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Visākhapañcālaputta

Visākhapañcālaputtattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 2.45Verses of the Senior Monks 2.45
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
  • 0.3PañcamavaggaChapter Five

0.4VisākhapañcālaputtattheragāthāVisākhapañcālaputta

1.1“Na ukkhipe no ca parikkhipe pare,One should not suspend others from the Saṅgha, <j>nor raise objections against them;11.2Na okkhipe pāragataṁ na eraye;and neither disparage nor raise one’s voice against <j>one who has crossed to the further shore.1.3Na cattavaṇṇaṁ parisāsu byāhare,One should not praise oneself among the assemblies,1.4Anuddhato sammitabhāṇi subbato.not restless, measured in speech, <j>and true to your vows.

2.1Susukhumanipuṇatthadassinā,For one who sees the meaning <j>so very subtle and fine,2.2Matikusalena nivātavuttinā;who is skilled in thought and placid in manner,2.3Saṁsevitavuddhasīlinā,who has cultivated mature ethics—2.4Nibbānaṁ na hi tena dullabhan”ti.it’s not hard to gain extinguishment.

2.5… Visākho pañcālaputto thero ….

Translator’s notes

  1. This refers to specific procedures of Vinaya.

    ↩ thag2.45:1.1