Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
So I have heard.
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
Tena kho pana samayena sabhiyassa paribbājakassa purāṇasālohitāya devatāya pañhā uddiṭṭhā honti:
Now at that time the wanderer Sabhiya had been presented with several questions by a deity who was a former blood relation, saying:
“yo te, sabhiya, samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā ime pañhe puṭṭho byākaroti tassa santike brahmacariyaṁ careyyāsī”ti.
“Sabhiya, you should live the spiritual life with whatever ascetic or brahmin answers these questions.”
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako tassā devatāya santike te pañhe uggahetvā ye te samaṇabrāhmaṇā saṅghino gaṇino gaṇācariyā ñātā yasassino titthakarā sādhusammatā bahujanassa, seyyathidaṁ—
Then Sabhiya, after learning those questions in the presence of that deity, approached those ascetics and brahmins who led an order and a community, and taught a community, who were well-known and famous religious founders, deemed holy by many people. That is,
pūraṇo kassapo makkhaligosālo ajito kesakambalo pakudho kaccāno sañcayo belaṭṭhaputto nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto—
Pūraṇa Kassapa, the bamboo-staffed ascetic Gosāla, Ajita of the hair blanket, Pakudha Kaccāyana, Sañjaya Belaṭṭhiputta, and the Jain ascetic of the Ñātika clan.
te upasaṅkamitvā te pañhe pucchati.
And he asked them those questions,
Te sabhiyena paribbājakena pañhe puṭṭhā na sampāyanti;
but they were stumped by them.
asampāyantā kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukaronti.
Displaying annoyance, hate, and bitterness,
Api ca sabhiyaṁyeva paribbājakaṁ paṭipucchanti.
they questioned Sabhiya in return.
Atha kho sabhiyassa paribbājakassa etadahosi:
Then Sabhiya thought,
“ye kho te bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā saṅghino gaṇino gaṇācariyā ñātā yasassino titthakarā sādhusammatā bahujanassa, seyyathidaṁ—
“Those famous ascetics and brahmins
pūraṇo kassapo …pe… nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto—
te mayā pañhe puṭṭhā na sampāyanti,
were stumped by my questions.
asampāyantā kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukaronti;
Displaying annoyance, hate, and bitterness,
api ca maññevettha paṭipucchanti.
they questioned me in return on that matter.
Yannūnāhaṁ hīnāyāvattitvā kāme paribhuñjeyyan”ti.
Why don’t I return to a lesser life so I can enjoy sensual pleasures?”
Atha kho sabhiyassa paribbājakassa etadahosi:
Then Sabhiya thought,
“ayampi kho samaṇo gotamo saṅghī ceva gaṇī ca gaṇācariyo ca ñāto yasassī titthakaro sādhusammato bahujanassa;
“This ascetic Gotama also leads an order and a community, and tutors a community. He’s a well-known and famous religious founder, deemed holy by many people.
yannūnāhaṁ samaṇaṁ gotamaṁ upasaṅkamitvā ime pañhe puccheyyan”ti.
Why don’t I ask him these questions?”
Atha kho sabhiyassa paribbājakassa etadahosi:
Then he thought,
“yepi kho te bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā jiṇṇā vuḍḍhā mahallakā addhagatā vayoanuppattā therā rattaññū cirapabbajitā saṅghino gaṇino gaṇācariyā ñātā yasassino titthakarā sādhusammatā bahujanassa, seyyathidaṁ—
“Even those ascetics and brahmins who are elderly and senior, who are advanced in years and have reached the final stage of life; who are senior, long standing, long gone forth; who lead an order and a community, and tutor a community; who are well-known and famous religious founders, deemed holy by many people—that is
pūraṇo kassapo …pe… nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto—
Pūraṇa Kassapa and the rest—
tepi mayā pañhe puṭṭhā na sampāyanti,
were stumped by my questions.
asampāyantā kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukaronti, api ca maññevettha paṭipucchanti;
They displayed annoyance, hate, and bitterness, and even questioned me in return.
kiṁ pana me samaṇo gotamo ime pañhe puṭṭho byākarissati.
How can the ascetic Gotama possibly answer my questions,
Samaṇo hi gotamo daharo ceva jātiyā, navo ca pabbajjāyā”ti.
since he is so young in age and newly gone forth?”
Atha kho sabhiyassa paribbājakassa etadahosi:
Then he thought,
“samaṇo kho daharoti na uññātabbo na paribhotabbo.
“An ascetic should not be looked down upon or disparaged because they are young.
Daharopi cesa samaṇo gotamo mahiddhiko hoti mahānubhāvo, yannūnāhaṁ samaṇaṁ gotamaṁ upasaṅkamitvā ime pañhe puccheyyan”ti.
Though young, the ascetic Gotama has great psychic power and might. Why don’t I ask him these questions?”
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako yena rājagahaṁ tena cārikaṁ pakkāmi.
Then Sabhiya set out for Rājagaha.
Anupubbena cārikaṁ caramāno yena rājagahaṁ veḷuvanaṁ kalandakanivāpo, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.
Traveling stage by stage, he came to Rājagaha, the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground. He went up to the Buddha and exchanged greetings with him.
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.
When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side,
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho sabhiyo paribbājako bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi—
and addressed the Buddha in verse:
“Kaṅkhī vecikicchī āgamaṁ,
“I’ve come full of doubts and uncertainties,”
(iti sabhiyo)
said Sabhiya,
Pañhe pucchituṁ abhikaṅkhamāno;
“wishing to ask some questions.
Tesantakaro bhavāhi pañhe me puṭṭho,
Please solve them for me.
Anupubbaṁ anudhammaṁ byākarohi me”.
Answer my questions in turn, in accordance with the truth.”
