1.1“Pucchāmi muniṁ pahūtapaññaṁ,“I ask the sage abounding in wisdom—1.2Tiṇṇaṁ pāraṅgataṁ parinibbutaṁ ṭhitattaṁ;crossed-over, gone beyond, quenched, steadfast:1.3Nikkhamma gharā panujja kāme,when a mendicant has left home, <j>casting aside sensuality,1.4Kathaṁ bhikkhu sammā so loke paribbajeyya”.what’s the right way to wander the world?”

2.1“Yassa maṅgalā samūhatā,“When they’ve eradicated superstitions,”2.2(iti bhagavā)said the Buddha,2.3Uppātā supinā ca lakkhaṇā ca;“about celestial portents, dreams, or bodily marks;2.4So maṅgaladosavippahīno,with the stain of superstitions left behind,2.5Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

3.1Rāgaṁ vinayetha mānusesu,A mendicant ought dispel desire3.2Dibbesu kāmesu cāpi bhikkhu;for pleasures human or heavenly;3.3Atikkamma bhavaṁ samecca dhammaṁ,with rebirth transcended and truth comprehended,3.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

4.1Vipiṭṭhikatvāna pesuṇāni,Putting backbiting behind them,4.2Kodhaṁ kadarīyaṁ jaheyya bhikkhu;a mendicant gives up anger and stinginess;4.3Anurodhavirodhavippahīno,with favoring and opposing left behind,4.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

5.1Hitvāna piyañca appiyañca,When the loved and the unloved are both left behind,5.2Anupādāya anissito kuhiñci;not grasping or dependent on anything;5.3Saṁyojaniyehi vippamutto,freed from all things that fetter,5.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

6.1Na so upadhīsu sārameti,Finding no core in attachments,6.2Ādānesu vineyya chandarāgaṁ;rid of desire for things they’ve acquired,6.3So anissito anaññaneyyo,independent, needing no one to guide them,6.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

7.1Vacasā manasā ca kammunā ca,Not hostile in speech, mind, or deed,7.2Aviruddho sammā viditvā dhammaṁ;they’ve rightly understood the teaching.7.3Nibbānapadābhipatthayāno,Aspiring to the state of extinguishment,7.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

8.1Yo vandati manti nunnameyya,Not gloating that, ‘they bow to me’;8.2Akkuṭṭhopi na sandhiyetha bhikkhu;though reviled, they’d still stay in touch;¹8.3Laddhā parabhojanaṁ na majje,not besotted when getting food from others,8.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

9.1Lobhañca bhavañca vippahāya,When greed and craving to live again are cast off,9.2Virato chedanabandhanā ca bhikkhu;a mendicant refrains from violence and abduction;9.3So tiṇṇakathaṅkatho visallo,rid of indecision, free of thorns,9.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

10.1Sāruppaṁ attano viditvā,Knowing what is suitable for themselves,10.2No ca bhikkhu hiṁseyya kañci loke;a mendicant would hurt no one in the world;10.3Yathātathiyaṁ viditvā dhammaṁ,understanding the teaching in line with the truth,10.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

11.1Yassānusayā na santi keci,They have no underlying tendencies at all,11.2Mūlā ca akusalā samūhatāse;and are rid of unskillful roots;11.3So nirāso anāsisāno,free of hope, with no need for hope,11.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

12.1Āsavakhīṇo pahīnamāno,Defilements ended, conceit given up,12.2Sabbaṁ rāgapathaṁ upātivatto;beyond all manner of desire;12.3Danto parinibbuto ṭhitatto,tamed, quenched, and steadfast,12.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

13.1Saddho sutavā niyāmadassī,Faithful, learned, seer of the sure path,13.2Vaggagatesu na vaggasāri dhīro;an attentive one joins no faction among sects;13.3Lobhaṁ dosaṁ vineyya paṭighaṁ,rid of greed, hate, and aversion,13.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

14.1Saṁsuddhajino vivaṭṭacchado,A purified victor with veil cast off,14.2Dhammesu vasī pāragū anejo;among worldly things master, transcendent, stilled;14.3Saṅkhāranirodhañāṇakusalo,expert in knowledge of conditions’ cessation,14.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

15.1Atītesu anāgatesu cāpi,They’re over speculating on the future or past,15.2Kappātīto aticcasuddhipañño;and understand what it means to be pure;15.3Sabbāyatanehi vippamutto,freed from all the sense fields,15.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya.they’d rightly wander the world.

16.1Aññāya padaṁ samecca dhammaṁ,The state of peace is understood, <j>the truth is comprehended,16.2Vivaṭaṁ disvāna pahānamāsavānaṁ;they’ve openly seen defilements cast off;16.3Sabbupadhīnaṁ parikkhayāno,and with the ending of all attachments,16.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyya”.they’d rightly wander the world.”

17.1“Addhā hi bhagavā tatheva etaṁ,“Clearly, Blessed One, it is just as you say.17.2Yo so evaṁvihārī danto bhikkhu;One who lives like this is a tamed mendicant,17.3Sabbasaṁyojanayogavītivatto,passed beyond all fetters and yokes:17.4Sammā so loke paribbajeyyā”ti.they’d rightly wander the world.”

17.5Sammāparibbājanīyasuttaṁ terasamaṁ.