{"id":"snp3.9","title":"With Vāseṭṭha","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"snp3.9","title":"With Vāseṭṭha","units":[{"id":"snp3.9:0","sourceIds":["snp3.9:0.1","snp3.9:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutta Nipāta 3.9\nVāseṭṭhasutta","en":"Anthology of Discourses 3.9\nWith Vāseṭṭha"}},{"id":"snp3.9:1","sourceIds":["snp3.9:1.1","snp3.9:1.2","snp3.9:1.3","snp3.9:1.4","snp3.9:1.5","snp3.9:1.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ me sutaṁ—\nekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā icchānaṅgale viharati icchānaṅgalavanasaṇḍe.\nTena kho pana samayena sambahulā abhiññātā abhiññātā brāhmaṇamahāsālā icchānaṅgale paṭivasanti, seyyathidaṁ—\ncaṅkī brāhmaṇo, tārukkho brāhmaṇo, pokkharasāti brāhmaṇo, jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo, todeyyo brāhmaṇo, aññe ca abhiññātā abhiññātā brāhmaṇamahāsālā.\nAtha kho vāseṭṭhabhāradvājānaṁ māṇavānaṁ jaṅghāvihāraṁ anucaṅkamantānaṁ anuvicarantānaṁ ayamantarākathā udapādi:\n“kathaṁ, bho, brāhmaṇo hotī”ti?","en":"So I have heard.\nAt one time the Buddha was staying in a forest near Icchānaṅgala.\nNow at that time several very well-known well-to-do brahmins were residing in Icchānaṅgala. They included\nthe brahmins Caṅkī, Tārukkha, Pokkharasāti, Jānussoṇi, Todeyya, and others.\nThen as the students Vāseṭṭha and Bhāradvāja were going for a walk they began to discuss the question:\n“How do you become a brahmin?”"}},{"id":"snp3.9:2","sourceIds":["snp3.9:2.1","snp3.9:2.2","snp3.9:2.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bhāradvājo māṇavo evamāha:\n“yato kho, bho, ubhato sujāto hoti mātito ca pitito ca saṁsuddhagahaṇiko yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena,\nettāvatā kho bho brāhmaṇo hotī”ti.","en":"Bhāradvāja said this:\n“When you’re well born on both your mother’s and father’s side, stemming from a clean vessel, with irrefutable and impeccable genealogy back to the seventh paternal generation—\nthen you’re a brahmin.”"}},{"id":"snp3.9:3","sourceIds":["snp3.9:3.1","snp3.9:3.2","snp3.9:3.3","snp3.9:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vāseṭṭho māṇavo evamāha:\n“yato kho, bho, sīlavā ca hoti vatasampanno ca,\nettāvatā kho, bho, brāhmaṇo hotī”ti.\nNeva kho asakkhi bhāradvājo māṇavo vāseṭṭhaṁ māṇavaṁ saññāpetuṁ, na pana asakkhi vāseṭṭho māṇavo bhāradvājaṁ māṇavaṁ saññāpetuṁ.","en":"Vāseṭṭha said this:\n“When you’re ethical and accomplished in doing your duties—\nthen you’re a brahmin.”\nBut neither was able to persuade the other."}},{"id":"snp3.9:4","sourceIds":["snp3.9:4.1","snp3.9:4.2","snp3.9:4.3","snp3.9:4.4","snp3.9:4.5","snp3.9:4.6","snp3.9:4.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho vāseṭṭho māṇavo bhāradvājaṁ māṇavaṁ āmantesi:\n“ayaṁ kho, bho bhāradvāja, samaṇo gotamo sakyaputto sakyakulā pabbajito icchānaṅgale viharati icchānaṅgalavanasaṇḍe;\ntaṁ kho pana bhavantaṁ gotamaṁ evaṁ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggato:\n‘itipi …pe… buddho bhagavā’ti.\nĀyāma, bho bhāradvāja, yena samaṇo gotamo tenupasaṅkamissāma; upasaṅkamitvā samaṇaṁ gotamaṁ etamatthaṁ pucchissāma.\nYathā no samaṇo gotamo byākarissati tathā naṁ dhāressāmā”ti.\n“Evaṁ, bho”ti kho bhāradvājo māṇavo vāseṭṭhassa māṇavassa paccassosi.","en":"So Vāseṭṭha said to Bhāradvāja,\n“Worthy Bhāradvāja, the ascetic Gotama—a Sakyan, gone forth from a Sakyan family—is staying in a forest near Icchānaṅgala.\nHe has this good reputation:\n‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’\nCome, let’s go to see him and ask him about this matter.\nAs he answers, so we’ll remember it.”\n“Yes, worthy sir,” replied Bhāradvāja."}},{"id":"snp3.9:5","sourceIds":["snp3.9:5.1","snp3.9:5.2","snp3.9:5.