“Dūrato āgatosi sabhiya,
“You have come from afar, Sabhiya,”
(iti bhagavā)
said the Buddha,
Pañhe pucchituṁ abhikaṅkhamāno;
“wishing to ask some questions.
Tesantakaro bhavāmi pañhe te puṭṭho,
I shall solve them for you,
Anupubbaṁ anudhammaṁ byākaromi te.
answering your questions in turn, in accordance with the truth.
Puccha maṁ sabhiya pañhaṁ,
Ask me your question, Sabhiya,
Yaṁ kiñci manasicchasi;
whatever you want.
Tassa tasseva pañhassa,
I’ll solve each and every
Ahaṁ antaṁ karomi te”ti.
question you have.”
Atha kho sabhiyassa paribbājakassa etadahosi:
Then Sabhiya thought,
“acchariyaṁ vata bho, abbhutaṁ vata bho.
“Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing!
Yaṁ vatāhaṁ aññesu samaṇabrāhmaṇesu okāsakammamattampi nālatthaṁ taṁ me idaṁ samaṇena gotamena okāsakammaṁ katan”ti.
Where those other ascetics and brahmins didn’t even give me a chance, the Buddha has invited me.”
Attamano pamudito udaggo pītisomanassajāto bhagavantaṁ pañhaṁ apucchi—
Uplifted and elated, full of rapture and happiness, he asked this question.
“Kiṁpattinamāhu bhikkhunaṁ,
“What must one attain to be called a mendicant?”
(iti sabhiyo)
said Sabhiya,
Sorataṁ kena kathañca dantamāhu;
“How is one ‘gentle’, how said to be ‘tamed’?
Buddhoti kathaṁ pavuccati,
How is one declared to be ‘awakened’?
Puṭṭho me bhagavā byākarohi”.
May the Buddha please answer my question.”
“Pajjena katena attanā,
“When by the path they have walked themselves,”
(sabhiyāti bhagavā)
said the Buddha to Sabhiya,
Parinibbānagato vitiṇṇakaṅkho;
“they reach extinguishment, with doubt overcome;
Vibhavañca bhavañca vippahāya,
giving up desire for existence or nonexistence,
Vusitavā khīṇapunabbhavo sa bhikkhu.
their journey complete, their rebirths ended: that is a mendicant.
Sabbattha upekkhako satimā,
Equanimous towards everything, mindful,
Na so hiṁsati kañci sabbaloke;
they don’t harm anyone in the world.
Tiṇṇo samaṇo anāvilo,
An ascetic who has crossed over, unclouded,
Ussadā yassa na santi sorato so.
who has no pretensions, is gentle.
Yassindriyāni bhāvitāni,
Their faculties have been developed
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca sabbaloke;
inside and out in the whole world.
Nibbijjha imaṁ parañca lokaṁ,
Having pierced through this world and the next,
Kālaṁ kaṅkhati bhāvito sa danto.
tamed, they await their time.
Kappāni viceyya kevalāni,
They have examined the eons in their entirety,
Saṁsāraṁ dubhayaṁ cutūpapātaṁ;
and both sides of transmigration—passing away and rebirth.
Vigatarajamanaṅgaṇaṁ visuddhaṁ,
Rid of dust, unblemished, purified:
Pattaṁ jātikhayaṁ tamāhu buddhan”ti.
the one they call ‘awakened’ has attained the end of rebirth.”
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinanditvā anumoditvā attamano pamudito udaggo pītisomanassajāto bhagavantaṁ uttariṁ pañhaṁ apucchi—
And then, having approved and agreed with what the Buddha said, uplifted and elated, full of rapture and happiness, Sabhiya asked another question:
“Kiṁpattinamāhu brāhmaṇaṁ,
“What must one attain to be called ‘brahmin’?”
(iti sabhiyo)
said Sabhiya.
Samaṇaṁ kena kathañca nhātakoti;
“Why is one an ‘ascetic’, and how a ‘bathed initiate’?
Nāgoti kathaṁ pavuccati,
How is one declared to be a ‘giant’?
Puṭṭho me bhagavā byākarohi”.
May the Buddha please answer my question.”
“Bāhitvā sabbapāpakāni,
“Having banished all bad things,”
(sabhiyāti bhagavā)
said the Buddha to Sabhiya,
Vimalo sādhusamāhito ṭhitatto;
“immaculate, well-composed, steadfast,
Saṁsāramaticca kevalī so,
consummate, they’ve left transmigration behind:
Asito tādi pavuccate sa brahmā.
unattached, one such is called ‘brahmin’.
Samitāvi pahāya puññapāpaṁ,
An assuaged one who has given up good and evil,
Virajo ñatvā imaṁ parañca lokaṁ;
stainless, understanding this world and the next,
Jātimaraṇaṁ upātivatto,
gone beyond rebirth and death:
Samaṇo tādi pavuccate tathattā.
one such is rightly called ‘ascetic’.
Ninhāya sabbapāpakāni,
Having washed off all bad things
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca sabbaloke;
inside and out in the whole world,
Devamanussesu kappiyesu,
among gods and humans bound to creations,
Kappaṁ neti tamāhu nhātakoti.
the one they call ‘washed’ does not return to creation.
Āguṁ na karoti kiñci loke,
They do nothing monstrous at all in the world,
Sabbasaṁyoge visajja bandhanāni;
discarding all yokes and bonds,
Sabbattha na sajjatī vimutto,
everywhere not stuck, freed:
Nāgo tādi pavuccate tathattā”ti.
one such is rightly called ‘giant’.”
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako …pe… bhagavantaṁ uttariṁ pañhaṁ apucchi—
And then Sabhiya asked another question:
“Kaṁ khettajinaṁ vadanti buddhā,
“Who is a ‘field-victor’ according to the Buddhas?”
(iti sabhiyo)
said Sabhiya,
Kusalaṁ kena kathañca paṇḍitoti;
“Why is one ‘skillful’, and how ‘a wise scholar’?
