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At the Eastern Monastery (3rd)

Tatiyapubbārāmasutta

Having developed energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom a mendicant may declare their awakening.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.47Linked Discourses 48.47
  • 0.25. Jarāvagga5. Old Age

0.3TatiyapubbārāmasuttaAt the Eastern Monastery (3rd)

1.1Taṁyeva nidānaṁ.The same setting.

1.2“Katinaṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā khīṇāsavo bhikkhu aññaṁ byākaroti:“Mendicants, how many faculties must a mendicant develop and cultivate so that they can declare enlightenment:1.3‘khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāmī”ti?‘I 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”’?”

2.1“Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”

2.2“catunnaṁ kho, bhikkhave, indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā khīṇāsavo bhikkhu aññaṁ byākaroti:“A mendicant must develop and cultivate four faculties so that they can declare enlightenment.2.3‘khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāmīti.2.4Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ?What four?2.5Vīriyindriyassa, satindriyassa, samādhindriyassa, paññindriyassa—The faculties of energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.

2.6Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā khīṇāsavo bhikkhu aññaṁ byākaroti:These are the four faculties that a mendicant must develop and cultivate so that they can declare enlightenment:2.7‘khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāmī”ti.‘I 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.”’”

2.8Sattamaṁ.