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho vāseṭṭhabhāradvājā māṇavā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodiṁsu.\nSammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu.\nEkamantaṁ nisinno kho vāseṭṭho māṇavo bhagavantaṁ gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi:","en":"So they went to the Buddha and exchanged greetings with him.\nWhen the greetings and polite conversation were over, they sat down to one side,\nand Vāseṭṭha addressed the Buddha in verse:"}},{"id":"snp3.9:6","sourceIds":["snp3.9:6.1","snp3.9:6.2","snp3.9:6.3","snp3.9:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Anuññātapaṭiññātā,\ntevijjā mayamasmubho;\nAhaṁ pokkharasātissa,\ntārukkhassāyaṁ māṇavo.","en":"“We’re both authorized masters\nof the three Vedas.\nI’m a student of Pokkharasāti,\nand he of Tārukkha."}},{"id":"snp3.9:7","sourceIds":["snp3.9:7.1","snp3.9:7.2","snp3.9:7.3","snp3.9:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tevijjānaṁ yadakkhātaṁ,\nTatra kevalinosmase;\nPadakasma veyyākaraṇā,\nJappe ācariyasādisā.","en":"We’re fully qualified\nin all the Vedic experts teach.\nAs philologists and grammarians,\nwe match our tutors in recitation."}},{"id":"snp3.9:8","sourceIds":["snp3.9:8.1","snp3.9:8.2","snp3.9:8.3","snp3.9:8.4","snp3.9:8.5","snp3.9:8.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tesaṁ no jātivādasmiṁ,\nvivādo atthi gotama;\nJātiyā brāhmaṇo hoti,\nbhāradvājo iti bhāsati;\nAhañca kammunā brūmi,\nevaṁ jānāhi cakkhuma.","en":"We have a dispute\nregarding genealogy.\nFor Bhāradvāja says that\none is a brahmin due to birth,\nbut I declare it’s because of one’s deeds.\nOh Clear-eyed One, know this as our debate."}},{"id":"snp3.9:9","sourceIds":["snp3.9:9.1","snp3.9:9.2","snp3.9:9.3","snp3.9:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Te na sakkoma saññāpetuṁ,\naññamaññaṁ mayaṁ ubho;\nBhavantaṁ puṭṭhumāgamhā,\nsambuddhaṁ iti vissutaṁ.","en":"Since neither of us was able\nto convince the other,\nwe’ve come to ask you, sir,\nrenowned as the awakened one."}},{"id":"snp3.9:10","sourceIds":["snp3.9:10.1","snp3.9:10.2","snp3.9:10.3","snp3.9:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Candaṁ yathā khayātītaṁ,\npecca pañjalikā janā;\nVandamānā namassanti,\nevaṁ lokasmi gotamaṁ.","en":"As people honor with cupped palms\nthe moon on the cusp of waxing,\nbowing, they revere\nGotama in the world."}},{"id":"snp3.9:11","sourceIds":["snp3.9:11.1","snp3.9:11.2","snp3.9:11.3","snp3.9:11.4","snp3.9:11.5","snp3.9:11.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Cakkhuṁ loke samuppannaṁ,\nmayaṁ pucchāma gotamaṁ;\nJātiyā brāhmaṇo hoti,\nudāhu bhavati kammunā;\nAjānataṁ no pabrūhi,\nyathā jānemu brāhmaṇaṁ”.","en":"We ask this of Gotama,\nthe Eye arisen in the world:\nis one a brahmin due to birth,\nor else because of deeds?\nWe don’t know, please tell us,\nso we can recognize a brahmin.”"}},{"id":"snp3.9:12","sourceIds":["snp3.9:12.1","snp3.9:12.2","snp3.9:12.3","snp3.9:12.4","snp3.9:12.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Tesaṁ vo ahaṁ byakkhissaṁ,\n(vāseṭṭhāti bhagavā)\nAnupubbaṁ yathātathaṁ;\nJātivibhaṅgaṁ pāṇānaṁ,\nAññamaññā hi jātiyo.","en":"“I shall explain to you,”\nsaid the Buddha,\n“accurately and in sequence,\nthe taxonomy of living creatures,\nfor species are indeed diverse."}},{"id":"snp3.9:13","sourceIds":["snp3.9:13.1","snp3.9:13.2","snp3.9:13.3","snp3.9:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tiṇarukkhepi jānātha,\nna cāpi paṭijānare;\nLiṅgaṁ jātimayaṁ tesaṁ,\naññamaññā hi jātiyo.","en":"Know the grass and trees,\nthough they lack self-awareness.\nThey’re defined by birth,\nfor species are indeed diverse."