{"id":"snp4.16","title":"With Sāriputta","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"snp4.16","title":"With Sāriputta","units":[{"id":"snp4.16:0","sourceIds":["snp4.16:0.1","snp4.16:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutta Nipāta 4.16\nSāriputtasutta","en":"Anthology of Discourses 4.16\nWith Sāriputta"}},{"id":"snp4.16:1","sourceIds":["snp4.16:1.1","snp4.16:1.2","snp4.16:1.3","snp4.16:1.4","snp4.16:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Na me diṭṭho ito pubbe,\n(iccāyasmā sāriputto)\nNa suto uda kassaci;\nEvaṁ vagguvado satthā,\nTusitā gaṇimāgato.","en":"“Never before have I seen,”\nsaid Venerable Sāriputta,\n“or heard from anyone\nabout a teacher of such graceful speech,\ncome from Tusita heaven to lead a community."}},{"id":"snp4.16:2","sourceIds":["snp4.16:2.1","snp4.16:2.2","snp4.16:2.3","snp4.16:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sadevakassa lokassa,\nyathā dissati cakkhumā;\nSabbaṁ tamaṁ vinodetvā,\nekova ratimajjhagā.","en":"To all the world with its gods\nhe appears as a Clear-eyed One\nwho has dispelled all darkness,\nand alone attained to bliss."}},{"id":"snp4.16:3","sourceIds":["snp4.16:3.1","snp4.16:3.2","snp4.16:3.3","snp4.16:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Taṁ buddhaṁ asitaṁ tādiṁ,\nakuhaṁ gaṇimāgataṁ;\nBahūnamidha baddhānaṁ,\natthi pañhena āgamaṁ.","en":"On behalf of the many here still bound,\nI have come seeking with a question\nto that Buddha, unattached and impartial,\nfree of deceit, come to lead a community."}},{"id":"snp4.16:4","sourceIds":["snp4.16:4.1","snp4.16:4.2","snp4.16:4.3","snp4.16:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bhikkhuno vijigucchato,\nbhajato rittamāsanaṁ;\nRukkhamūlaṁ susānaṁ vā,\npabbatānaṁ guhāsu vā.","en":"Suppose a mendicant who loathes attachment\nfrequents a lonely lodging—\nthe root of a tree, a charnel ground,\non mountains, or in caves."}},{"id":"snp4.16:5","sourceIds":["snp4.16:5.1","snp4.16:5.2","snp4.16:5.3","snp4.16:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Uccāvacesu sayanesu,\nkīvanto tattha bheravā;\nYehi bhikkhu na vedheyya,\nnigghose sayanāsane.","en":"In these many different lodgings,\nhow many dangers are there\nat which a mendicant in their silent lodging\nought not tremble?"}},{"id":"snp4.16:6","sourceIds":["snp4.16:6.1","snp4.16:6.2","snp4.16:6.3","snp4.16:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katī parissayā loke,\ngacchato agataṁ disaṁ;\nYe bhikkhu abhisambhave,\npantamhi sayanāsane.","en":"On their journey to the untrodden place,\nhow many adversities are there in the world\nthat must they overcome\nin their remote lodging?"}},{"id":"snp4.16:7","sourceIds":["snp4.16:7.1","snp4.16:7.2","snp4.16:7.3","snp4.16:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kyāssa byappathayo assu,\nkyāssassu idha gocarā;\nKāni sīlabbatānāssu,\npahitattassa bhikkhuno.","en":"What ways of speech should they have?\nOf what kind is their alms resort?\nWhat precepts and vows\nshould a resolute mendicant uphold?"}},{"id":"snp4.16:8","sourceIds":["snp4.16:8.1","snp4.16:8.2","snp4.16:8.3","snp4.16:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kaṁ so sikkhaṁ samādāya,\nekodi nipako sato;\nKammāro rajatasseva,\nniddhame malamattano”.","en":"Having undertaken what training,\nunified, alert, and mindful,\nwould they purge their own stains,\nlike a smith smelting silver?”"