Muni nāma kathaṁ pavuccati,
How is one declared to be a ‘sage’?
Puṭṭho me bhagavā byākarohi”.
May the Buddha please answer my question.”
“Khettāni viceyya kevalāni,
“They are victors on the fields of deeds in their entirety,”
(sabhiyāti bhagavā)
said the Buddha to Sabhiya,
Dibbaṁ mānusakañca brahmakhettaṁ;
“the fields of gods, humans, and divinities;
Sabbakhettamūlabandhanā pamutto,
released from the root bondage to all fields:
Khettajino tādi pavuccate tathattā.
one such is rightly called ‘field-victor’.
Kosāni viceyya kevalāni,
They have examined the coffers in their entirety,
Dibbaṁ mānusakañca brahmakosaṁ;
the coffers of gods, humans, and divinities;
Sabbakosamūlabandhanā pamutto,
released from the root bondage to all coffers:
Kusalo tādi pavuccate tathattā.
one such is rightly called ‘skillful’.
Dubhayāni viceyya paṇḍarāni,
They have examined whiteness
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca suddhipañño;
both inside and out; understanding purity,
Kaṇhaṁ sukkaṁ upātivatto,
they have left dark and bright behind:
Paṇḍito tādi pavuccate tathattā.
one such is rightly called ‘a wise scholar’.
Asatañca satañca ñatvā dhammaṁ,
Understanding the nature of the bad and the good
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca sabbaloke;
inside and out in the whole world;
Devamanussehi pūjanīyo,
one worthy of honor by gods and humans,
Saṅgaṁ jālamaticca so munī”ti.
who has escaped from the net and the chain: that is a sage.”
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako …pe… bhagavantaṁ uttariṁ pañhaṁ apucchi—
And then Sabhiya asked another question:
“Kiṁpattinamāhu vedaguṁ,
“What must one attain to be called ‘knowledge master’?”
(iti sabhiyo)
said Sabhiya,
Anuviditaṁ kena kathañca viriyavāti;
“Why is one ‘studied’, and how is one ‘heroic’?
Ājāniyo kinti nāma hoti,
How to gain the name ‘thoroughbred’?
Puṭṭho me bhagavā byākarohi”.
May the Buddha please answer my question.”
“Vedāni viceyya kevalāni,
“They have examined knowledges in their entirety,”
(sabhiyāti bhagavā)
said the Buddha to Sabhiya,
Samaṇānaṁ yānidhatthi brāhmaṇānaṁ;
“those that are current among ascetics and brahmins;
Sabbavedanāsu vītarāgo,
rid of greed for all feelings,
Sabbaṁ vedamaticca vedagū so.
having left all knowledges behind: that is a knowledge master.
Anuvicca papañcanāmarūpaṁ,
Having studied proliferation and name & form
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca rogamūlaṁ;
inside and out—the root of disease;
Sabbarogamūlabandhanā pamutto,
released from the root bondage to all disease:
Anuvidito tādi pavuccate tathattā.
one such is rightly called ‘studied’.
Virato idha sabbapāpakehi,
Refraining from all evil here,
Nirayadukkhaṁ aticca viriyavāso;
heroic, he escapes from the suffering of hell;
So vīriyavā padhānavā,
he is heroic and energetic:
Dhīro tādi pavuccate tathattā.
one such is rightly called ‘hero’.
Yassassu lunāni bandhanāni,
Whoever’s bonds are cut,
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca saṅgamūlaṁ;
the root of clinging inside and out;
Sabbasaṅgamūlabandhanā pamutto,
released from the root bondage to all clinging:
Ājāniyo tādi pavuccate tathattā”ti.
one such is rightly called ‘thoroughbred’.”
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako …pe… bhagavantaṁ uttariṁ pañhaṁ apucchi—
And then Sabhiya asked another question:
“Kiṁpattinamāhu sottiyaṁ,
“What must one attain to be called ‘scholar’?”
(iti sabhiyo)
said Sabhiya,
Ariyaṁ kena kathañca caraṇavāti;
“Why is one ‘noble’, and how is one ‘well conducted’?
Paribbājako kinti nāma hoti,
How to gain the name ‘wanderer’?
Puṭṭho me bhagavā byākarohi”.
May the Buddha please answer my question.”
“Sutvā sabbadhammaṁ abhiññāya loke,
“One who has learned every teaching,”
(sabhiyāti bhagavā)
said the Buddha to Sabhiya,
Sāvajjānavajjaṁ yadatthi kiñci;
“and has known for themselves what in the world is blameworthy and blameless;
Abhibhuṁ akathaṅkathiṁ vimuttaṁ,
a vanquisher, decided, liberated,
Anighaṁ sabbadhimāhu sottiyoti.
untroubled everywhere: they call them ‘scholar’.
Chetvā āsavāni ālayāni,
Having cut off defilements and clingings,
Vidvā so na upeti gabbhaseyyaṁ;
being wise, they enter no womb.
Saññaṁ tividhaṁ panujja paṅkaṁ,
They’ve cast aside the bog of the three perceptions,
Kappaṁ neti tamāhu ariyoti.
the one they call ‘noble’ does not return to creation.
Yo idha caraṇesu pattipatto,
One here who is accomplished and skillful in all forms of good conduct;
Kusalo sabbadā ājānāti dhammaṁ;
always understanding the teaching,
Sabbattha na sajjati vimuttacitto,
everywhere not stuck, freed in mind,
Paṭighā yassa na santi caraṇavā so.
who has no aversion: they are ‘well-conducted’.
Dukkhavepakkaṁ yadatthi kammaṁ,
They wander full of wisdom,
Uddhamadho tiriyaṁ vāpi majjhe;
having banished any deed that results in suffering,
Paribbājayitvā pariññacārī,
deceit and conceit, as well as greed and anger,
Māyaṁ mānamathopi lobhakodhaṁ;
above, below, all round, between.
