EN
At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is impermanent. What’s impermanent is suffering. What’s suffering is not-self.
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ. Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ; yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā;
The Perfected Ones
Arahantasutta
EN
And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’ Feeling … Perception … Choices …
PL
yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ. Vedanā … saññā … saṅkhārā …
EN
Consciousness is impermanent. What’s impermanent is suffering. What’s suffering is not-self. And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
PL
viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ. Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ; yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā; yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.
EN
Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed. They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’
PL
Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpasmimpi nibbindati, vedanāyapi … saññāyapi … saṅkhāresupi … viññāṇasmimpi nibbindati. Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati. Vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti. ‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāti.
EN
As far as there are abodes of sentient beings, even up until the pinnacle of existence, the perfected ones are the foremost and the best.” That is what the Buddha said. Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say: “Oh! How happy are the perfected ones!
PL
Yāvatā, bhikkhave, sattāvāsā, yāvatā bhavaggaṁ, ete aggā, ete seṭṭhā lokasmiṁ yadidaṁ arahanto”ti. Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā: “Sukhino vata arahanto,
EN
Craving is not found in them, the conceit ‘I am’ is cut off, and the net of delusion is shattered. They’ve attained imperturbability,
PL
taṇhā tesaṁ na vijjati; Asmimāno samucchinno, mohajālaṁ padālitaṁ. Anejaṁ te anuppattā,
EN
their minds are unclouded, nothing in the world clings to them, manifesting divinity, undefiled. Completely understanding the five aggregates,
PL
cittaṁ tesaṁ anāvilaṁ; Loke anupalittā te, brahmabhūtā anāsavā. Pañcakkhandhe pariññāya,
EN
their domain is the seven good qualities. Those true persons are praiseworthy, the Buddha’s bosom sons. Endowed with the seven gems,
PL
satta saddhammagocarā; Pasaṁsiyā sappurisā, puttā buddhassa orasā. Sattaratanasampannā,
EN
and trained in the three trainings, the great heroes live on, with fear and dread given up. Endowed with ten factors,
PL
Tīsu sikkhāsu sikkhitā; Anuvicaranti mahāvīrā, Pahīnabhayabheravā. Dasahaṅgehi sampannā,
EN
those giants are immersed in samādhi. They are the best in the world, craving is not found in them. The adept’s knowledge has arisen:
PL
mahānāgā samāhitā; Ete kho seṭṭhā lokasmiṁ, taṇhā tesaṁ na vijjati. Asekhañāṇamuppannaṁ,
EN
‘This bag of bones is my last.’ They are independent of others in the core of the spiritual path. They do not waver due to the discriminations,
PL
antimoyaṁ samussayo; Yo sāro brahmacariyassa, tasmiṁ aparapaccayā. Vidhāsu na vikampanti,
EN
they’re freed from future lives. They’ve reached the level of the tamed, in the world, they’re the winners. Above, below, all round,
PL
vippamuttā punabbhavā; Dantabhūmimanuppattā, te loke vijitāvino. Uddhaṁ tiriyaṁ apācīnaṁ,
EN
relishing is not found in them. They roar their lion’s roar: ‘The awakened are supreme in the world!’”
PL
nandī tesaṁ na vijjati; Nadanti te sīhanādaṁ, buddhā loke anuttarā”ti. Catutthaṁ.
Sutraya