Walking TogetherCaṅkamasutta

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate. Now at that time Venerable Sāriputta was walking together with several mendicants not far from the Buddha.Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā sāriputto sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ bhagavato avidūre caṅkamati; Venerable Mahāmoggallāna was doing likewise, as wereāyasmāpi kho mahāmoggallāno sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ bhagavato avidūre caṅkamati; Venerable Mahākassapa,āyasmāpi kho mahākassapo sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ bhagavato avidūre caṅkamati; Venerable Anuruddha,āyasmāpi kho anuruddho sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ bhagavato avidūre caṅkamati; Venerable Puṇṇa son of Mantāṇī,āyasmāpi kho puṇṇo mantāniputto sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ bhagavato avidūre caṅkamati; Venerable Upāli,āyasmāpi kho upāli sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ bhagavato avidūre caṅkamati; Venerable Ānanda,āyasmāpi kho ānando sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ bhagavato avidūre caṅkamati; and Devadatta.devadattopi kho sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ bhagavato avidūre caṅkamati.

Then the Buddha said to the mendicants,Atha kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “Mendicants, do you see Sāriputta walking together with several mendicants?”“passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, sāriputtaṁ sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ caṅkamantan”ti?

“Yes, sir.”“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“All of those mendicants have great wisdom.“Sabbe kho ete, bhikkhave, bhikkhū mahāpaññā. Do you see Moggallāna walking together with several mendicants?”Passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, moggallānaṁ sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ caṅkamantan”ti?

“Yes, sir.”“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“All of those mendicants have great psychic power.“Sabbe kho ete, bhikkhave, bhikkhū mahiddhikā. Do you see Kassapa walking together with several mendicants?”Passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, kassapaṁ sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ caṅkamantan”ti?

“Yes, sir.”“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“All of those mendicants advocate austerities.“Sabbe kho ete, bhikkhave, bhikkhū dhutavādā. Do you see Anuruddha walking together with several mendicants?”Passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, anuruddhaṁ sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ caṅkamantan”ti?

“Yes, sir.”“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“All of those mendicants have clairvoyance.“Sabbe kho ete, bhikkhave, bhikkhū dibbacakkhukā. Do you see Puṇṇa son of Mantāṇī walking together with several mendicants?”Passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, puṇṇaṁ mantāniputtaṁ sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ caṅkamantan”ti?

“Yes, sir.”“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“All of those mendicants are Dhamma speakers.“Sabbe kho ete, bhikkhave, bhikkhū dhammakathikā. Do you see Upāli walking together with several mendicants?”Passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, upāliṁ sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ caṅkamantan”ti?

“Yes, sir.”“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“All of those mendicants are experts in monastic law.“Sabbe kho ete, bhikkhave, bhikkhū vinayadharā. Do you see Ānanda walking together with several mendicants?”Passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, ānandaṁ sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ caṅkamantan”ti?

“Yes, sir.”“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“All of those mendicants are very learned.“Sabbe kho ete, bhikkhave, bhikkhū bahussutā. Do you see Devadatta walking together with several mendicants?”Passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, devadattaṁ sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ caṅkamantan”ti?

“Yes, sir.”“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“All of those mendicants have corrupt wishes.“Sabbe kho ete, bhikkhave, bhikkhū pāpicchā.

Sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions.Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.

In the past,Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu. in the future,Anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandissanti samessanti. and also in the present, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.Etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions.Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.”kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.