Pariyantamakāsi nāmarūpaṁ,
They have made a limit on name and form;
Taṁ paribbājakamāhu pattipattan”ti.
the one they call a ‘wanderer’ has reached their destination.”
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinanditvā anumoditvā attamano pamudito udaggo pītisomanassajāto uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṁ sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthavi:
And then, having approved and agreed with what the Buddha said, uplifted and elated, full of rapture and happiness, Sabhiya rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and extolled the Buddha in his presence with fitting verses:
“Yāni ca tīṇi yāni ca saṭṭhi,
“O one of vast wisdom, there are three and sixty opinions
Samaṇappavādasitāni bhūripañña;
based on the doctrines of ascetics:
Saññakkharasaññanissitāni,
they are expressions of perception, based on perception.
Osaraṇāni vineyya oghatamagā.
Having dispelled them all, you passed over the dark flood.
Antagūsi pāragū dukkhassa,
You have gone to the end, gone beyond suffering,
Arahāsi sammāsambuddho khīṇāsavaṁ taṁ maññe;
you are perfected, a fully awakened Buddha; I think you have ended defilements.
Jutimā mutimā pahūtapañño,
Brilliant, intelligent, abounding in wisdom,
Dukkhassantakara atāresi maṁ.
ender of suffering—you brought me across!
Yaṁ me kaṅkhitamaññāsi,
When you understood my uncertainty,
Vicikicchā maṁ tārayi namo te;
you brought me beyond doubt—homage to you!
Muni monapathesu pattipatta,
A sage, accomplished in the ways of sagacity,
Akhila ādiccabandhu soratosi.
you are gentle, not hardhearted, O Kinsman of the Sun.
Yā me kaṅkhā pure āsi,
Any doubts that I once had,
Taṁ me byākāsi cakkhumā;
you have answered for me, O Clear-eyed One.
Addhā munīsi sambuddho,
Clearly you are a sage, an Awakened One,
Natthi nīvaraṇā tava.
there are no hindrances in you.
Upāyāsā ca te sabbe,
All your distress
Viddhastā vinaḷīkatā;
is blown away and mown down.
Sītibhūto damappatto,
Cooled, tamed, steadfast:
Dhitimā saccanikkamo.
truth is your strength.
Tassa te nāganāgassa,
O giant among giants, O great hero,
Mahāvīrassa bhāsato;
when you are speaking
Sabbe devānumodanti,
all the gods rejoice,
Ubho nāradapabbatā.
including both Nārada and Pabbata.
Namo te purisājañña,
Homage to you, O thoroughbred!
Namo te purisuttama;
Homage to you, supreme among men!
Sadevakasmiṁ lokasmiṁ,
In the world with its gods,
Natthi te paṭipuggalo.
you have no rival.
Tuvaṁ buddho tuvaṁ satthā,
You are the Buddha, you are the Teacher,
Tuvaṁ mārābhibhū muni;
you are the sage who has overcome Māra;
Tuvaṁ anusaye chetvā,
you have cut off the underlying tendencies,
Tiṇṇo tāresimaṁ pajaṁ.
you’ve crossed over, and you bring humanity across.
Upadhī te samatikkantā,
You have transcended attachments,
Āsavā te padālitā;
your defilements are shattered;
Sīhosi anupādāno,
you are a lion, free of grasping,
Pahīnabhayabheravo.
with fear and dread given up.
Puṇḍarīkaṁ yathā vaggu,
Like a graceful lotus
Toye na upalimpati;
to which water does not stick,
Evaṁ puññe ca pāpe ca,
so both good and evil
Ubhaye tvaṁ na limpasi;
do not stick to you.
Pāde vīra pasārehi,
Stretch out your feet, great hero:
Sabhiyo vandati satthuno”ti.
Sabhiya bows to the Teacher.”
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Then the wanderer Sabhiya bowed with his head at the Buddha’s feet and said,
“abhikkantaṁ, bhante …pe…
“Excellent, sir! Excellent! …
esāhaṁ bhagavantaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca;
I go for refuge to the Buddha, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha.
labheyyāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavato santike pabbajjaṁ, labheyyaṁ upasampadan”ti.
Sir, may I receive the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence?”
“Yo kho, sabhiya, aññatitthiyapubbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye ākaṅkhati pabbajjaṁ, ākaṅkhati upasampadaṁ, so cattāro māse parivasati; catunnaṁ māsānaṁ accayena āraddhacittā bhikkhū pabbājenti, upasampādenti bhikkhubhāvāya.
“Sabhiya, if someone formerly ordained in another sect wishes to take the going forth, the ordination in this teaching and training, they must spend four months on probation. When four months have passed, if the mendicants are satisfied, they’ll give the going forth, the ordination into monkhood.
Api ca mettha puggalavemattatā viditā”ti.
However, I recognize individual differences in this matter.”
“Sace, bhante, aññatitthiyapubbā imasmiṁ dhammavinaye ākaṅkhantā pabbajjaṁ, ākaṅkhantā upasampadaṁ cattāro māse parivasanti, catunnaṁ māsānaṁ accayena āraddhacittā bhikkhū pabbājenti, upasampādenti bhikkhubhāvāya, ahaṁ cattāri vassāni parivasissāmi; catunnaṁ vassānaṁ accayena āraddhacittā bhikkhū pabbājentu upasampādentu bhikkhubhāvāyā”ti.
“Sir, if four months probation are required in such a case, I’ll spend four years on probation. When four years have passed, if the mendicants are satisfied, let them give me the going forth, the ordination into monkhood.”
Alattha kho sabhiyo paribbājako bhagavato santike pabbajjaṁ alattha upasampadaṁ …pe…
And the wanderer Sabhiya received the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence.
aññataro kho panāyasmā sabhiyo arahataṁ ahosīti.