}},{"id":"snp3.9:14","sourceIds":["snp3.9:14.1","snp3.9:14.2","snp3.9:14.3","snp3.9:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tato kīṭe paṭaṅge ca,\nyāva kunthakipillike;\nLiṅgaṁ jātimayaṁ tesaṁ,\naññamaññā hi jātiyo.","en":"Next there are bugs that crawl or fly,\nand so on, to ants and termites.\nThey’re defined by birth,\nfor species are indeed diverse."}},{"id":"snp3.9:15","sourceIds":["snp3.9:15.1","snp3.9:15.2","snp3.9:15.3","snp3.9:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Catuppadepi jānātha,\nKhuddake ca mahallake;\nLiṅgaṁ jātimayaṁ tesaṁ,\nAññamaññā hi jātiyo.","en":"Know the quadrupeds, too,\nboth small and large.\nThey’re defined by birth,\nfor species are indeed diverse."}},{"id":"snp3.9:16","sourceIds":["snp3.9:16.1","snp3.9:16.2","snp3.9:16.3","snp3.9:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pādūdarepi jānātha,\nUrage dīghapiṭṭhike;\nLiṅgaṁ jātimayaṁ tesaṁ,\nAññamaññā hi jātiyo.","en":"Know, too, the long-backed snakes,\ncrawling on their bellies.\nThey’re defined by birth,\nfor species are indeed diverse."}},{"id":"snp3.9:17","sourceIds":["snp3.9:17.1","snp3.9:17.2","snp3.9:17.3","snp3.9:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tato macchepi jānātha,\nOdake vārigocare;\nLiṅgaṁ jātimayaṁ tesaṁ,\nAññamaññā hi jātiyo.","en":"Next know the fish,\nwhose habitat is the water.\nThey’re defined by birth,\nfor species are indeed diverse."}},{"id":"snp3.9:18","sourceIds":["snp3.9:18.1","snp3.9:18.2","snp3.9:18.3","snp3.9:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tato pakkhīpi jānātha,\nPattayāne vihaṅgame;\nLiṅgaṁ jātimayaṁ tesaṁ,\nAññamaññā hi jātiyo.","en":"Next know the birds,\nwinged chariots in flight.\nThey’re defined by birth,\nfor species are indeed diverse."}},{"id":"snp3.9:19","sourceIds":["snp3.9:19.1","snp3.9:19.2","snp3.9:19.3","snp3.9:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yathā etāsu jātīsu,\nLiṅgaṁ jātimayaṁ puthu;\nEvaṁ natthi manussesu,\nLiṅgaṁ jātimayaṁ puthu.","en":"While the differences between these species\nare defined by birth,\nthe differences between humans\nare not defined by birth."}},{"id":"snp3.9:20","sourceIds":["snp3.9:20.1","snp3.9:20.2","snp3.9:20.3","snp3.9:20.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na kesehi na sīsena,\nNa kaṇṇehi na akkhibhi;\nNa mukhena na nāsāya,\nNa oṭṭhehi bhamūhi vā.","en":"Not by hair nor by head,\nnot by ear nor by eye,\nnot by mouth nor by nose,\nnot by lips nor by eyebrow,"}},{"id":"snp3.9:21","sourceIds":["snp3.9:21.1","snp3.9:21.2","snp3.9:21.3","snp3.9:21.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na gīvāya na aṁsehi,\nNa udarena na piṭṭhiyā;\nNa soṇiyā na urasā,\nNa sambādhe na methune.","en":"not by shoulder nor by neck,\nnot by belly nor by back,\nnot by buttocks nor by breast,\nnot by groin nor by genitals,"}},{"id":"snp3.9:22","sourceIds":["snp3.9:22.1","snp3.9:22.2","snp3.9:22.3","snp3.9:22.4","snp3.9:22.5","snp3.9:22.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na hatthehi na pādehi,\nNāṅgulīhi nakhehi vā;\nNa jaṅghāhi na ūrūhi,\nNa vaṇṇena sarena vā;\nLiṅgaṁ jātimayaṁ neva,\nYathā aññāsu jātisu.","en":"not by hands nor by feet,\nnot by fingers nor by nails,\nnot by knees nor by thighs,\nnot by color nor by voice:\nnone of these are defined by birth\nas it is for other species."}},{"id":"snp3.9:23","sourceIds":["snp3.9:23.1","snp3.9:23.2","snp3.9:23.3","snp3.9:23.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Paccattañca sarīresu,\nManussesvetaṁ na vijjati;\nVokārañca manussesu,\nSamaññāya pavuccati.","en":"In specific human bodies\nyou can’t find such distinctions.\nThe distinctions among humans\nare spoken of by convention."