The Buddha teaches on shines as an expert in the monastic law (2nd), presenting a sevenfold teaching for disciples on the path.
“Sattahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato vinayadharo sobhati. Katamehi sattahi? Āpattiṁ jānāti, anāpattiṁ jānāti, lahukaṁ āpattiṁ jānāti, garukaṁ āpattiṁ jānāti, ubhayāni kho panassa pātimokkhāni vitthārena svāgatāni honti suvibhattāni suppavattīni suvinicchitāni suttaso anubyañjanaso, catunnaṁ jhānānaṁ …pe… akasiralābhī, āsavānaṁ khayā …pe… sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi dhammehi samannāgato vinayadharo sobhatī”ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Sattahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato vinayadharo sobhati.
“Mendicants, a mendicant with seven qualities shines as an expert in the monastic law.
Katamehi sattahi?
What seven?
Āpattiṁ jānāti,
They know what is an offense.
anāpattiṁ jānāti,
They know what is not an offense.
lahukaṁ āpattiṁ jānāti,
They know what is a light offense.
garukaṁ āpattiṁ jānāti,
They know what is a serious offense.
ubhayāni kho panassa pātimokkhāni vitthārena svāgatāni honti suvibhattāni suppavattīni suvinicchitāni suttaso anubyañjanaso,
Both monastic codes have been passed down to them in detail, well analyzed, well mastered, well evaluated in both the rules and accompanying material.
catunnaṁ jhānānaṁ …pe… akasiralābhī,
They get the four absorptions—blissful meditations in the present life that belong to the higher mind—when they want, without trouble or difficulty.
āsavānaṁ khayā …pe… sacchikatvā 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 samannāgato vinayadharo sobhatī”ti.
A mendicant with these seven qualities shines as an expert in the monastic law.”
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026