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Kalyāṇasīlasutta

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इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 97

Itivuttaka 97

So It Was Said 97
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तिकनिपातti·ka·ni·pā·ta

Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes
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पञ्चमवग्गpañ·ca·ma·vag·ga

Pañcamavagga

Chapter Five
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कल्याणसीलसुत्तkal·yā·ṇa·sī·la·sut·ta

Kalyāṇasīlasutta

Good Morals
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वुत्तञ्हेतंvut·tañ·he·taṃ भगवताbha·ga·va·tā वुत्तमरहतातिvut·ta·ma·ra·ha·tā·ti मेme सुतं:su·taṃ

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
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“कल्याणसीलो,kal·yā·ṇa·sī·lo भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu कल्याणधम्मोkal·yā·ṇa·dham·mo कल्याणपञ्ञोkal·yā·ṇa·pañ·ño इमस्मिंi·mas·miṃ धम्मविनयेdham·ma·vi·na·ye ‘केवलीke·va·lī वुसितवाvu·si·ta·vā उत्तमपुरिसो’तिut·ta·ma·pu·ri·so वुच्चति—vuc·ca·ti

“Kalyāṇasīlo, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kalyāṇadhammo kalyāṇapañño imasmiṁ dhammavinaye ‘kevalī vusitavā uttamapuriso’ti vuccati—

“Mendicants, in this teaching and training a mendicant of good morals, good practice, and good wisdom is called consummate, accomplished, a supreme person.
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कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu कल्याणसीलोkal·yā·ṇa·sī·lo होति?ho·ti

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kalyāṇasīlo hoti?

And how does a mendicant have good morals?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सीलवाsī·la·vā होति,ho·ti पातिमोक्खसंवरसंवुतोpā·ti·mok·kha·saṃ·va·ra·saṃ·vu·to विहरति,vi·ha·ra·ti आचारगोचरसम्पन्नोā·cā·ra·go·ca·ra·sam·pan·no अणुमत्तेसुa·ṇu·mat·te·su वज्जेसुvaj·je·su भयदस्सावी,bha·ya·das·sā·vī समादायsa·mā·dā·ya सिक्खतिsik·kha·ti सिक्खापदेसु।sik·khā·pa·de·su

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti, pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto viharati, ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu.

It’s when a mendicant is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu कल्याणसीलोkal·yā·ṇa·sī·lo होति।ho·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kalyāṇasīlo hoti.

That’s how a mendicant has good morals.
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इतिi·ti कल्याणसीलो।kal·yā·ṇa·sī·lo

Iti kalyāṇasīlo.

Such is one of good morality.
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कल्याणधम्मोkal·yā·ṇa·dham·mo चca कथंka·thaṃ होति?ho·ti

Kalyāṇadhammo ca kathaṁ hoti?

And how does one have good practice?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सत्तन्नंsat·tan·naṃ बोधिपक्खियानंbo·dhi·pak·khi·yā·naṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ भावनानुयोगमनुयुत्तोbhā·va·nā·nu·yo·ga·ma·nu·yut·to विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sattannaṁ bodhipakkhiyānaṁ dhammānaṁ bhāvanānuyogamanuyutto viharati.

It’s when a mendicant meditates pursuing the development of the seven qualities on the side of awakening.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu कल्याणधम्मोkal·yā·ṇa·dham·mo होति।ho·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kalyāṇadhammo hoti.

That’s how a mendicant has good practice.
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इतिi·ti कल्याणसीलो,kal·yā·ṇa·sī·lo कल्याणधम्मो।kal·yā·ṇa·dham·mo

Iti kalyāṇasīlo, kalyāṇadhammo.

Such is one of good morality and good practice.
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कल्याणपञ्ञोkal·yā·ṇa·pañ·ño चca कथंka·thaṃ होति?ho·ti

Kalyāṇapañño ca kathaṁ hoti?

And how does one have good wisdom?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu आसवानंā·sa·vā·naṃ खयाkha·yā अनासवंa·nā·sa·vaṃ चेतोविमुत्तिंce·to·vi·mut·tiṃ पञ्ञाविमुत्तिंpañ·ñā·vi·mut·tiṃ दिट्ठेवdiṭ·ṭhe·va धम्मेdham·me सयंsa·yaṃ अभिञ्ञाa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकत्वाsac·chi·kat·vā उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.

