Vajjiputtasutta — Reader

A Vajji

Vajjiputtasutta

At one time the Buddha was staying near Vesālī, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof. Then a certain Vajji monk went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, each fortnight over a hundred and fifty training rules are recited.

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vesāliyaṁ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ. Atha kho aññataro vajjiputtako bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so vajjiputtako bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “sādhikamidaṁ, bhante, diyaḍḍhasikkhāpadasataṁ anvaddhamāsaṁ uddesaṁ āgacchati.

I’m not able to train in them.” “But monk, are you able to train in three trainings: the higher ethics, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom?” “I am, sir.”

Nāhaṁ, bhante, ettha sakkomi sikkhitun”ti. “Sakkhissasi pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, tīsu sikkhāsu sikkhituṁ— adhisīlasikkhāya, adhicittasikkhāya adhipaññāsikkhāyā”ti? “Sakkomahaṁ, bhante, tīsu sikkhāsu sikkhituṁ—

“So, monk, you should train in these three trainings: the higher ethics, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom. As you train in these, you will give up greed, hate, and delusion.

adhisīlasikkhāya, adhicittasikkhāya, adhipaññāsikkhāyā”ti. “Tasmātiha tvaṁ, bhikkhu, tīsu sikkhāsu sikkhassu— adhisīlasikkhāya, adhicittasikkhāya, adhipaññāsikkhāya. Yato kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, adhisīlampi sikkhissasi, adhicittampi sikkhissasi, adhipaññampi sikkhissasi, tassa tuyhaṁ bhikkhu adhisīlampi sikkhato adhicittampi sikkhato adhipaññampi sikkhato rāgo pahīyissati, doso pahīyissati, moho pahīyissati.

Then you won’t do anything unskillful, or practice anything bad.” After some time that monk trained in the higher ethics, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom. He gave up greed, hate, and delusion.

So tvaṁ rāgassa pahānā dosassa pahānā mohassa pahānā yaṁ akusalaṁ na taṁ karissasi, yaṁ pāpaṁ na taṁ sevissasī”ti. Atha kho so bhikkhu aparena samayena adhisīlampi sikkhi, adhicittampi sikkhi, adhipaññampi sikkhi. Tassa adhisīlampi sikkhato adhicittampi sikkhato adhipaññampi sikkhato rāgo pahīyi, doso pahīyi, moho pahīyi.

Then he didn’t do anything unskillful, or practice anything bad.