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6. DasadhammasuttaṁThe Discourse on the Ten Things
Introductory Verse
Bhikkhūnaṁ guṇasaṁyuttaṁ yaṁ desesi Mahāmuni,This is what the Great Sage preached about the qualities of the monks,
yaṁ sutvā paṭipajjanto, sabbadukkhā pamuccati.after hearing it, and while practising, he is freed from all suffering.
Sabbalokahitatthāya parittaṁ taṁ bhaṇāmahe.For the whole world’s benefit and welfare we will recite that safeguard.
The Safeguard
Evaṁ me sutaṁ:Thus I have heard:
ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharatiat one time the Fortunate One was dwelling near Sāvatthī
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.at Anāthapiṇḍika’s grounds in Jeta’s Wood.
Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:There it was that the Fortunate One addressed the monks, saying:
“Bhikkhavo!” ti, “Bhadante!” ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṁ,“Monks!”, “Reverend Sir!” those monks replied to the Fortunate One,
Bhagavā etad-avoca:and the Fortunate One said this:
“Dasayime, bhikkhave, dhammā pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbā. “There are these ten things, monks, that one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on.“Mendicants, one who has gone forth should often review these ten things.
Katame dasa? What are the ten?What ten?
‘Vevaṇṇiyamhi ajjhupagato’ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ. “I have become one who has no (distinctive) appearance”, one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on this.One who has gone forth should often review this: ‘I have secured freedom from class.’
‘Parapaṭibaddhā me jīvikā’ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ. “I am bound to others for my livelihood”, one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on this.‘My livelihood is tied up with others.’
‘Añño me ākappo karaṇīyo’ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ. “I should comport myself differently”, one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on this.‘My behavior should be different.’
‘Kacci nu kho me attā sīlato na upavadatī’ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ. “Can I myself find no fault with my virtue?” one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on this.‘I hope there’s no reason to blame myself when it comes to ethical conduct?’
‘Kacci nu kho maṁ anuvicca viññū sabrahmacārī sīlato na upavadantī’ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ. “Will my wise companions in the spiritual life, after testing me, find no fault with my virtue?”, one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on this.‘I hope that, after examination, sensible spiritual companions don’t reproach any aspect of my ethics?’
‘Sabbehi me piyehi manāpehi nānābhāvo vinābhāvo’ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ. “There is alteration in, and separation from, all that is dear and appealing to me”, one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on this.‘I must be parted and separated from all I hold dear and beloved.’
‘Kammassakomhi kammadāyādo kammayoni kammabandhu kammapaṭisaraṇo, “It is actions that I own, it is actions that I am heir to, it is actions that I am born from, actions are my kinsfolk, actions are my refuge -‘I am the owner of my deeds and heir to my deeds. Deeds are my womb, my relative, and my refuge.
yaṁ kammaṁ karissāmi kalyāṇaṁ vā pāpakaṁ vā tassa dāyādo bhavissāmī’ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ. whatever actions I perform, whether good or bad, to that I will be the heir”, one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on this.I shall be the heir of whatever deeds I do, whether good or bad.’
‘Kathaṁbhūtassa me rattindivā vītivattantī’ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ. “In what way do the nights and days pass for me?” one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on this.‘As the days and nights pass by, what sort of person am I becoming?’
‘Kacci nu kho ahaṁ suññāgāre abhiramāmī’ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ. “Do I delight in empty places?” one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on this.‘Do I love to stay in empty huts?’
‘Atthi nu kho me uttari manussadhammo alamariyañāṇadassanaviseso adhigato, yenāhaṁ pacchime kāle sabrahmacārīhi puṭṭho na maṅku bhavissāmī’ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ. “Has a state beyond (ordinary) human beings - the distinction of what is truly noble knowledge and seeing - been attained by me? ° Will I at the end, when questioned by my companions in the spiritual life, not be embarrassed?” one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on this.‘Do I have any superhuman distinctions in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones, so that when my spiritual companions question me on my deathbed I will not be embarrassed?’
Ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa dhammā pabbajitena abhiṇhaṁ paccavekkhitabbā”ti. These are the ten things, monks, that one who has gone forth should frequently reflect on.”One who has gone forth should often review these ten things.”
Idam-avoca Bhagavā,The Fortunate One said this,
attamanā te bhikkhū Bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandun-ti.and those monks were uplifted and greatly rejoiced in the Fortunate One’s words.