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So It Was Said · Iti 111

  • So It Was Said 111Itivuttaka 111
  • The Book of the FoursCatukkanipāta
  • The Chapter on the Brahmin’s Offering of the TeachingBrāhmaṇadhammayāgavagga

Accomplishment in EthicsSampannasīlasutta

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

“Mendicants, live by the ethical precepts and the monastic code. Live restrained in the monastic code, conducting yourselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, keep the rules you’ve undertaken.“Sampannasīlā, bhikkhave, viharatha sampannapātimokkhā; pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvutā viharatha ācāragocarasampannā aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvino; samādāya sikkhatha sikkhāpadesu.

When you’ve done this, what more is there to do?Sampannasīlānaṁ vo, bhikkhave, viharataṁ sampannapātimokkhānaṁ pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvutānaṁ viharataṁ ācāragocarasampannānaṁ aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvīnaṁ samādāya sikkhataṁ sikkhāpadesu, kimassa uttari karaṇīyaṁ?

Suppose a mendicant has got rid of desire and ill will while walking, and has given up dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, and doubt. Their energy is roused up and unflagging, their mindfulness is established and lucid, their body is tranquil and undisturbed, and their mind is immersed and unified in samādhi.Carato cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno abhijjhā, byāpādo vigato hoti, thinamiddhaṁ vigataṁ hoti, uddhaccakukkuccaṁ vigataṁ hoti, vicikicchā pahīnā hoti, āraddhaṁ hoti vīriyaṁ asallīnaṁ, upaṭṭhitā sati asammuṭṭhā, passaddho kāyo asāraddho, samāhitaṁ cittaṁ ekaggaṁ. Such a mendicant is said to be ‘keen and prudent, always energetic and resolute’ when walking.Carampi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁbhūto ātāpī ottāpī satataṁ samitaṁ āraddhavīriyo pahitattoti vuccati.

Suppose a mendicant has got rid of desire and ill will while standing …Ṭhitassa cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno abhijjhā byāpādo vigato hoti …pe… thinamiddhaṁ … uddhaccakukkuccaṁ … vicikicchā pahīnā hoti, āraddhaṁ hoti vīriyaṁ asallīnaṁ, upaṭṭhitā sati asammuṭṭhā, passaddho kāyo asāraddho, samāhitaṁ cittaṁ ekaggaṁ.

sitting …Nisinnassa cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno abhijjhā byāpādo vigato hoti …pe… thinamiddhaṁ … uddhaccakukkuccaṁ … vicikicchā pahīnā hoti, āraddhaṁ hoti vīriyaṁ asallīnaṁ, upaṭṭhitā sati asammuṭṭhā, passaddho kāyo asāraddho, samāhitaṁ cittaṁ ekaggaṁ.

or when lying down while awake.Sayānassa cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno jāgarassa abhijjhā byāpādo vigato hoti …pe… thinamiddhaṁ … uddhaccakukkuccaṁ … vicikicchā pahīnā hoti, āraddhaṁ hoti vīriyaṁ asallīnaṁ, upaṭṭhitā sati asammuṭṭhā, passaddho kāyo asāraddho, samāhitaṁ cittaṁ ekaggaṁ. Such a mendicant is said to be ‘keen and prudent, always energetic and resolute’ when lying down while awake.”Sayānopi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu jāgaro evaṁbhūto ātāpī ottāpī satataṁ samitaṁ āraddhavīriyo pahitattoti vuccatī”ti.

The Buddha spoke this matter.Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. On this it is said:Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Carefully walking, carefully standing,“Yataṁ care yataṁ tiṭṭhe, carefully sitting, carefully lying;yataṁ acche yataṁ saye; a mendicant carefully bends their limbs,Yataṁ samiñjaye bhikkhu, and carefully extends them.yatamenaṁ pasāraye.

Above, below, all round,Uddhaṁ tiriyaṁ apācīnaṁ, as far as the planet extends;yāvatājagatogati; they scrutinize the rise and fallSamavekkhitā ca dhammānaṁ, of phenomena such as the aggregates.khandhānaṁ udayabbayaṁ.

Meditating diligently like this,Evaṁ vihārimātāpiṁ, peaceful, not restless,santavuttimanuddhataṁ; training in what leads to serenity of heart,Cetosamathasāmīciṁ, always staying mindful;sikkhamānaṁ sadā sataṁ; they call that sort of mendicantSatataṁ pahitattoti, ‘always determined’.”āhu bhikkhuṁ tathāvidhan”ti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

Similar passages elsewhere

Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.

  1. AN 4.12 Ethics 0.84near 8.2Carefully walking, carefully standing, carefully sitting, carefully lying; a mendicant carefully bends their limbs, and carefully extends them. Above, below, all round, as far as the planet extends; they scrutinize the r…
  2. Iti 110 Walking 0.67near 0.1So It Was Said 110 The Book of the Fours The Chapter on the Brahmin’s Offering of the Teaching Walking This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard. “Mendicants, suppose a mendicant has a sensual,…
  3. MN 6 One Might Wish 0.61near 0.1So let them fulfill their precepts, be committed to inner serenity of the heart, not neglect absorption, be endowed with discernment, and frequent empty huts. ‘Mendicants, live by the ethical precepts and the monastic co…
  4. SN 54.13 With Ānanda (1st) 0.54near 8.2They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing letting go.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing letting go.’ There’s a time when a mendicant is breathing in heavily, and they know: ‘I’m breathing in…
  5. AN 5.106 With Ānanda 0.52near 0.1That’s how a mendicant could live comfortably while staying in a monastic community.” “But sir, could there be another way for a mendicant to live comfortably while staying in a monastic community?” “There could, Ānanda.…
  6. SN 54.10 With Kimbila 0.51near 8.2Just mindful, they breathe in. Mindful, they breathe out. … They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing letting go.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing letting go.’ That’s how immersion due to m…
  7. SN 36.8 The Infirmary (2nd) 0.51near 8.2That’s how a mendicant is aware. A mendicant should await their time mindful and aware. This is my instruction to you. While a mendicant is meditating like this—mindful, aware, diligent, keen, and resolute—if pleasant fe…
  8. SN 36.7 The Infirmary (1st) 0.50near 8.2That’s how a mendicant acts with situational awareness. A mendicant should await their time mindful and aware. This is my instruction to you. While a mendicant is meditating like this—mindful, aware, diligent, keen, and…