Parahita Suttaṁ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts][bodh] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṁ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

Pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu parahitāya paṭipanto hoti,||
no attahitāya.|| ||

Katamehi pañcahi?|| ||

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu attanā na sīla-sampanno hoti,||
paraṁ sīla-sampadāya samādapeti.|| ||

Attanā na samādhi-sampanno hoti,||
paraṁ samādhi-sampadāya samādapeti.|| ||

Attanā na paññā-sampanno hoti,||
paraṁ paññā-sampadāya samādapeti.|| ||

Attanā na vimutti-sampanno hoti,||
paraṁ vimutti-sampadāya samādapeti.|| ||

Attanā na vimutti-ñāṇa-dassana-sampannano hoti,||
paraṁ-vimutti-ñāṇa-dassana-sampadāya samādapeti.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu parahitāya paṭipanno hoti,||
no attahitāyā" ti.|| ||