}},{"id":"snp3.9:24","sourceIds":["snp3.9:24.1","snp3.9:24.2","snp3.9:24.3","snp3.9:24.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo hi koci manussesu,\nGorakkhaṁ upajīvati;\nEvaṁ vāseṭṭha jānāhi,\nKassako so na brāhmaṇo.","en":"Anyone among humans\nwho lives off keeping cattle:\nknow them, Vāseṭṭha,\nas a farmer, not a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:25","sourceIds":["snp3.9:25.1","snp3.9:25.2","snp3.9:25.3","snp3.9:25.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo hi koci manussesu,\nPuthusippena jīvati;\nEvaṁ vāseṭṭha jānāhi,\nSippiko so na brāhmaṇo.","en":"Anyone among humans\nwho lives off various professions:\nknow them, Vāseṭṭha,\nas a professional, not a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:26","sourceIds":["snp3.9:26.1","snp3.9:26.2","snp3.9:26.3","snp3.9:26.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo hi koci manussesu,\nVohāraṁ upajīvati;\nEvaṁ vāseṭṭha jānāhi,\nVāṇijo so na brāhmaṇo.","en":"Anyone among humans\nwho lives off trade:\nknow them, Vāseṭṭha,\nas a trader, not a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:27","sourceIds":["snp3.9:27.1","snp3.9:27.2","snp3.9:27.3","snp3.9:27.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo hi koci manussesu,\nParapessena jīvati;\nEvaṁ vāseṭṭha jānāhi,\nPessiko so na brāhmaṇo.","en":"Anyone among humans\nwho lives off serving others:\nknow them, Vāseṭṭha,\nas a servant, not a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:28","sourceIds":["snp3.9:28.1","snp3.9:28.2","snp3.9:28.3","snp3.9:28.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo hi koci manussesu,\nAdinnaṁ upajīvati;\nEvaṁ vāseṭṭha jānāhi,\nCoro eso na brāhmaṇo.","en":"Anyone among humans\nwho lives off stealing:\nknow them, Vāseṭṭha,\nas a bandit, not a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:29","sourceIds":["snp3.9:29.1","snp3.9:29.2","snp3.9:29.3","snp3.9:29.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo hi koci manussesu,\nIssatthaṁ upajīvati;\nEvaṁ vāseṭṭha jānāhi,\nYodhājīvo na brāhmaṇo.","en":"Anyone among humans\nwho lives off archery:\nknow them, Vāseṭṭha,\nas a warrior, not a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:30","sourceIds":["snp3.9:30.1","snp3.9:30.2","snp3.9:30.3","snp3.9:30.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo hi koci manussesu,\nPorohiccena jīvati;\nEvaṁ vāseṭṭha jānāhi,\nYājako eso na brāhmaṇo.","en":"Anyone among humans\nwho lives off priesthood:\nknow them, Vāseṭṭha,\nas a sacrificer, not a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:31","sourceIds":["snp3.9:31.1","snp3.9:31.2","snp3.9:31.3","snp3.9:31.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo hi koci manussesu,\nGāmaṁ raṭṭhañca bhuñjati;\nEvaṁ vāseṭṭha jānāhi,\nRājā eso na brāhmaṇo.","en":"Anyone among humans\nwho taxes village and nation,\nknow them, Vāseṭṭha,\nas a ruler, not a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:32","sourceIds":["snp3.9:32.1","snp3.9:32.2","snp3.9:32.3","snp3.9:32.4","snp3.9:32.5","snp3.9:32.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na cāhaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ brūmi,\nYonijaṁ mattisambhavaṁ;\nBhovādi nāma so hoti,\nSace hoti sakiñcano;\nAkiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"I don’t call someone a brahmin\nafter the mother’s womb they’re born from.\nIf they still have attachments,\nthey’re just someone who says ‘worthy’.\nHaving nothing, taking nothing:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:33","sourceIds":["snp3.9:33.1","snp3.9:33.2","snp3.9:33.3","snp3.9:33.