And Venerable Sabhiya became one of the perfected.
Sabhiyasuttaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
So I have heard.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
Now at that time the wanderer Sabhiya had been presented with several questions by a deity who was a former blood relation, saying:
“Sabhiya, you should live the spiritual life with whatever ascetic or brahmin answers these questions.”
Then Sabhiya, after learning those questions in the presence of that deity, approached those ascetics and brahmins who led an order and a community, and taught a community, who were well-known and famous religious founders, deemed holy by many people. That is,
Pūraṇa Kassapa, the bamboo-staffed ascetic Gosāla, Ajita of the hair blanket, Pakudha Kaccāyana, Sañjaya Belaṭṭhiputta, and the Jain ascetic of the Ñātika clan.
And he asked them those questions,
but they were stumped by them.
Displaying annoyance, hate, and bitterness,
they questioned Sabhiya in return.
Then Sabhiya thought,
“Those famous ascetics and brahmins
were stumped by my questions.
Displaying annoyance, hate, and bitterness,
they questioned me in return on that matter.
Why don’t I return to a lesser life so I can enjoy sensual pleasures?”
Then Sabhiya thought,
“This ascetic Gotama also leads an order and a community, and tutors a community. He’s a well-known and famous religious founder, deemed holy by many people.
Why don’t I ask him these questions?”
Then he thought,
“Even those ascetics and brahmins who are elderly and senior, who are advanced in years and have reached the final stage of life; who are senior, long standing, long gone forth; who lead an order and a community, and tutor a community; who are well-known and famous religious founders, deemed holy by many people—that is
Pūraṇa Kassapa and the rest—
were stumped by my questions.
They displayed annoyance, hate, and bitterness, and even questioned me in return.
How can the ascetic Gotama possibly answer my questions,
since he is so young in age and newly gone forth?”
Then he thought,
“An ascetic should not be looked down upon or disparaged because they are young.
Though young, the ascetic Gotama has great psychic power and might. Why don’t I ask him these questions?”
Then Sabhiya set out for Rājagaha.
Traveling stage by stage, he came to Rājagaha, the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground. He 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 addressed the Buddha in verse:
“I’ve come full of doubts and uncertainties,”
said Sabhiya,
“wishing to ask some questions.
Please solve them for me.
Answer my questions in turn, in accordance with the truth.”
“You have come from afar, Sabhiya,”
said the Buddha,
“wishing to ask some questions.
I shall solve them for you,
answering your questions in turn, in accordance with the truth.
Ask me your question, Sabhiya,
whatever you want.
I’ll solve each and every
question you have.”
Then Sabhiya thought,
“Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing!
Where those other ascetics and brahmins didn’t even give me a chance, the Buddha has invited me.”
Uplifted and elated, full of rapture and happiness, he asked this question.
“What must one attain to be called a mendicant?”
said Sabhiya,
“How is one ‘gentle’, how said to be ‘tamed’?
How is one declared to be ‘awakened’?
May the Buddha please answer my question.”
“When by the path they have walked themselves,”
said the Buddha to Sabhiya,
“they reach extinguishment, with doubt overcome;
giving up desire for existence or nonexistence,
their journey complete, their rebirths ended: that is a mendicant.
Equanimous towards everything, mindful,
they don’t harm anyone in the world.
An ascetic who has crossed over, unclouded,
who has no pretensions, is gentle.
Their faculties have been developed
inside and out in the whole world.
Having pierced through this world and the next,
tamed, they await their time.
They have examined the eons in their entirety,
and both sides of transmigration—passing away and rebirth.
Rid of dust, unblemished, purified:
the one they call ‘awakened’ has attained the end of rebirth.”
And then, having approved and agreed with what the Buddha said, uplifted and elated, full of rapture and happiness, Sabhiya asked another question:
“What must one attain to be called ‘brahmin’?”
said Sabhiya.
“Why is one an ‘ascetic’, and how a ‘bathed initiate’?
How is one declared to be a ‘giant’?
May the Buddha please answer my question.”
“Having banished all bad things,”
said the Buddha to Sabhiya,
“immaculate, well-composed, steadfast,
consummate, they’ve left transmigration behind:
unattached, one such is called ‘brahmin’.
An assuaged one who has given up good and evil,
stainless, understanding this world and the next,
gone beyond rebirth and death:
one such is rightly called ‘ascetic’.
Having washed off all bad things
inside and out in the whole world,
among gods and humans bound to creations,
the one they call ‘washed’ does not return to creation.
They do nothing monstrous at all in the world,
discarding all yokes and bonds,
everywhere not stuck, freed:
one such is rightly called ‘giant’.”
And then Sabhiya asked another question:
“Who is a ‘field-victor’ according to the Buddhas?”
said Sabhiya,
“Why is one ‘skillful’, and how ‘a wise scholar’?
How is one declared to be a ‘sage’?
May the Buddha please answer my question.”
“They are victors on the fields of deeds in their entirety,”
said the Buddha to Sabhiya,
“the fields of gods, humans, and divinities;
released from the root bondage to all fields:
one such is rightly called ‘field-victor’.
They have examined the coffers in their entirety,
the coffers of gods, humans, and divinities;
released from the root bondage to all coffers:
one such is rightly called ‘skillful’.
They have examined whiteness
both inside and out; understanding purity,
they have left dark and bright behind:
one such is rightly called ‘a wise scholar’.
Understanding the nature of the bad and the good
inside and out in the whole world;
one worthy of honor by gods and humans,
who has escaped from the net and the chain: that is a sage.”
And then Sabhiya asked another question:
“What must one attain to be called ‘knowledge master’?”
said Sabhiya,
“Why is one ‘studied’, and how is one ‘heroic’?
How to gain the name ‘thoroughbred’?
May the Buddha please answer my question.”
