Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
Atha kho bhikkhako brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.
Then a brahmin almsman went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho bhikkhako brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha,
“ahampi kho, bho gotama, bhikkhako, bhavampi bhikkhako, idha no kiṁ nānākaraṇan”ti?
“Worthy Gotama, both you and I are almsmen. What, then, is the difference between us?”
“Na tena bhikkhako hoti,
“You don’t become an almsman
yāvatā bhikkhate pare;
just by begging alms from others.
Vissaṁ dhammaṁ samādāya,
One who has undertaken domestic duties
bhikkhu hoti na tāvatā.
has not yet become a mendicant.
Yodha puññañca pāpañca,
But one living a spiritual life
bāhitvā brahmacariyaṁ;
who has banished both merit and evil,
Saṅkhāya loke carati,
and wanders having appraised the world,
sa ve bhikkhūti vuccatī”ti.
is said to be a mendicant.”
Evaṁ vutte, bhikkhako brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
When he had spoken, the brahmin almsman said to the Buddha,
“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama, abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…
“Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! …
upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.
From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At Sāvatthī.
Then a brahmin almsman went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.
When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha,
“Worthy Gotama, both you and I are almsmen. What, then, is the difference between us?”
“You don’t become an almsman
just by begging alms from others.
One who has undertaken domestic duties
has not yet become a mendicant.
But one living a spiritual life
who has banished both merit and evil,
and wanders having appraised the world,
is said to be a mendicant.”
When he had spoken, the brahmin almsman said to the Buddha,
“Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! …
From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Atha kho bhikkhako brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho bhikkhako brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“ahampi kho, bho gotama, bhikkhako, bhavampi bhikkhako, idha no kiṁ nānākaraṇan”ti?
“Na tena bhikkhako hoti,
yāvatā bhikkhate pare;
Vissaṁ dhammaṁ samādāya,
bhikkhu hoti na tāvatā.
Yodha puññañca pāpañca,
bāhitvā brahmacariyaṁ;
Saṅkhāya loke carati,
sa ve bhikkhūti vuccatī”ti.
Evaṁ vutte, bhikkhako brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama, abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…
upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.