0.3ArahantasuttaThe Perfected Ones
1.1PTS 3.83Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.
1.2“Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ.“Mendicants, form is impermanent.1.3Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ;What’s impermanent is suffering.1.4yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā;What’s suffering is not-self.1.5yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
1.6Vedanā …Feeling …
1.7saññā …Perception …
1.8saṅkhārā …Choices …
1.9viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ.Consciousness is impermanent.1.10Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ;What’s impermanent is suffering.1.11yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā;What’s suffering is not-self.1.12yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
2.1Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpasmimpi nibbindati, vedanāyapi … saññāyapi … saṅkhāresupi … viññāṇasmimpi nibbindati.Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.2.2Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati. Vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed.
2.3‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāti.They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’2.4Yāvatā, bhikkhave, sattāvāsā, yāvatā bhavaggaṁ, ete aggā, ete seṭṭhā lokasmiṁ yadidaṁ arahanto”ti.As far as there are abodes of sentient beings, even up until the pinnacle of existence, the perfected ones are the foremost and the best.”1
3.1Idamavoca bhagavā.That is what the Buddha said.3.2Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:
4.1“Sukhino vata arahanto,“Oh! How happy are the perfected ones!4.2taṇhā tesaṁ na vijjati;Craving is not found in them,4.3Asmimāno samucchinno,the conceit ‘I am’ is cut off,4.4mohajālaṁ padālitaṁ.and the net of delusion is shattered.
5.1Anejaṁ te anuppattā,They’ve attained imperturbability,5.2cittaṁ tesaṁ anāvilaṁ;their minds are unclouded,5.3Loke anupalittā te,nothing in the world clings to them,5.4brahmabhūtā anāsavā.manifesting divinity, undefiled.
6.1Pañcakkhandhe pariññāya,Completely understanding the five aggregates,6.2satta saddhammagocarā;their domain is the seven good qualities.26.3Pasaṁsiyā sappurisā,Those true persons are praiseworthy,6.4puttā buddhassa orasā.the Buddha’s bosom sons.
7.1Sattaratanasampannā,Endowed with the seven gems,37.2Tīsu sikkhāsu sikkhitā;and trained in the three trainings,7.3Anuvicaranti mahāvīrā,the great heroes live on,7.4Pahīnabhayabheravā.with fear and dread given up.
8.1Dasahaṅgehi sampannā,Endowed with ten factors,48.2mahānāgā samāhitā;those giants are immersed in samādhi.8.3Ete kho seṭṭhā lokasmiṁ,They are the best in the world,8.4taṇhā tesaṁ na vijjati.craving is not found in them.
9.1Asekhañāṇamuppannaṁ,The adept’s knowledge has arisen:9.2antimoyaṁ samussayo;‘This bag of bones is my last.’9.3Yo sāro brahmacariyassa,They are independent of others9.4tasmiṁ aparapaccayā.in the core of the spiritual path.
10.1PTS 3.84Vidhāsu na vikampanti,They do not waver due to the discriminations,510.2vippamuttā punabbhavā;they’re freed from future lives.10.3Dantabhūmimanuppattā,They’ve reached the level of the tamed,10.4te loke vijitāvino.in the world, they’re the winners.
11.1Uddhaṁ tiriyaṁ apācīnaṁ,Above, below, all round,11.2nandī tesaṁ na vijjati;relishing is not found in them.11.3Nadanti te sīhanādaṁ,They roar their lion’s roar:11.4buddhā loke anuttarā”ti.‘The awakened are supreme in the world!’”
11.5Catutthaṁ.