It’s when a mendicant realizes the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu कल्याणपञ्ञोkal·yā·ṇa·pañ·ño होति।ho·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kalyāṇapañño hoti.

That’s how a mendicant has good wisdom;
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इतिi·ti कल्याणसीलोkal·yā·ṇa·sī·lo कल्याणधम्मोkal·yā·ṇa·dham·mo कल्याणपञ्ञोkal·yā·ṇa·pañ·ño इमस्मिंi·mas·miṃ धम्मविनयेdham·ma·vi·na·ye ‘केवलीke·va·lī वुसितवाvu·si·ta·vā उत्तमपुरिसो’तिut·ta·ma·pu·ri·so वुच्चती”ति।vuc·ca·tī

Iti kalyāṇasīlo kalyāṇadhammo kalyāṇapañño imasmiṁ dhammavinaye ‘kevalī vusitavā uttamapuriso’ti vuccatī”ti.

Such is one of good morals, good practice, and good wisdom, who in this teaching and training is called consummate, accomplished, a supreme person.”
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एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.
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तत्थेतंtat·the·taṃ इतिi·ti वुच्चति:vuc·ca·ti

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:
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“यस्सyas·sa कायेनkā·ye·na वाचाय,vā·cā·ya

“Yassa kāyena vācāya,

“Who does nothing wrong
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मनसाma·na·sā नत्थिnat·thi दुक्कटं;duk·ka·ṭaṃ

manasā natthi dukkaṭaṁ;

by body, speech or mind,
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तंtaṃ वेve कल्याणसीलोति,kal·yā·ṇa·sī·lo·ti

Taṁ ve kalyāṇasīloti,

is said to be one of good morals,
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आहुā·hu भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ हिरीमनं।hi·rī·ma·naṃ

āhu bhikkhuṁ hirīmanaṁ.

a conscientious mendicant.
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यस्सyas·sa धम्माdham·mā सुभाविता,su·bhā·vi·tā

Yassa dhammā subhāvitā,

Who has well developed the seven
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सत्तsat·ta सम्बोधिगामिनो;sam·bo·dhi·gā·mi·no

satta sambodhigāmino;

factors that lead to awakening
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तंtaṃ वेve कल्याणधम्मोति,kal·yā·ṇa·dham·mo·ti

Taṁ ve kalyāṇadhammoti,

is said to be one good practice,
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आहुā·hu भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ अनुस्सदं।a·nus·sa·daṃ

āhu bhikkhuṁ anussadaṁ.

an unpretentious mendicant.
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योyo दुक्खस्सduk·khas·sa पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti

Yo dukkhassa pajānāti,

Who understands for themselves
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इधेवi·dhe·va खयमत्तनो;kha·ya·mat·ta·no

idheva khayamattano;

the end of suffering in this life
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तंtaṃ वेve कल्याणपञ्ञोति,kal·yā·ṇa·pañ·ño·ti

Taṁ ve kalyāṇapaññoti,

is said to be one good wisdom,
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आहुā·hu भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ अनासवं।a·nā·sa·vaṃ

āhu bhikkhuṁ anāsavaṁ.

an undefiled mendicant.
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तेहिte·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi सम्पन्नं,sam·pan·naṃ

Tehi dhammehi sampannaṁ,

One accomplished in these three things,
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अनीघंa·nī·ghaṃ छिन्नसंसयं;chin·na·saṃ·sa·yaṃ

anīghaṁ chinnasaṁsayaṁ;

untroubled, with doubts cut off,
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असितंa·si·taṃ सब्बलोकस्स,sab·ba·lo·kas·sa

Asitaṁ sabbalokassa,

unattached to anything in the world,
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आहुā·hu सब्बपहायिनन्”ति।sab·ba·pa·hā·yi·nan

āhu sabbapahāyinan”ti.

has given up everything, they say.”
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi अत्थोat·tho वुत्तोvut·to भगवता,bha·ga·va·tā इतिi·ti मेme सुतन्ति।su·tan·ti

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

(Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.