1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati moranivāpe paribbājakārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, at the monastery for the wanderers in the peacocks’ feeding ground.1.2Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,1.3“bhikkhavo”ti.“Mendicants!”

1.4“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.“Venerable sir,” they replied.1.5Bhagavā etadavoca:The Buddha said this:

2.1PTS 5.327“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.“Mendicants, a mendicant with three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.2.2Katamehi tīhi?What three?2.3Asekhena sīlakkhandhena, asekhena samādhikkhandhena, asekhena paññākkhandhena—The entire spectrum of an adept’s ethics, immersion, and wisdom.2.4imehi, kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.A mendicant with these three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.

3.1Aparehipi, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.A mendicant with another three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.3.2Katamehi tīhi?What three?3.3Iddhipāṭihāriyena, ādesanāpāṭihāriyena, anusāsanīpāṭihāriyena—A demonstration of psychic power, a demonstration of revealing, and a demonstration of instruction.3.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti, accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.A mendicant with these three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.

4.1Aparehipi, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.A mendicant with another three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.4.2Katamehi tīhi?What three?4.3Sammādiṭṭhiyā, sammāñāṇena, sammāvimuttiyā—Right view, right knowledge, and right freedom.4.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.A mendicant with these three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.

5.1Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.A mendicant who has two qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.5.2Katamehi dvīhi?What two?5.3Vijjāya, caraṇena—Knowledge and conduct.5.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.A mendicant with these two qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.5.5Brahmunā pesā, bhikkhave, sanaṅkumārena gāthā bhāsitā:The divinity Sanaṅkumāra also spoke this verse:

6.1‘Khattiyo seṭṭho janetasmiṁ,‘The aristocrat is best among people6.2ye gottapaṭisārino;who take clan as the standard.6.3Vijjācaraṇasampanno,But one accomplished in knowledge and conduct6.4so seṭṭho devamānuse’ti.is first among gods and humans.’

7.1PTS 5.328Sā kho panesā, bhikkhave, sanaṅkumārena gāthā bhāsitā subhāsitā, no dubbhāsitā; atthasaṁhitā, no anatthasaṁhitā; anumatā mayā.Now, that verse spoken by the divinity Sanaṅkumāra is well spoken, not poorly spoken. It’s beneficial, not pointless, and I agree with it.7.2Ahampi, bhikkhave, evaṁ vadāmi:I also say:

8.1‘Khattiyo seṭṭho janetasmiṁ,‘The aristocrat is best among people8.2ye gottapaṭisārino;who take clan as the standard.8.3Vijjācaraṇasampanno,But one accomplished in knowledge and conduct8.4so seṭṭho devamānuse’”ti.is first among gods and humans.’”

8.5Dasamaṁ.

8.6Nissayavaggo paṭhamo.

9.0Tassuddānaṁ

9.1Kimatthiyā cetanā tayo,9.2upanisā byasanena ca;9.3Dve saññā manasikāro,9.4saddho moranivāpakanti.