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Saṁyutta Nikāya 38.3 Linked Discourses 38.3

1. Jambukhādakavagga 1. With Jambukhādaka

DhammavādīpaƱhāsutta Principled Speech

ā€œKe nu kho, āvuso sāriputta, loke dhammavādino, ke loke suppaį¹­ipannā, ke loke sugatÄā€ti? ā€œReverend Sāriputta, who in the world have principled speech? Who in the world practice well? Who are the holy ones in the world?ā€

ā€œYe kho, āvuso, rāgappahānāya dhammaṁ desenti, dosappahānāya dhammaṁ desenti, mohappahānāya dhammaṁ desenti, te loke dhammavādino. ā€œReverend, those who teach principles for giving up greed, hate, and delusion have principled speech in the world. ā€œThose who teach principlesā€ or ā€œthose who teach Dhammaā€ (dhammavādino).

Ye kho, āvuso, rāgassa pahānāya paṭipannā, dosassa pahānāya paṭipannā, mohassa pahānāya paṭipannā, te loke suppaṭipannā. Those who practice for giving up greed, hate, and delusion are practicing well in the world.

Yesaṁ kho, āvuso, rāgo pahÄ«no ucchinnamÅ«lo tālāvatthukato anabhāvaį¹…kato āyatiṁ anuppādadhammo, doso pahÄ«no ucchinnamÅ«lo tālāvatthukato anabhāvaį¹…kato āyatiṁ anuppādadhammo, moho pahÄ«no ucchinnamÅ«lo tālāvatthukato anabhāvaį¹…kato āyatiṁ anuppādadhammo, te loke sugatÄā€ti. Those who have given up greed, hate, and delusion—so they’re cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future—are holy ones in the world.ā€ ā€œHoly Oneā€ (sugata) is a frequent epithet of the Buddha, or as here, for any arahant. Formally, it parallels ā€œRealized Oneā€ (tathāgata), i.e. ā€œone who has come to the state of truthā€. Sugata therefore means ā€œone who has come to the state of the good/happy/wellā€. These are past participles; the noun form of the same word is sugati, a ā€œgood placeā€ or ā€œheavenā€. It is primarily associated with Buddhism (Agni Purāṇa 360.3); in later Sanskrit, followers of the Buddha were called bauddha or saugata.

ā€œAtthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paį¹­ipadā etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāyÄā€ti? ā€œBut, reverend, is there a path and a practice for giving up that greed, hate, and delusion?ā€

ā€œAtthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paį¹­ipadā etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāyÄā€ti. ā€œThere is, reverend.ā€

ā€œKatamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paį¹­ipadā etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāyÄā€ti? ā€œWell, what is it?ā€

ā€œAyameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aį¹­į¹­haį¹…giko maggo etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāya, seyyathidaį¹ā€”ā€œIt is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:

sammādiį¹­į¹­hi …pe… sammāsamādhi. right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paį¹­ipadā etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāyÄā€ti. This is the path, this is the practice for giving up that greed, hate, and delusion.ā€

ā€œBhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paį¹­ipadā, etassa rāgassa dosassa mohassa pahānāya. ā€œThis is a fine path, a fine practice, for giving up greed, hate, and delusion.

AlaƱca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyÄā€ti. Just this much is enough for diligence.ā€

Tatiyaṁ.
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