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sabbasaṁyojanaṁ chetvā,\nYo ve na paritassati;\nSaṅgātigaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"Having cut off all fetters\nthey have no anxiety;\nthey’ve slipped their chains and are detached:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:34","sourceIds":["snp3.9:34.1","snp3.9:34.2","snp3.9:34.3","snp3.9:34.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,\nSandānaṁ sahanukkamaṁ;\nUkkhittapalighaṁ buddhaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They’ve cut the strap and harness,\nthe halter and bridle too;\nwith cross-bar lifted, they’re awakened:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:35","sourceIds":["snp3.9:35.1","snp3.9:35.2","snp3.9:35.3","snp3.9:35.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Akkosaṁ vadhabandhañca,\nAduṭṭho yo titikkhati;\nKhantībalaṁ balānīkaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"Abuse, killing, caging:\nthey endure these without anger.\nPatience is their powerful army:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:36","sourceIds":["snp3.9:36.1","snp3.9:36.2","snp3.9:36.3","snp3.9:36.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Akkodhanaṁ vatavantaṁ,\nSīlavantaṁ anussadaṁ;\nDantaṁ antimasārīraṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"Not irritable or pretentious,\ndutiful in precepts and observances,\ntamed, bearing their final body:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:37","sourceIds":["snp3.9:37.1","snp3.9:37.2","snp3.9:37.3","snp3.9:37.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vāri pokkharapatteva,\nĀraggeriva sāsapo;\nYo na limpati kāmesu,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"Like water from a lotus leaf,\nlike a mustard seed off the point of a pin,\nsensual pleasures slip off them:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:38","sourceIds":["snp3.9:38.1","snp3.9:38.2","snp3.9:38.3","snp3.9:38.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo dukkhassa pajānāti,\nIdheva khayamattano;\nPannabhāraṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They understand for themselves\nthe end of suffering in this life;\nwith burden put down, detached:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:39","sourceIds":["snp3.9:39.1","snp3.9:39.2","snp3.9:39.3","snp3.9:39.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Gambhīrapaññaṁ medhāviṁ,\nMaggāmaggassa kovidaṁ;\nUttamatthamanuppattaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"Deep in wisdom, intelligent,\nexpert in the path and what is not the path;\narrived at the highest goal:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:40","sourceIds":["snp3.9:40.1","snp3.9:40.2","snp3.9:40.3","snp3.9:40.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Asaṁsaṭṭhaṁ gahaṭṭhehi,\nAnāgārehi cūbhayaṁ;\nAnokasārimappicchaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"Mixing with neither\nhouseholders nor the homeless;\na migrant with no bastion, few in wishes:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:41","sourceIds":["snp3.9:41.1","snp3.9:41.2","snp3.9:41.3","snp3.9:41.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Nidhāya daṇḍaṁ bhūtesu,\nTasesu thāvaresu ca;\nYo na hanti na ghāteti,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They’ve laid aside violence\nagainst creatures firm and frail;\nnot killing or making others kill:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:42","sourceIds":["snp3.9:42.1","snp3.9:42.2","snp3.9:42.3","snp3.9:42.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aviruddhaṁ viruddhesu,\nAttadaṇḍesu nibbutaṁ;\nSādānesu anādānaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"Not fighting among those who fight,\nquenched among those who have taken up arms,\nnot grasping among those who grasp:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:43","sourceIds":["snp3.9:43.1","snp3.9:43.2","snp3.9:43.3","snp3.9:43.