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Numbered Discourses · AN 3.143

  • Numbered Discourses 3.143Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.143
  • 14. A Warrior14. Yodhājīvavagga

At the Peacocks’ Feeding Ground (1st)Paṭhamamoranivāpasutta

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, at the monastery for the wanderers in the peacocks’ feeding ground.Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati moranivāpe paribbājakārāme. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “Mendicants!”“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Venerable sir,” they replied.“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. The Buddha said this:Bhagavā etadavoca:

“Mendicants, a mendicant with three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ. What three?Katamehi tīhi? The entire spectrum of an adept’s ethics, immersion, and wisdom.Asekkhena sīlakkhandhena, asekkhena samādhikkhandhena, asekkhena paññākkhandhena.

A mendicant with these three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānan”ti.

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