Aṅguttara Nikāya
Chakka Nipāta
VIII. Arahatta Vagga

Sutta 80

Mahantatta Suttaṁ

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

 

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[1][pts] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati||
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

2. "Chahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhū na cirass'eva mahantattaṁ vepullattaṁ pāpuṇāti dhammesu.|| ||

Katamehi chahi?|| ||

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhū||
āloka-bahulo ca hoti,||
yoga-bahulo ca hoti,||
veda-bahulo ca hoti,||
a-santuṭṭhi-bahulo ca hoti,||
anikkhitta-dhūro ca kusalesu dhammesu,||
uttarīñ ca patāreti.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhū na cirass'eva mahantattaṁ vepullattaṁ pāpuṇāti dhammesū, ti.|| ||