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yassa rāgo ca doso ca,\nMāno makkho ca pātito;\nSāsaporiva āraggā,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They’ve discarded greed and hate,\nalong with conceit and contempt,\nlike a mustard seed off the point of a pin:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:44","sourceIds":["snp3.9:44.1","snp3.9:44.2","snp3.9:44.3","snp3.9:44.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Akakkasaṁ viññāpaniṁ,\nGiraṁ saccamudīraye;\nYāya nābhisaje kañci,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"The words they utter\nare polished, informative, and true,\nand don’t offend anyone:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:45","sourceIds":["snp3.9:45.1","snp3.9:45.2","snp3.9:45.3","snp3.9:45.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yodha dīghaṁ va rassaṁ vā,\nAṇuṁ thūlaṁ subhāsubhaṁ;\nLoke adinnaṁ nādiyati,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They don’t steal anything in the world,\nlong or short,\ntiny or huge, beautiful or ugly:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:46","sourceIds":["snp3.9:46.1","snp3.9:46.2","snp3.9:46.3","snp3.9:46.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Āsā yassa na vijjanti,\nAsmiṁ loke paramhi ca;\nNirāsāsaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They have no hope\nfor this world or the next;\nwith no need for hope, detached:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:47","sourceIds":["snp3.9:47.1","snp3.9:47.2","snp3.9:47.3","snp3.9:47.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yassālayā na vijjanti,\nAññāya akathaṅkathī;\nAmatogadhamanuppattaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They have no clinging,\nknowledge has freed them of indecision,\nthey’ve arrived at the objective, freedom from death:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:48","sourceIds":["snp3.9:48.1","snp3.9:48.2","snp3.9:48.3","snp3.9:48.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yodha puññañca pāpañca,\nUbho saṅgamupaccagā;\nAsokaṁ virajaṁ suddhaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They’ve escaped clinging\nto both good and bad deeds;\nsorrowless, stainless, pure:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:49","sourceIds":["snp3.9:49.1","snp3.9:49.2","snp3.9:49.3","snp3.9:49.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Candaṁva vimalaṁ suddhaṁ,\nVippasannamanāvilaṁ;\nNandībhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"Pure as the spotless moon,\nclear and unclouded,\nthey’ve ended relish for rebirth:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:50","sourceIds":["snp3.9:50.1","snp3.9:50.2","snp3.9:50.3","snp3.9:50.4","snp3.9:50.5","snp3.9:50.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yomaṁ palipathaṁ duggaṁ,\nSaṁsāraṁ mohamaccagā;\nTiṇṇo pāraṅgato jhāyī,\nAnejo akathaṅkathī;\nAnupādāya nibbuto,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They’ve got past this grueling swamp\nof delusion, transmigration.\nMeditating in stillness, free of indecision,\nthey have crossed over to the far shore.\nThey’re quenched by not grasping:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:51","sourceIds":["snp3.9:51.1","snp3.9:51.2","snp3.9:51.3","snp3.9:51.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yodha kāme pahantvāna,\nAnāgāro paribbaje;\nKāmabhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They’ve given up sensual pleasures,\nand have gone forth from lay life;\nthey’ve ended rebirth in the sensual realm:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:52","sourceIds":["snp3.9:52.1","snp3.9:52.2","snp3.9:52.3","snp3.9:52.