The Spiritual Life

Brahmacariyasutta

The Spiritual Life

Brahmacariyasutta

EN
“Mendicants, this spiritual life is not lived for the sake of fawning or flattering people, nor for the benefit of possessions, honor, or popularity, nor for the benefit of winning debates, nor thinking, ‘So let people know about me!’ This spiritual life is lived for the sake of restraint, giving up, fading away, and cessation. The Buddha taught the spiritual life
PL
“Nayidaṁ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ vussati janakuhanatthaṁ, na janalapanatthaṁ, na lābhasakkārasilokānisaṁsatthaṁ, na itivādappamokkhānisaṁsatthaṁ, na ‘iti maṁ jano jānātū’ti. Atha kho idaṁ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ vussati saṁvaratthaṁ pahānatthaṁ virāgatthaṁ nirodhatthanti. Saṁvaratthaṁ pahānatthaṁ,
EN
not because of legends, but for the sake of restraint and giving up, and because its objective is extinguishment. This is the path followed by the big-hearted,
PL
brahmacariyaṁ anītihaṁ; Adesayi so bhagavā, nibbānogadhagāminaṁ; Esa maggo mahantehi,
EN
the great seers. Those who practice it as it was taught by the Buddha, doing the Teacher’s bidding,
PL
anuyāto mahesibhi. Ye ca taṁ paṭipajjanti, yathā buddhena desitaṁ; Dukkhassantaṁ karissanti,
EN
make an end of suffering.”
PL
satthusāsanakārino”ti. Pañcamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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