“They have examined knowledges in their entirety,”
said the Buddha to Sabhiya,
“those that are current among ascetics and brahmins;
rid of greed for all feelings,
having left all knowledges behind: that is a knowledge master.
Having studied proliferation and name & form
inside and out—the root of disease;
released from the root bondage to all disease:
one such is rightly called ‘studied’.
Refraining from all evil here,
heroic, he escapes from the suffering of hell;
he is heroic and energetic:
one such is rightly called ‘hero’.
Whoever’s bonds are cut,
the root of clinging inside and out;
released from the root bondage to all clinging:
one such is rightly called ‘thoroughbred’.”
And then Sabhiya asked another question:
“What must one attain to be called ‘scholar’?”
said Sabhiya,
“Why is one ‘noble’, and how is one ‘well conducted’?
How to gain the name ‘wanderer’?
May the Buddha please answer my question.”
“One who has learned every teaching,”
said the Buddha to Sabhiya,
“and has known for themselves what in the world is blameworthy and blameless;
a vanquisher, decided, liberated,
untroubled everywhere: they call them ‘scholar’.
Having cut off defilements and clingings,
being wise, they enter no womb.
They’ve cast aside the bog of the three perceptions,
the one they call ‘noble’ does not return to creation.
One here who is accomplished and skillful in all forms of good conduct;
always understanding the teaching,
everywhere not stuck, freed in mind,
who has no aversion: they are ‘well-conducted’.
They wander full of wisdom,
having banished any deed that results in suffering,
deceit and conceit, as well as greed and anger,
above, below, all round, between.
They have made a limit on name and form;
the one they call a ‘wanderer’ has reached their destination.”
And then, having approved and agreed with what the Buddha said, uplifted and elated, full of rapture and happiness, Sabhiya rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and extolled the Buddha in his presence with fitting verses:
“O one of vast wisdom, there are three and sixty opinions
based on the doctrines of ascetics:
they are expressions of perception, based on perception.
Having dispelled them all, you passed over the dark flood.
You have gone to the end, gone beyond suffering,
you are perfected, a fully awakened Buddha; I think you have ended defilements.
Brilliant, intelligent, abounding in wisdom,
ender of suffering—you brought me across!
When you understood my uncertainty,
you brought me beyond doubt—homage to you!
A sage, accomplished in the ways of sagacity,
you are gentle, not hardhearted, O Kinsman of the Sun.
Any doubts that I once had,
you have answered for me, O Clear-eyed One.
Clearly you are a sage, an Awakened One,
there are no hindrances in you.
All your distress
is blown away and mown down.
Cooled, tamed, steadfast:
truth is your strength.
O giant among giants, O great hero,
when you are speaking
all the gods rejoice,
including both Nārada and Pabbata.
Homage to you, O thoroughbred!
Homage to you, supreme among men!
In the world with its gods,
you have no rival.
You are the Buddha, you are the Teacher,
you are the sage who has overcome Māra;
you have cut off the underlying tendencies,
you’ve crossed over, and you bring humanity across.
You have transcended attachments,
your defilements are shattered;
you are a lion, free of grasping,
with fear and dread given up.
Like a graceful lotus
to which water does not stick,
so both good and evil
do not stick to you.
Stretch out your feet, great hero:
Sabhiya bows to the Teacher.”
Then the wanderer Sabhiya bowed with his head at the Buddha’s feet and said,
“Excellent, sir! Excellent! …
I go for refuge to the Buddha, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha.
Sir, may I receive the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence?”
“Sabhiya, if someone formerly ordained in another sect wishes to take the going forth, the ordination in this teaching and training, they must spend four months on probation. When four months have passed, if the mendicants are satisfied, they’ll give the going forth, the ordination into monkhood.
However, I recognize individual differences in this matter.”
“Sir, if four months probation are required in such a case, I’ll spend four years on probation. When four years have passed, if the mendicants are satisfied, let them give me the going forth, the ordination into monkhood.”
And the wanderer Sabhiya received the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence.
And Venerable Sabhiya became one of the perfected.
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.
Tena kho pana samayena sabhiyassa paribbājakassa purāṇasālohitāya devatāya pañhā uddiṭṭhā honti:
“yo te, sabhiya, samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā ime pañhe puṭṭho byākaroti tassa santike brahmacariyaṁ careyyāsī”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako tassā devatāya santike te pañhe uggahetvā ye te samaṇabrāhmaṇā saṅghino gaṇino gaṇācariyā ñātā yasassino titthakarā sādhusammatā bahujanassa, seyyathidaṁ—
pūraṇo kassapo makkhaligosālo ajito kesakambalo pakudho kaccāno sañcayo belaṭṭhaputto nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto—
te upasaṅkamitvā te pañhe pucchati.
Te sabhiyena paribbājakena pañhe puṭṭhā na sampāyanti;
asampāyantā kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukaronti.
Api ca sabhiyaṁyeva paribbājakaṁ paṭipucchanti.
Atha kho sabhiyassa paribbājakassa etadahosi:
“ye kho te bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā saṅghino gaṇino gaṇācariyā ñātā yasassino titthakarā sādhusammatā bahujanassa, seyyathidaṁ—
pūraṇo kassapo …pe… nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto—
te mayā pañhe puṭṭhā na sampāyanti,
asampāyantā kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukaronti;
api ca maññevettha paṭipucchanti.
