Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Awakened One, as I have heard:
“Sekhassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno appattamānasassa anuttaraṁ yogakkhemaṁ patthayamānassa viharato bāhiraṁ aṅganti karitvā nāññaṁ ekaṅgampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bahūpakāraṁ yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamitto, bhikkhave, bhikkhu akusalaṁ pajahati, kusalaṁ bhāvetī”ti.
“For a trainee bhikkhu whose mind has not yet reached its goal, who dwells aspiring for the unsurpassed security from bondage, I do not see any other single external factor that is so helpful as good friendship. A bhikkhu with good friends abandons the unwholesome and cultivates the wholesome.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“Kalyāṇamitto yo bhikkhu,
sappatisso sagāravo;
Karaṁ mittānaṁ vacanaṁ,
sampajāno patissato;
Pāpuṇe anupubbena,
sabbasaṁyojanakkhayan”ti.
“The bhikkhu who has good friends,
who is agreeable and respectful,
acting according to the advise of friends
with clear awareness and mindfulness,
gradually attains
the wearing away of all fetters.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.