, hate, and delusion grow less; and their wisdom eye goes into the many deep matters.
Any monk or nun who sees these four things inside themselves should conclude:
‘My skillful qualities are not declining.
For this is what the Buddha calls non-decline.’”
Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi:
“āvuso bhikkhave”ti.
“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ.
Āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:
“Yo hi koci, āvuso, bhikkhu vā bhikkhunī vā cattāro dhamme attani samanupassati, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:
‘parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
Parihānametaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā.
Katame cattāro?
Rāgavepullattaṁ, dosavepullattaṁ, mohavepullattaṁ, gambhīresu kho panassa ṭhānāṭhānesu paññācakkhu na kamati.
Yo hi koci, āvuso, bhikkhu vā bhikkhunī vā ime cattāro dhamme attani samanupassati, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:
‘parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
Parihānametaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā.
Yo hi koci, āvuso, bhikkhu vā bhikkhunī vā cattāro dhamme attani samanupassati, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:
‘na parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
Aparihānametaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā.
Katame cattāro?
Rāgatanuttaṁ, dosatanuttaṁ, mohatanuttaṁ, gambhīresu kho panassa ṭhānāṭhānesu paññācakkhu kamati.
Yo hi koci, āvuso, bhikkhu vā bhikkhunī vā ime cattāro dhamme attani samanupassati, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ:
‘na parihāyāmi kusalehi dhammehi’.
Aparihānametaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.