Yannūnāhaṁ hīnāyāvattitvā kāme paribhuñjeyyan”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyassa paribbājakassa etadahosi:
“ayampi kho samaṇo gotamo saṅghī ceva gaṇī ca gaṇācariyo ca ñāto yasassī titthakaro sādhusammato bahujanassa;
yannūnāhaṁ samaṇaṁ gotamaṁ upasaṅkamitvā ime pañhe puccheyyan”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyassa paribbājakassa etadahosi:
“yepi kho te bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā jiṇṇā vuḍḍhā mahallakā addhagatā vayoanuppattā therā rattaññū cirapabbajitā saṅghino gaṇino gaṇācariyā ñātā yasassino titthakarā sādhusammatā bahujanassa, seyyathidaṁ—
pūraṇo kassapo …pe… nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto—
tepi mayā pañhe puṭṭhā na sampāyanti,
asampāyantā kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukaronti, api ca maññevettha paṭipucchanti;
kiṁ pana me samaṇo gotamo ime pañhe puṭṭho byākarissati.
Samaṇo hi gotamo daharo ceva jātiyā, navo ca pabbajjāyā”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyassa paribbājakassa etadahosi:
“samaṇo kho daharoti na uññātabbo na paribhotabbo.
Daharopi cesa samaṇo gotamo mahiddhiko hoti mahānubhāvo, yannūnāhaṁ samaṇaṁ gotamaṁ upasaṅkamitvā ime pañhe puccheyyan”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako yena rājagahaṁ tena cārikaṁ pakkāmi.
Anupubbena cārikaṁ caramāno yena rājagahaṁ veḷuvanaṁ kalandakanivāpo, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho sabhiyo paribbājako bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi—
“Kaṅkhī vecikicchī āgamaṁ,
(iti sabhiyo)
Pañhe pucchituṁ abhikaṅkhamāno;
Tesantakaro bhavāhi pañhe me puṭṭho,
Anupubbaṁ anudhammaṁ byākarohi me”.
“Dūrato āgatosi sabhiya,
(iti bhagavā)
Pañhe pucchituṁ abhikaṅkhamāno;
Tesantakaro bhavāmi pañhe te puṭṭho,
Anupubbaṁ anudhammaṁ byākaromi te.
Puccha maṁ sabhiya pañhaṁ,
Yaṁ kiñci manasicchasi;
Tassa tasseva pañhassa,
Ahaṁ antaṁ karomi te”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyassa paribbājakassa etadahosi:
“acchariyaṁ vata bho, abbhutaṁ vata bho.
Yaṁ vatāhaṁ aññesu samaṇabrāhmaṇesu okāsakammamattampi nālatthaṁ taṁ me idaṁ samaṇena gotamena okāsakammaṁ katan”ti.
Attamano pamudito udaggo pītisomanassajāto bhagavantaṁ pañhaṁ apucchi—
“Kiṁpattinamāhu bhikkhunaṁ,
(iti sabhiyo)
Sorataṁ kena kathañca dantamāhu;
Buddhoti kathaṁ pavuccati,
Puṭṭho me bhagavā byākarohi”.
“Pajjena katena attanā,
(sabhiyāti bhagavā)
Parinibbānagato vitiṇṇakaṅkho;
Vibhavañca bhavañca vippahāya,
Vusitavā khīṇapunabbhavo sa bhikkhu.
Sabbattha upekkhako satimā,
Na so hiṁsati kañci sabbaloke;
Tiṇṇo samaṇo anāvilo,
Ussadā yassa na santi sorato so.
Yassindriyāni bhāvitāni,
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca sabbaloke;
Nibbijjha imaṁ parañca lokaṁ,
Kālaṁ kaṅkhati bhāvito sa danto.
Kappāni viceyya kevalāni,
Saṁsāraṁ dubhayaṁ cutūpapātaṁ;
Vigatarajamanaṅgaṇaṁ visuddhaṁ,
Pattaṁ jātikhayaṁ tamāhu buddhan”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinanditvā anumoditvā attamano pamudito udaggo pītisomanassajāto bhagavantaṁ uttariṁ pañhaṁ apucchi—
“Kiṁpattinamāhu brāhmaṇaṁ,
(iti sabhiyo)
Samaṇaṁ kena kathañca nhātakoti;
Nāgoti kathaṁ pavuccati,
Puṭṭho me bhagavā byākarohi”.
“Bāhitvā sabbapāpakāni,
(sabhiyāti bhagavā)
Vimalo sādhusamāhito ṭhitatto;
Saṁsāramaticca kevalī so,
Asito tādi pavuccate sa brahmā.
Samitāvi pahāya puññapāpaṁ,
Virajo ñatvā imaṁ parañca lokaṁ;
Jātimaraṇaṁ upātivatto,
Samaṇo tādi pavuccate tathattā.
Ninhāya sabbapāpakāni,
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca sabbaloke;
Devamanussesu kappiyesu,
Kappaṁ neti tamāhu nhātakoti.
Āguṁ na karoti kiñci loke,
Sabbasaṁyoge visajja bandhanāni;
Sabbattha na sajjatī vimutto,
Nāgo tādi pavuccate tathattā”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako …pe… bhagavantaṁ uttariṁ pañhaṁ apucchi—
“Kaṁ khettajinaṁ vadanti buddhā,
(iti sabhiyo)
Kusalaṁ kena kathañca paṇḍitoti;
Muni nāma kathaṁ pavuccati,
Puṭṭho me bhagavā byākarohi”.
“Khettāni viceyya kevalāni,
(sabhiyāti bhagavā)
Dibbaṁ mānusakañca brahmakhettaṁ;
Sabbakhettamūlabandhanā pamutto,
Khettajino tādi pavuccate tathattā.
Kosāni viceyya kevalāni,
Dibbaṁ mānusakañca brahmakosaṁ;
Sabbakosamūlabandhanā pamutto,
Kusalo tādi pavuccate tathattā.
Dubhayāni viceyya paṇḍarāni,
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca suddhipañño;
Kaṇhaṁ sukkaṁ upātivatto,
Paṇḍito tādi pavuccate tathattā.