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yodha taṇhaṁ pahantvāna,\nAnāgāro paribbaje;\nTaṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They’ve given up craving,\nand have gone forth from lay life;\nthey’ve ended craving to be reborn:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:53","sourceIds":["snp3.9:53.1","snp3.9:53.2","snp3.9:53.3","snp3.9:53.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Hitvā mānusakaṁ yogaṁ,\nDibbaṁ yogaṁ upaccagā;\nSabbayogavisaṁyuttaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They’ve thrown off the human yoke,\nand slipped out of the heavenly yoke;\nunyoked from all yokes:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:54","sourceIds":["snp3.9:54.1","snp3.9:54.2","snp3.9:54.3","snp3.9:54.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Hitvā ratiñca aratiṁ,\nSītibhūtaṁ nirūpadhiṁ;\nSabbalokābhibhuṁ vīraṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"Giving up desire and discontent,\nthey’re cooled and free of attachments;\na hero, master of the whole world:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:55","sourceIds":["snp3.9:55.1","snp3.9:55.2","snp3.9:55.3","snp3.9:55.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Cutiṁ yo vedi sattānaṁ,\nUpapattiñca sabbaso;\nAsattaṁ sugataṁ buddhaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They know the passing away\nand rebirth of all beings;\nunattached, holy, awakened:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:56","sourceIds":["snp3.9:56.1","snp3.9:56.2","snp3.9:56.3","snp3.9:56.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yassa gatiṁ na jānanti,\nDevā gandhabbamānusā;\nKhīṇāsavaṁ arahantaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"Gods, centaurs, and humans\ndon’t know their destiny;\nthe perfected ones with defilements ended:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:57","sourceIds":["snp3.9:57.1","snp3.9:57.2","snp3.9:57.3","snp3.9:57.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yassa pure ca pacchā ca,\nMajjhe ca natthi kiñcanaṁ;\nAkiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They have nothing before or after,\nor even in between.\nHaving nothing, taking nothing:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:58","sourceIds":["snp3.9:58.1","snp3.9:58.2","snp3.9:58.3","snp3.9:58.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Usabhaṁ pavaraṁ vīraṁ,\nMahesiṁ vijitāvinaṁ;\nAnejaṁ nhātakaṁ buddhaṁ,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"Captain of the herd, excellent hero,\ngreat seer and victor;\nunstirred, washed, awakened:\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:59","sourceIds":["snp3.9:59.1","snp3.9:59.2","snp3.9:59.3","snp3.9:59.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pubbenivāsaṁ yo vedi,\nSaggāpāyañca passati;\nAtho jātikkhayaṁ patto,\nTamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.","en":"They who know their past lives,\nsee heaven and places of loss,\nand have attained the ending of rebirth,\nthat’s who I declare a brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:60","sourceIds":["snp3.9:60.1","snp3.9:60.2","snp3.9:60.3","snp3.9:60.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Samaññā hesā lokasmiṁ,\nNāmagottaṁ pakappitaṁ;\nSammuccā samudāgataṁ,\nTattha tattha pakappitaṁ.","en":"For name and clan are formulated\nas mere convention in the world.\nProduced by mutual agreement,\nthey’re formulated in each case."}},{"id":"snp3.9:61","sourceIds":["snp3.9:61.1","snp3.9:61.2","snp3.9:61.3","snp3.9:61.