Before the BreakupPurābhedasutta

“Seeing how, behaving how,“Kathaṁdassī kathaṁsīlo, is one said to be at peace?upasantoti vuccati; When asked, Gotama, please tell meTaṁ me gotama pabrūhi, about the ultimate person.”pucchito uttamaṁ naraṁ”.

“Rid of craving before the breakup,”“Vītataṇho purā bhedā, said the Buddha,(iti bhagavā) “not dependent on the first beginning,Pubbamantamanissito; unfathomable in the middle,Vemajjhe nupasaṅkheyyo, they are not governed by anything.Tassa natthi purakkhataṁ.

Unangry, unafraid,Akkodhano asantāsī, not boastful or regretful,avikatthī akukkuco; thoughtful in counsel, not restless—Mantabhāṇī anuddhato, truly that sage is controlled in speech.sa ve vācāyato muni.

Rid of attachment to the future,Nirāsatti anāgate, they don’t grieve for the past.atītaṁ nānusocati; A seer of seclusion in the midst of contactsVivekadassī phassesu, is not led astray among views.diṭṭhīsu ca na nīyati.

Withdrawn, free of deceit,Patilīno akuhako, they’re not envious or stingy,apihālu amaccharī; nor rude or disgusting,Appagabbho ajeguccho, or given to slander.pesuṇeyye ca no yuto.

Not swept up in pleasures,Sātiyesu anassāvī, or given to arrogance,atimāne ca no yuto; they’re gentle and articulate,Saṇho ca paṭibhānavā, neither hungering nor growing dispassionate.na saddho na virajjati.

Not training for desire for profit,Lābhakamyā na sikkhati, nor getting annoyed at lack of profit;alābhe ca na kuppati; they are not hostile due to craving,Aviruddho ca taṇhāya, for they are not greedy for flavors.rasesu nānugijjhati.

Equanimous, ever mindful,Upekkhako sadā sato, they never conceive themselves in the worldna loke maññate samaṁ; as equal, special, or less than;Na visesī na nīceyyo, they have no pretensions.tassa no santi ussadā.

They have no dependencies,Yassa nissayanā natthi, understanding the teaching, they are independent.ñatvā dhammaṁ anissito; No craving is found in themBhavāya vibhavāya vā, to continue existence or to end it.taṇhā yassa na vijjati.

I declare them to be at peace,Taṁ brūmi upasantoti, unconcerned for sensual pleasures.Kāmesu anapekkhinaṁ; No ties are found in them,Ganthā tassa na vijjanti, they have crossed over clinging.Atarī so visattikaṁ.

They have no children or livestock,Na tassa puttā pasavo, nor possess fields or lands.Khettaṁ vatthuñca vijjati; No picking up or putting downAttā vāpi nirattā vā, is found in them.Na tasmiṁ upalabbhati.

That by which one might describeYena naṁ vajjuṁ puthujjanā, an ordinary person or ascetics and brahminsAtho samaṇabrāhmaṇā; has no importance to them,Taṁ tassa apurakkhataṁ, which is why they’re unperturbed by words.Tasmā vādesu nejati.

Freed of greed, not stingy,Vītagedho amaccharī, a sage doesn’t speak of themselves as beingNa ussesu vadate muni; among superiors, inferiors, or equals.Na samesu na omesu, One not prone to creation <j>does not return to creation.Kappaṁ neti akappiyo.

They who have nothing in the world of their ownYassa loke sakaṁ natthi, do not grieve for that which is not,Asatā ca na socati; or drift among the teachings;Dhammesu ca na gacchati, that’s who is said to be at peace.”Sa ve santoti vuccatī”ti.