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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.31

  • Numbered Discourses 10.31Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.31
  • 4. With Upāli4. Upālivagga

With UpāliUpālisutta

Then Venerable Upāli went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:Atha kho āyasmā upāli yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā upāli bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Sir, for how many reasons did the Realized One lay down training rules for his disciples and recite the monastic code?”“kati nu kho, bhante, atthavase paṭicca tathāgatena sāvakānaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ, pātimokkhaṁ uddiṭṭhan”ti?

“Upāli, the Realized One laid down training rules for his disciples and recited the monastic code for ten reasons.“Dasa kho, upāli, atthavase paṭicca tathāgatena sāvakānaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ, pātimokkhaṁ uddiṭṭhaṁ. What ten?Katame dasa? For the well-being of the Saṅgha and for the comfort of the Saṅgha. For keeping difficult individuals in check and for the comfort of good-hearted mendicants. For restraining defilements that affect this life and protecting against defilements that affect lives to come. For inspiring confidence in those without it, and increasing confidence in those who have it. For the continuation of the true teaching and the support of the training.Saṅghasuṭṭhutāya, saṅghaphāsutāya, dummaṅkūnaṁ puggalānaṁ niggahāya, pesalānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ phāsuvihārāya, diṭṭhadhammikānaṁ āsavānaṁ saṁvarāya, samparāyikānaṁ āsavānaṁ paṭighātāya, appasannānaṁ pasādāya, pasannānaṁ bhiyyobhāvāya, saddhammaṭṭhitiyā, vinayānuggahāya— The Realized One laid down training rules for his disciples and recited the monastic code for these ten reasons.”ime kho, upāli, dasa atthavase paṭicca tathāgatena sāvakānaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ, pātimokkhaṁ uddiṭṭhan”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 2.280–309 The Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on Monastic Law 0.63near 0.1Numbered Discourses 2.280–309 The Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on Monastic Law 280 “For two reasons the Realized One laid down training rules for his disciples. What two? For the well-being and comfort of the Saṅgha … Fo…
  2. AN 10.41 Dispute 0.56near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.41 5. Abuse Dispute Then Venerable Upāli went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “What is the cause, sir, what is the reason, why fights, quarrels, arguments, and dispu…
  3. AN 10.38 Harmony in the Saṅgha 0.54near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.38 4. With Upāli Harmony in the Saṅgha “Sir, they speak of ‘harmony in the Saṅgha’. How is harmony in the Saṅgha defined?” “Upāli, it’s when a mendicant explains what is not the teaching as not the…
  4. AN 10.40 With Ānanda (2nd) 0.50near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.40 4. With Upāli With Ānanda (2nd) “Sir, they speak of ‘harmony in the Saṅgha’. How is harmony in the Saṅgha defined?” “Ānanda, it’s when a mendicant explains what is not the teaching as not the te…