}},{"id":"snp4.16:9","sourceIds":["snp4.16:9.1","snp4.16:9.2","snp4.16:9.3","snp4.16:9.4","snp4.16:9.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Vijigucchamānassa yadidaṁ phāsu,\n(sāriputtāti bhagavā)\nRittāsanaṁ sayanaṁ sevato ce;\nSambodhikāmassa yathānudhammaṁ,\nTaṁ te pavakkhāmi yathā pajānaṁ.","en":"“If one who loathes attachment frequents a lonely lodging,”\nsaid the Buddha to Sāriputta,\n“in their search for awakening—as accords with the teaching—\nI shall tell you, as I understand it,\nwhat is comfortable for them."}},{"id":"snp4.16:10","sourceIds":["snp4.16:10.1","snp4.16:10.2","snp4.16:10.3","snp4.16:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pañcannaṁ dhīro bhayānaṁ na bhāye,\nBhikkhu sato sapariyantacārī;\nḌaṁsādhipātānaṁ sarīsapānaṁ,\nManussaphassānaṁ catuppadānaṁ.","en":"An attentive one, a mindful mendicant living on the periphery\nshould not be afraid of five perils:\nflies, mosquitoes, reptiles,\nhuman contact, or four-legged creatures."}},{"id":"snp4.16:11","sourceIds":["snp4.16:11.1","snp4.16:11.2","snp4.16:11.3","snp4.16:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Paradhammikānampi na santaseyya,\nDisvāpi tesaṁ bahubheravāni;\nAthāparāni abhisambhaveyya,\nParissayāni kusalānuesī.","en":"Nor should they fear followers of other teachings,\neven having seen the many threats they pose.\nAnd then one seeking the good\nshould overcome any other adversities."}},{"id":"snp4.16:12","sourceIds":["snp4.16:12.1","snp4.16:12.2","snp4.16:12.3","snp4.16:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ātaṅkaphassena khudāya phuṭṭho,\nSītaṁ athuṇhaṁ adhivāsayeyya;\nSo tehi phuṭṭho bahudhā anoko,\nViriyaṁ parakkammadaḷhaṁ kareyya.","en":"Afflicted by illness and hunger,\nthey should endure cold and excessive heat.\nThough afflicted by many such things, the homeless one\nshould exert energy, firmly striving."}},{"id":"snp4.16:13","sourceIds":["snp4.16:13.1","snp4.16:13.2","snp4.16:13.3","snp4.16:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theyyaṁ na kāre na musā bhaṇeyya,\nMettāya phasse tasathāvarāni;\nYadāvilattaṁ manaso vijaññā,\nKaṇhassa pakkhoti vinodayeyya.","en":"They must not steal or lie;\nand should touch creatures firm or frail with love.\nIf they notice any clouding of the mind,\nthey should dispel it as Māra’s ally."}},{"id":"snp4.16:14","sourceIds":["snp4.16:14.1","snp4.16:14.2","snp4.16:14.3","snp4.16:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kodhātimānassa vasaṁ na gacche,\nMūlampi tesaṁ palikhañña tiṭṭhe;\nAthappiyaṁ vā pana appiyaṁ vā,\nAddhā bhavanto abhisambhaveyya.","en":"They must not fall under the sway of anger or arrogance;\nhaving dug them out by the root, they would stand firm.\nThen, faced with likes and dislikes,\nthey would surely overcome."}},{"id":"snp4.16:15","sourceIds":["snp4.16:15.1","snp4.16:15.2","snp4.16:15.3","snp4.16:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Paññaṁ purakkhatvā kalyāṇapīti,\nVikkhambhaye tāni parissayāni;\nAratiṁ sahetha sayanamhi pante,\nCaturo sahetha paridevadhamme.","en":"Putting wisdom in the foremost place, rejoicing in goodness,\nthey would put an end to those adversities.\nThey’d vanquish discontent in their remote lodging.\nAnd they’d vanquish the four lamentations:"}},{"id":"snp4.16:16","sourceIds":["snp4.16:16.1","snp4.16:16.2","snp4.16:16.3","snp4.16:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kiṁsū asissāmi kuva vā asissaṁ,\nDukkhaṁ vata settha kvajja sessaṁ;\nEte vitakke paridevaneyye,\nVinayetha sekho aniketacārī.","en":"‘What will I eat? Where will I eat?