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| − | Then Ven. [[Ananda]] went to the [[Blessed One]] and, on arrival, having [[bowed]] down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there, the [[Blessed One]] said to him, "[[Ananda]], every [[precept]] & practice, every [[life]], every {{Wiki|holy}} [[life]] that is followed as of [[essential]] worth: is every one of them fruitful?" | + | Then Ven. [[Ananda]] went to the [[Blessed One]] and, on arrival, having [[bowed]] down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there, the [[Blessed One]] said to him, "[[Ananda]], every [[precept]] & [[practice]], every [[life]], every {{Wiki|holy}} [[life]] that is followed as of [[essential]] worth: is every one of them fruitful?" |
"[[Lord]], that is not [to be answered] with a categorical answer." | "[[Lord]], that is not [to be answered] with a categorical answer." | ||
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"In that case, [[Ananda]], give an analytical answer." | "In that case, [[Ananda]], give an analytical answer." | ||
| − | "When — by following a [[life]] of [[precept]] & practice, a [[life]], a {{Wiki|holy}} [[life]] that is followed as of [[essential]] worth — one's [[unskillful]] [[mental]] qualities increase while one's [[skillful]] [[mental]] qualities {{Wiki|decline}}: that sort of [[precept]] & practice, [[life]], {{Wiki|holy}} [[life]] that is followed as of [[essential]] worth is fruitless. But when — by following a [[life]] of [[precept]] & practice, a [[life]], a {{Wiki|holy}} [[life]] that is followed as of [[essential]] worth — one's [[unskillful]] [[mental]] qualities {{Wiki|decline}} while one's [[skillful]] [[mental]] qualities increase: that sort of [[precept]] & practice, [[life]], {{Wiki|holy}} [[life]] that is followed as of [[essential]] worth is fruitful." | + | "When — by following a [[life]] of [[precept]] & [[practice]], a [[life]], a {{Wiki|holy}} [[life]] that is followed as of [[essential]] worth — one's [[unskillful]] [[mental]] qualities increase while one's [[skillful]] [[mental]] qualities {{Wiki|decline}}: that sort of [[precept]] & [[practice]], [[life]], {{Wiki|holy}} [[life]] that is followed as of [[essential]] worth is fruitless. But when — by following a [[life]] of [[precept]] & [[practice]], a [[life]], a {{Wiki|holy}} [[life]] that is followed as of [[essential]] worth — one's [[unskillful]] [[mental]] qualities {{Wiki|decline}} while one's [[skillful]] [[mental]] qualities increase: that sort of [[precept]] & [[practice]], [[life]], {{Wiki|holy}} [[life]] that is followed as of [[essential]] worth is fruitful." |
That is what Ven. [[Ananda]] said, and the [[Teacher]] approved. Then Ven. [[Ananda]], [ [[realizing]],] "The [[Teacher]] approves of me," got up from his seat and, having [[bowed]] down to the [[Blessed One]] and circumambulating him, left. | That is what Ven. [[Ananda]] said, and the [[Teacher]] approved. Then Ven. [[Ananda]], [ [[realizing]],] "The [[Teacher]] approves of me," got up from his seat and, having [[bowed]] down to the [[Blessed One]] and circumambulating him, left. | ||
| − | Then not long after Ven. [[Ananda]] had left, the [[Blessed One]] said to the [[monks]], "[[Monks]], [[Ananda]] is still in training, but it would not be easy to find his {{Wiki|equal}} in [[discernment]]." | + | Then not long after Ven. [[Ananda]] had left, the [[Blessed One]] said to the [[monks]], "[[Monks]], [[Ananda]] is still in {{Wiki|training}}, but it would not be easy to find his {{Wiki|equal}} in [[discernment]]." |
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Latest revision as of 06:27, 9 March 2015
AN 3.78
Silabbata Sutta: Precept & Practice
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Then Ven. Ananda went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there, the Blessed One said to him, "Ananda, every precept & practice, every life, every holy life that is followed as of essential worth: is every one of them fruitful?"
"Lord, that is not [to be answered] with a categorical answer."
"In that case, Ananda, give an analytical answer."
"When — by following a life of precept & practice, a life, a holy life that is followed as of essential worth — one's unskillful mental qualities increase while one's skillful mental qualities decline: that sort of precept & practice, life, holy life that is followed as of essential worth is fruitless. But when — by following a life of precept & practice, a life, a holy life that is followed as of essential worth — one's unskillful mental qualities decline while one's skillful mental qualities increase: that sort of precept & practice, life, holy life that is followed as of essential worth is fruitful."
That is what Ven. Ananda said, and the Teacher approved. Then Ven. Ananda, [ realizing,] "The Teacher approves of me," got up from his seat and, having bowed down to the Blessed One and circumambulating him, left.
Then not long after Ven. Ananda had left, the Blessed One said to the monks, "Monks, Ananda is still in training, but it would not be easy to find his equal in discernment."
Source
"Silabbata Sutta: Precept & Practice" (AN 3.78), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 30 November 2013, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an03/an03.078.than.html .