Asatañca satañca ñatvā dhammaṁ,
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca sabbaloke;
Devamanussehi pūjanīyo,
Saṅgaṁ jālamaticca so munī”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako …pe… bhagavantaṁ uttariṁ pañhaṁ apucchi—
“Kiṁpattinamāhu vedaguṁ,
(iti sabhiyo)
Anuviditaṁ kena kathañca viriyavāti;
Ājāniyo kinti nāma hoti,
Puṭṭho me bhagavā byākarohi”.
“Vedāni viceyya kevalāni,
(sabhiyāti bhagavā)
Samaṇānaṁ yānidhatthi brāhmaṇānaṁ;
Sabbavedanāsu vītarāgo,
Sabbaṁ vedamaticca vedagū so.
Anuvicca papañcanāmarūpaṁ,
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca rogamūlaṁ;
Sabbarogamūlabandhanā pamutto,
Anuvidito tādi pavuccate tathattā.
Virato idha sabbapāpakehi,
Nirayadukkhaṁ aticca viriyavāso;
So vīriyavā padhānavā,
Dhīro tādi pavuccate tathattā.
Yassassu lunāni bandhanāni,
Ajjhattaṁ bahiddhā ca saṅgamūlaṁ;
Sabbasaṅgamūlabandhanā pamutto,
Ājāniyo tādi pavuccate tathattā”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako …pe… bhagavantaṁ uttariṁ pañhaṁ apucchi—
“Kiṁpattinamāhu sottiyaṁ,
(iti sabhiyo)
Ariyaṁ kena kathañca caraṇavāti;
Paribbājako kinti nāma hoti,
Puṭṭho me bhagavā byākarohi”.
“Sutvā sabbadhammaṁ abhiññāya loke,
(sabhiyāti bhagavā)
Sāvajjānavajjaṁ yadatthi kiñci;
Abhibhuṁ akathaṅkathiṁ vimuttaṁ,
Anighaṁ sabbadhimāhu sottiyoti.
Chetvā āsavāni ālayāni,
Vidvā so na upeti gabbhaseyyaṁ;
Saññaṁ tividhaṁ panujja paṅkaṁ,
Kappaṁ neti tamāhu ariyoti.
Yo idha caraṇesu pattipatto,
Kusalo sabbadā ājānāti dhammaṁ;
Sabbattha na sajjati vimuttacitto,
Paṭighā yassa na santi caraṇavā so.
Dukkhavepakkaṁ yadatthi kammaṁ,
Uddhamadho tiriyaṁ vāpi majjhe;
Paribbājayitvā pariññacārī,
Māyaṁ mānamathopi lobhakodhaṁ;
Pariyantamakāsi nāmarūpaṁ,
Taṁ paribbājakamāhu pattipattan”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinanditvā anumoditvā attamano pamudito udaggo pītisomanassajāto uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṁ sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthavi:
“Yāni ca tīṇi yāni ca saṭṭhi,
Samaṇappavādasitāni bhūripañña;
Saññakkharasaññanissitāni,
Osaraṇāni vineyya oghatamagā.
Antagūsi pāragū dukkhassa,
Arahāsi sammāsambuddho khīṇāsavaṁ taṁ maññe;
Jutimā mutimā pahūtapañño,
Dukkhassantakara atāresi maṁ.
Yaṁ me kaṅkhitamaññāsi,
Vicikicchā maṁ tārayi namo te;
Muni monapathesu pattipatta,
Akhila ādiccabandhu soratosi.
Yā me kaṅkhā pure āsi,
Taṁ me byākāsi cakkhumā;
Addhā munīsi sambuddho,
Natthi nīvaraṇā tava.
Upāyāsā ca te sabbe,
Viddhastā vinaḷīkatā;
Sītibhūto damappatto,
Dhitimā saccanikkamo.
Tassa te nāganāgassa,
Mahāvīrassa bhāsato;
Sabbe devānumodanti,
Ubho nāradapabbatā.
Namo te purisājañña,
Namo te purisuttama;
Sadevakasmiṁ lokasmiṁ,
Natthi te paṭipuggalo.
Tuvaṁ buddho tuvaṁ satthā,
Tuvaṁ mārābhibhū muni;
Tuvaṁ anusaye chetvā,
Tiṇṇo tāresimaṁ pajaṁ.
Upadhī te samatikkantā,
Āsavā te padālitā;
Sīhosi anupādāno,
Pahīnabhayabheravo.
Puṇḍarīkaṁ yathā vaggu,
Toye na upalimpati;
Evaṁ puññe ca pāpe ca,
Ubhaye tvaṁ na limpasi;
Pāde vīra pasārehi,
Sabhiyo vandati satthuno”ti.
Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“abhikkantaṁ, bhante …pe…
esāhaṁ bhagavantaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca;
labheyyāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavato santike pabbajjaṁ, labheyyaṁ upasampadan”ti.
“Yo kho, sabhiya, aññatitthiyapubbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye ākaṅkhati pabbajjaṁ, ākaṅkhati upasampadaṁ, so cattāro māse parivasati; catunnaṁ māsānaṁ accayena āraddhacittā bhikkhū pabbājenti, upasampādenti bhikkhubhāvāya.
Api ca mettha puggalavemattatā viditā”ti.
“Sace, bhante, aññatitthiyapubbā imasmiṁ dhammavinaye ākaṅkhantā pabbajjaṁ, ākaṅkhantā upasampadaṁ cattāro māse parivasanti, catunnaṁ māsānaṁ accayena āraddhacittā bhikkhū pabbājenti, upasampādenti bhikkhubhāvāya, ahaṁ cattāri vassāni parivasissāmi; catunnaṁ vassānaṁ accayena āraddhacittā bhikkhū pabbājentu upasampādentu bhikkhubhāvāyā”ti.
Alattha kho sabhiyo paribbājako bhagavato santike pabbajjaṁ alattha upasampadaṁ …pe…
aññataro kho panāyasmā sabhiyo arahataṁ ahosīti.
Sabhiyasuttaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.