Ethics (1st)

Paṭhamasīlasutta

Ethics (1st)

Paṭhamasīlasutta

EN
“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world. What four? One individual has not fulfilled ethics, immersion, or wisdom. One individual has fulfilled ethics, but not immersion or wisdom.
PL
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame cattāro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlesu na paripūrakārī hoti, samādhismiṁ na paripūrakārī, paññāya na paripūrakārī. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlesu paripūrakārī hoti, samādhismiṁ na paripūrakārī, paññāya na paripūrakārī.
EN
One individual has fulfilled ethics and immersion, but not wisdom. One individual has fulfilled ethics, immersion, and wisdom. These are the four individuals found in the world.”
PL
Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlesu paripūrakārī hoti, samādhismiṁ paripūrakārī, paññāya na paripūrakārī. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlesu paripūrakārī hoti, samādhismiṁ paripūrakārī, paññāya paripūrakārī. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.
PL
Chaṭṭhaṁ.

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

Source