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dīgharattamanusayitaṁ,\nDiṭṭhigatamajānataṁ;\nAjānantā no pabruvanti,\nJātiyā hoti brāhmaṇo.","en":"For a long time this misconception\nhas prejudiced those who don’t understand.\nIgnorant, they declare\nthat one is a brahmin by birth."}},{"id":"snp3.9:62","sourceIds":["snp3.9:62.1","snp3.9:62.2","snp3.9:62.3","snp3.9:62.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na jaccā brāhmaṇo hoti,\nNa jaccā hoti abrāhmaṇo;\nKammunā brāhmaṇo hoti,\nKammunā hoti abrāhmaṇo.","en":"You’re not a brahmin by birth,\nnor by birth a non-brahmin.\nYou’re a brahmin by your deeds,\nand by deeds a non-brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:63","sourceIds":["snp3.9:63.1","snp3.9:63.2","snp3.9:63.3","snp3.9:63.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kassako kammunā hoti,\nSippiko hoti kammunā;\nVāṇijo kammunā hoti,\nPessiko hoti kammunā.","en":"You’re a farmer by your deeds,\nby deeds you’re a professional;\nyou’re a trader by your deeds,\nby deeds are you a servant;"}},{"id":"snp3.9:64","sourceIds":["snp3.9:64.1","snp3.9:64.2","snp3.9:64.3","snp3.9:64.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Coropi kammunā hoti,\nYodhājīvopi kammunā;\nYājako kammunā hoti,\nRājāpi hoti kammunā.","en":"you’re a bandit by your deeds,\nby deeds you’re a warrior;\nyou’re a sacrificer by your deeds,\nby deeds you’re a ruler."}},{"id":"snp3.9:65","sourceIds":["snp3.9:65.1","snp3.9:65.2","snp3.9:65.3","snp3.9:65.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ,\nKammaṁ passanti paṇḍitā;\nPaṭiccasamuppādadassā,\nKammavipākakovidā.","en":"In this way the astute regard deeds\nin accord with truth.\nSeeing dependent origination,\nthey’re expert in deeds and their results."}},{"id":"snp3.9:66","sourceIds":["snp3.9:66.1","snp3.9:66.2","snp3.9:66.3","snp3.9:66.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kammunā vattati loko,\nKammunā vattati pajā;\nKammanibandhanā sattā,\nRathassāṇīva yāyato.","en":"Deeds make the world go on,\ndeeds make people go on;\nsentient beings are bound by deeds,\nlike a moving chariot’s linchpin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:67","sourceIds":["snp3.9:67.1","snp3.9:67.2","snp3.9:67.3","snp3.9:67.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tapena brahmacariyena,\nSaṁyamena damena ca;\nEtena brāhmaṇo hoti,\nEtaṁ brāhmaṇamuttamaṁ.","en":"By fervor and spiritual practice,\nby restraint and by self-control:\nthat’s how to become a brahmin,\nthis is the supreme brahmin."}},{"id":"snp3.9:68","sourceIds":["snp3.9:68.1","snp3.9:68.2","snp3.9:68.3","snp3.9:68.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tīhi vijjāhi sampanno,\nsanto khīṇapunabbhavo;\nEvaṁ vāseṭṭha jānāhi,\nbrahmā sakko vijānatan”ti.","en":"Accomplished in the three knowledges,\npeaceful, with rebirth ended,\nknow them, Vāseṭṭha,\nas the Divinity and Sakka to the wise.”"}},{"id":"snp3.9:69","sourceIds":["snp3.9:69.1","snp3.9:69.2","snp3.9:69.3","snp3.9:69.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ vutte, vāseṭṭhabhāradvājā māṇavā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:\n“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…\nupāsake no bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupete saraṇaṁ gate”ti.\nVāseṭṭhasuttaṁ navamaṁ.","en":"When he had spoken, Vāseṭṭha and Bhāradvāja said to him,\n“Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! …\nFrom this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember us as lay followers who have gone for refuge for life.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/snp3.9/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."}