{"id":"snp2.9","title":"What Morality?","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"snp2.9","title":"What Morality?","units":[{"id":"snp2.9:0","sourceIds":["snp2.9:0.1","snp2.9:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutta Nipāta 2.9\nKiṁsīlasutta","en":"Anthology of Discourses 2.9\nWhat Morality?"}},{"id":"snp2.9:1","sourceIds":["snp2.9:1.1","snp2.9:1.2","snp2.9:1.3","snp2.9:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Kiṁsīlo kiṁsamācāro,\nkāni kammāni brūhayaṁ;\nNaro sammā niviṭṭhassa,\nuttamatthañca pāpuṇe”.","en":"“With what morality, what conduct,\nfostering what deeds,\nwould a person lay the foundations right,\nand reach the highest goal?”"}},{"id":"snp2.9:2","sourceIds":["snp2.9:2.1","snp2.9:2.2","snp2.9:2.3","snp2.9:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Vuḍḍhāpacāyī anusūyako siyā,\nKālaññū cassa garūnaṁ dassanāya;\nDhammiṁ kathaṁ erayitaṁ khaṇaññū,\nSuṇeyya sakkacca subhāsitāni.","en":"“Honoring elders without jealousy,\nthey’d know the time to visit their respected teachers.\nTreasuring the chance for a Dhamma talk,\nthey’d listen carefully to the well-spoken words."}},{"id":"snp2.9:3","sourceIds":["snp2.9:3.1","snp2.9:3.2","snp2.9:3.3","snp2.9:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kālena gacche garūnaṁ sakāsaṁ,\nThambhaṁ niraṅkatvā nivātavutti;\nAtthaṁ dhammaṁ saṁyamaṁ brahmacariyaṁ,\nAnussare ceva samācare ca.","en":"At the right time, they’d enter the vicinity of their respected teachers\nin placid manner, leaving obstinacy behind.\nThey’d call to mind and put into practice\nthe meaning, the teaching, self-control, and the spiritual life."}},{"id":"snp2.9:4","sourceIds":["snp2.9:4.1","snp2.9:4.2","snp2.9:4.3","snp2.9:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dhammārāmo dhammarato,\nDhamme ṭhito dhammavinicchayaññū;\nNevācare dhammasandosavādaṁ,\nTacchehi nīyetha subhāsitehi.","en":"Delighting in the teaching, enjoying the teaching,\nstanding on the teaching, evaluating the teaching,\nthey’d never say anything that degraded the teaching,\nbut would be guided by genuine words well-spoken."}},{"id":"snp2.9:5","sourceIds":["snp2.9:5.1","snp2.9:5.2","snp2.9:5.3","snp2.9:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Hassaṁ jappaṁ paridevaṁ padosaṁ,\nMāyākataṁ kuhanaṁ giddhi mānaṁ;\nSārambhaṁ kakkasaṁ kasāvañca mucchaṁ,\nHitvā care vītamado ṭhitatto.","en":"Giving up mirth, muttered prayer, weeping, ill will,\ndeceit, fawning, greed, conceit,\naggression, crudeness, stains, and indulgence,\nthey’d wander free of vanity, steadfast."}},{"id":"snp2.9:6","sourceIds":["snp2.9:6.1","snp2.9:6.2","snp2.9:6.3","snp2.9:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Viññātasārāni subhāsitāni,\nSutañca viññātasamādhisāraṁ;\nNa tassa paññā ca sutañca vaḍḍhati,\nYo sāhaso hoti naro pamatto.","en":"Understanding is the essence of well-spoken words,\nstillness is the essence of learning and understanding.\nWisdom and learning do not flourish\nin a hasty and negligent person."}},{"id":"snp2.9:7","sourceIds":["snp2.9:7.1","snp2.9:7.2","snp2.9:7.3","snp2.9:7.4","snp2.9:7.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dhamme ca ye ariyapavedite ratā,\nAnuttarā te vacasā manasā kammunā ca;\nTe santisoraccasamādhisaṇṭhitā,\nSutassa paññāya ca sāramajjhagū”ti.\nKiṁsīlasuttaṁ navamaṁ.","en":"Those happy with the teaching proclaimed by the Noble One\nare supreme in speech, mind, and deed.\nAbiding in peace, gentleness, and stillness,\nthey’ve realized the essence of learning and wisdom.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/snp2.9/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}