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Sagacity

Moneyyasutta

Sagacity of body, speech, and mind.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.122Numbered Discourses 3.122
  • 0.212. Āpāyikavagga12. Bound for Loss

0.3MoneyyasuttaSagacity

1.1“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, moneyyāni.“Mendicants, there are these three kinds of sagacity.1.2Katamāni tīṇi?What three?1.3Kāyamoneyyaṁ, vacīmoneyyaṁ, manomoneyyaṁ.Sagacity of body, speech, and mind.

1.4Katamañca, bhikkhave, kāyamoneyyaṁ?And what is sagacity of body?1.5Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, abrahmacariyā paṭivirato hoti.It’s when a mendicant doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, or have sex.1.6Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kāyamoneyyaṁ.This is called ‘sagacity of body’.

2.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, vacīmoneyyaṁ?And what is sagacity of speech?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti.It’s when a mendicant doesn’t use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical.2.3Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, vacīmoneyyaṁ.This is called ‘sagacity of speech’.

3.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, manomoneyyaṁ?And what is sagacity of mind?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.It’s when a mendicant realizes the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.3.3Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, manomoneyyaṁ.This is called ‘sagacity of mind’.3.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi moneyyānīti.These are the three kinds of sagacity.

4.1Kāyamuniṁ vacīmuniṁ,A sage in body, a sage in speech,4.2cetomuniṁ anāsavaṁ;a sage undefiled in heart;4.3Muniṁ moneyyasampannaṁ,a sage, blessed with sagacity,4.4āhu sabbappahāyinan”ti.has given up everything, they say.”

4.5Dasamaṁ.

4.6Āpāyikavaggo dutiyo.

5.0Tassuddānaṁ

5.1Āpāyiko dullabho appameyyaṁ,5.2Āneñjavipattisampadā;5.3Apaṇṇako ca kammanto,5.4Dve soceyyāni moneyyanti.