{"id":"thag12.1","title":"Sīlava","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thag12.1","title":"Sīlava","units":[{"id":"thag12.1:0","sourceIds":["thag12.1:0.1","thag12.1:0.2","thag12.1:0.3","thag12.1:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theragāthā 12.1\nDvādasakanipāta\nPaṭhamavagga\nSīlavattheragāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Monks 12.1\nThe Book of the Twelves\nChapter One\nSīlava"}},{"id":"thag12.1:1","sourceIds":["thag12.1:1.1","thag12.1:1.2","thag12.1:1.3","thag12.1:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sīlamevidha sikkhetha,\nasmiṁ loke susikkhitaṁ;\nSīlañhi sabbasampattiṁ,\nupanāmeti sevitaṁ.","en":"One should train just in ethical conduct,\nfor in this world, when ethical conduct is\ncultivated and well-trained,\nit provides all success."}},{"id":"thag12.1:2","sourceIds":["thag12.1:2.1","thag12.1:2.2","thag12.1:2.3","thag12.1:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sīlaṁ rakkheyya medhāvī,\npatthayāno tayo sukhe;\nPasaṁsaṁ vittilābhañca,\npecca sagge pamodanaṁ.","en":"Wishing for three kinds of happiness—\npraise, prosperity,\nand to delight in heaven after passing away—\nthe wise would take care of their ethics."}},{"id":"thag12.1:3","sourceIds":["thag12.1:3.1","thag12.1:3.2","thag12.1:3.3","thag12.1:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sīlavā hi bahū mitte,\nsaññamenādhigacchati;\nDussīlo pana mittehi,\ndhaṁsate pāpamācaraṁ.","en":"The well-behaved have many friends,\nbecause of their self-restraint.\nBut one lacking ethics, of bad conduct,\ndrives away their friends."}},{"id":"thag12.1:4","sourceIds":["thag12.1:4.1","thag12.1:4.2","thag12.1:4.3","thag12.1:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Avaṇṇañca akittiñca,\ndussīlo labhate naro;\nVaṇṇaṁ kittiṁ pasaṁsañca,\nsadā labhati sīlavā.","en":"A man whose ethics are bad has\nill-repute and infamy.\nOne who is ethical always has\na good reputation, fame, and praise."}},{"id":"thag12.1:5","sourceIds":["thag12.1:5.1","thag12.1:5.2","thag12.1:5.3","thag12.1:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ādi sīlaṁ patiṭṭhā ca,\nkalyāṇānañca mātukaṁ;\nPamukhaṁ sabbadhammānaṁ,\ntasmā sīlaṁ visodhaye.","en":"Ethical conduct is the starting point and foundation;\nthe mother at the head\nof all good things:\nthat’s why you should purify your ethics."}},{"id":"thag12.1:6","sourceIds":["thag12.1:6.1","thag12.1:6.2","thag12.1:6.3","thag12.1:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Velā ca saṁvaraṁ sīlaṁ,\ncittassa abhihāsanaṁ;\nTitthañca sabbabuddhānaṁ,\ntasmā sīlaṁ visodhaye.","en":"Ethics provide a boundary and a restraint,\nan enjoyment for the mind;\nthe ford where all the Buddhas cross over:\nthat’s why you should purify your ethics."}},{"id":"thag12.1:7","sourceIds":["thag12.1:7.1","thag12.1:7.2","thag12.1:7.3","thag12.1:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sīlaṁ balaṁ appaṭimaṁ,\nsīlaṁ āvudhamuttamaṁ;\nSīlamābharaṇaṁ seṭṭhaṁ,\nsīlaṁ kavacamabbhutaṁ.","en":"Ethics are the matchless power;\nethics are the ultimate weapon;\nethics are the best ornament;\nethics are a marvelous coat of armor."}},{"id":"thag12.1:8","sourceIds":["thag12.1:8.1","thag12.1:8.2","thag12.1:8.3","thag12.1:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sīlaṁ setu mahesakkho,\nsīlaṁ gandho anuttaro;\nSīlaṁ vilepanaṁ seṭṭhaṁ,\nyena vāti disodisaṁ.","en":"Ethics are a mighty bridge;\nethics are the unsurpassed scent;\nethics are the best perfume,\nthat float from place to place."}},{"id":"thag12.1:9","sourceIds":["thag12.1:9.1","thag12.1:9.2","thag12.1:9.3","thag12.1:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sīlaṁ sambalamevaggaṁ,\nsīlaṁ pātheyyamuttamaṁ;\nSīlaṁ seṭṭho ativāho,\nyena yāti disodisaṁ.","en":"Ethics are the best provision;\nethics are the unsurpassed supply for a journey;\nethics are the best vehicle\nthat take you from place to place."}},{"id":"thag12.1:10","sourceIds":["thag12.1:10.1","thag12.1:10.2","thag12.1:10.3","thag12.1:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Idheva nindaṁ labhati,\npeccāpāye ca dummano;\nSabbattha dummano bālo,\nsīlesu asamāhito.","en":"In this life they’re criticized;\nafter departing they grieve in a lower realm;\na fool is unhappy everywhere,\nbecause they are unsteady in ethics."}},{"id":"thag12.1:11","sourceIds":["thag12.1:11.1","thag12.1:11.2","thag12.1:11.3","thag12.1:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Idheva kittiṁ labhati,\npecca sagge ca summano;\nSabbattha sumano dhīro,\nsīlesu susamāhito.","en":"In this life they’re renowned;\nafter departing they’re happy in heaven;\nthe attentive are happy everywhere,\nbecause they are steady in ethics."}},{"id":"thag12.1:12","sourceIds":["thag12.1:12.1","thag12.1:12.2","thag12.1:12.3","thag12.1:12.4","thag12.1:12.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sīlameva idha aggaṁ,\npaññavā pana uttamo;\nManussesu ca devesu,\nsīlapaññāṇato jayan”ti.\n… Sīlavo thero ….","en":"Ethical conduct is best in this life,\nbut one with wisdom is supreme.\nSomeone with both virtue and wisdom\nis victorious among men and gods."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thag12.1/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."}