\nOh, I slept badly! Where will I sleep?’\nThe trainee, the migrant without abode,\nwould dispel these lamentable thoughts."}},{"id":"snp4.16:17","sourceIds":["snp4.16:17.1","snp4.16:17.2","snp4.16:17.3","snp4.16:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Annañca laddhā vasanañca kāle,\nMattaṁ so jaññā idha tosanatthaṁ;\nSo tesu gutto yatacāri gāme,\nRusitopi vācaṁ pharusaṁ na vajjā.","en":"Receiving food and clothes in due season,\nthey would know moderation for the sake of contentment.\nGuarded in these things, walking restrained in the village,\nthey wouldn’t speak harshly even when provoked."}},{"id":"snp4.16:18","sourceIds":["snp4.16:18.1","snp4.16:18.2","snp4.16:18.3","snp4.16:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Okkhittacakkhu na ca pādalolo,\nJhānānuyutto bahujāgarassa;\nUpekkhamārabbha samāhitatto,\nTakkāsayaṁ kukkucciyūpachinde.","en":"Eyes downcast, not footloose,\ndevoted to absorption, they’d be very wakeful.\nGrounded in equanimity, serene,\nthey should cut off worrisome habits of thought."}},{"id":"snp4.16:19","sourceIds":["snp4.16:19.1","snp4.16:19.2","snp4.16:19.3","snp4.16:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Cudito vacībhi satimābhinande,\nSabrahmacārīsu khilaṁ pabhinde;\nVācaṁ pamuñce kusalaṁ nātivelaṁ,\nJanavādadhammāya na cetayeyya.","en":"A mindful one would welcome reproach,\nand would dissolve hard-heartedness toward their spiritual companions.\nThey may utter skillful speech, but not for too long,\nand they shouldn’t provoke people to blame."}},{"id":"snp4.16:20","sourceIds":["snp4.16:20.1","snp4.16:20.2","snp4.16:20.3","snp4.16:20.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Athāparaṁ pañca rajāni loke,\nYesaṁ satīmā vinayāya sikkhe;\nRūpesu saddesu atho rasesu,\nGandhesu phassesu sahetha rāgaṁ.","en":"And there are five more taints in the world,\nfor the removal of which the mindful one should train,\nvanquishing desire for sights,\nsounds, flavors, smells, and touches."}},{"id":"snp4.16:21","sourceIds":["snp4.16:21.1","snp4.16:21.2","snp4.16:21.3","snp4.16:21.4","snp4.16:21.5","snp4.16:21.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Etesu dhammesu vineyya chandaṁ,\nBhikkhu satimā suvimuttacitto;\nKālena so sammā dhammaṁ parivīmaṁsamāno,\nEkodibhūto vihane tamaṁ so”ti.\nSāriputtasuttaṁ soḷasamaṁ.\nAṭṭhakavaggo catuttho.","en":"Having removed desire for these things,\na mindful mendicant, their heart well freed,\nrightly investigating the Dhamma in good time,\nat one, would banish the darkness.”"}},{"id":"snp4.16:22","sourceIds":["snp4.16:22.0","snp4.16:22.1","snp4.16:22.2","snp4.16:22.3","snp4.16:22.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassuddānaṁ\nKāmaṁ guhañca duṭṭhā ca,\nsuddhañca paramā jarā;\nMetteyyo ca pasūro ca,\nmāgaṇḍi purābhedanaṁ."}},{"id":"snp4.16:23","sourceIds":["snp4.16:23.1","snp4.16:23.2","snp4.16:23.3","snp4.16:23.4","snp4.16:23.5","snp4.16:23.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kalahaṁ dve ca byūhāni,\npunadeva tuvaṭṭakaṁ;\nAttadaṇḍavaraṁ suttaṁ,\ntherapuṭṭhena soḷasa;\nIti etāni suttāni,\nsabbānaṭṭhakavaggikāti."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/snp4.16/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."}