1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā naḷakapāne viharati palāsavane.At one time the Buddha stayed near Naḷakapāna in the grove of flame-of-the-forest trees.

1.2Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā tadahuposathe bhikkhusaṅghaparivuto nisinno hoti.Now, at that time it was the sabbath, and the Buddha was sitting surrounded by the Saṅgha of monks.1.3Atha kho bhagavā bahudeva rattiṁ bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṁsetvā tuṇhībhūtaṁ tuṇhībhūtaṁ bhikkhusaṅghaṁ anuviloketvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:The Buddha spent much of the night educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the monks with a Dhamma talk. Then he looked around the Saṅgha of monks, who were so very silent. He addressed Venerable Sāriputta,2.1PTS 5.126“Vigatathinamiddho kho, sāriputta, bhikkhusaṅgho.“Sāriputta, the Saṅgha of monks is rid of dullness and drowsiness.2.2Paṭibhātu taṁ, sāriputta, bhikkhūnaṁ dhammī kathā.Give them some Dhamma talk as you feel inspired.2.3Piṭṭhi me āgilāyati;My back is sore,2.4tamahaṁ āyamissāmī”ti.I’ll stretch it.”

2.5“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā sāriputto bhagavato paccassosi.“Yes, sir,” Sāriputta replied.

3.1Atha kho bhagavā catugguṇaṁ saṅghāṭiṁ paññāpetvā dakkhiṇena passena sīhaseyyaṁ kappesi pāde pādaṁ accādhāya sato sampajāno uṭṭhānasaññaṁ manasi karitvā.And then the Buddha spread out his outer robe folded in four and laid down in the lion’s posture—on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other—mindful and aware, and focused on the time of getting up.

3.2Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi:There Sāriputta addressed the monks:3.3“āvuso bhikkhave”ti.“Reverends, monks!”

3.4“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ.“Reverend,” they replied.3.5Āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:Sāriputta said this:

4.1“Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi …“Reverends, whoever has no faith, conscience,4.2ottappaṁ natthi …prudence,4.3vīriyaṁ natthi …energy,4.4paññā natthi …and wisdom;4.5sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …who doesn’t want to listen,4.6dhammadhāraṇā natthi …doesn’t memorize the teachings,4.7atthūpaparikkhā natthi …examine their meaning,4.8dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …or practice accordingly,4.9appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.4.10Seyyathāpi, āvuso, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena;It’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.4.11evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi …In the same way, whoever has no faith, conscience,4.12ottappaṁ natthi …prudence,4.13vīriyaṁ natthi …energy,4.14paññā natthi …and wisdom;4.15sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …who doesn’t want to listen,4.16dhammadhāraṇā natthi …doesn’t memorize the teachings,4.17atthūpaparikkhā natthi …examine their meaning,4.18dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …or practice accordingly,4.19appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.

5.1PTS 5.127Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī atthi …Whoever has faith, conscience,5.2ottappaṁ atthi …prudence,5.3vīriyaṁ atthi …energy,5.4paññā atthi …and wisdom;5.5sotāvadhānaṁ atthi …who wants to listen,5.6dhammadhāraṇā atthi …memorizes the teachings,5.7atthūpaparikkhā atthi …examines their meaning,5.8dhammānudhammappaṭipatti atthi …practices accordingly,5.9appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.5.10Seyyathāpi, āvuso, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena;It’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.5.11evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…In the same way, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who wants to listen, memorizes the teachings, examines their meaning, and practices accordingly,5.12appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihānī”ti.and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.”

6.1Atha kho bhagavā paccuṭṭhāya āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:Then the Buddha got up and said to Venerable Sāriputta:

6.2“sādhu sādhu, sāriputta.“Good, good, Sāriputta!6.3Yassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu hirī natthi …Whoever has no faith, conscience,6.4ottappaṁ natthi …prudence,6.5paññā natthi …energy,6.6vīriyaṁ natthi …and wisdom;6.7sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …who doesn’t want to listen,6.8dhammadhāraṇā natthi …doesn’t memorize the teachings,6.9atthūpaparikkhā natthi …examine their meaning,6.10dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …or practice accordingly,6.11appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.6.12Seyyathāpi, sāriputta, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena;It’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.6.13evamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…In the same way, whoever has no faith …6.14appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.

7.1PTS 5.128Yassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu hirī atthi …Whoever has faith, conscience,7.2ottappaṁ atthi …prudence,7.3vīriyaṁ atthi …energy,7.4paññā atthi …and wisdom;7.5sotāvadhānaṁ atthi …who wants to listen,7.6dhammadhāraṇā atthi …memorizes the teachings,7.7atthūpaparikkhā atthi …examines their meaning,7.8dhammānudhammappaṭipatti atthi …practices accordingly,7.9appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.7.10Seyyathāpi, sāriputta, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena;It’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.7.11evamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…In the same way, whoever has faith …7.12appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihānī”ti.and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.”

7.13Aṭṭhamaṁ.