1On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's Park. Now on that occasion, after their meal, on returning from their alms round, a number of bhikkhus had assembled in the assembly hall and were sitting together engaging in various kinds of pointless talk, that is: talk about kings, thieves, and ministers of state … talk about becoming this or that. [n.2088] Ee omits this passage, though acknowledging its presence in the manuscripts it drew upon. Ce and Be both include it. The transition to the Buddha’s talk on the ten grounds of praise is unclear, unless we assume that, as in the preceding sutta, the Buddha had visited the monks and reproached them for engaging in pointless talk.

2"Bhikkhus, there are these ten grounds for praise. What ten?

(1) "Here, a bhikkhu is himself of few desires and speaks to the bhikkhus on fewness of desires. This is a ground for praise: ‘The bhikkhu is himself of few desires and speaks to the bhikkhus on fewness of desires.’

3(2) "He is himself content and speaks to the bhikkhus on contentment. This is a ground for praise: ‘The bhikkhu is himself content ….’

4(3) "He is himself given to solitude and speaks to the bhikkhus on solitude. This is a ground for praise: ‘The bhikkhu is himself given to solitude ….’

5(4) "He is himself not bound up with others and speaks to the bhikkhus on not being bound up with others. This is a ground for praise: ‘The bhikkhu is himself not bound up with others ….’

6(5) "He is himself energetic and speaks to the bhikkhus on arousing energy. This is a ground for praise: ‘The bhikkhu is himself energetic ….’

7(6) "He is himself accomplished in virtuous behavior and speaks to the bhikkhus on accomplishment in virtuous behavior. This is a ground for praise: ‘The bhikkhu is himself accomplished in virtuous behavior ….’

8(7) "He is himself accomplished in concentration and speaks to the bhikkhus on accomplishment in concentration. This is a ground for praise: ‘The bhikkhu is himself accomplished in concentration ….’

9(8) "He is himself accomplished in wisdom and speaks to the bhikkhus on accomplishment in wisdom. This is a ground for praise: ‘The bhikkhu is himself accomplished in wisdom ….’

10(9) "He is himself accomplished in liberation and speaks to the bhikkhus on accomplishment in liberation. This is a ground for praise: ‘The bhikkhu is himself accomplished in liberation ….’

11(10) "He is himself accomplished in the knowledge and vision of liberation and speaks to the bhikkhus on accomplishment in the knowledge and vision of liberation. This is a ground for praise: ‘The bhikkhu is himself accomplished in the knowledge and vision of liberation and speaks to the bhikkhus on accomplishment in the knowledge and vision of liberation.’

12"These, bhikkhus, are the ten grounds for praise."

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1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā bhikkhū pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkantā upaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ sannisinnā sannipatitā anekavihitaṁ tiracchānakathaṁ anuyuttā viharanti, seyyathidaṁ – rājakathaṁ corakathaṁ mahāmattakathaṁ … pe … itibhavābhavakathaṁ iti vāti.

2"Dasayimāni, bhikkhave, pāsaṁsāni ṭhānāni. Katamāni dasa?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu attanā ca appiccho hoti, appicchakathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā hoti. ‘Appiccho bhikkhu appicchakathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā’ti pāsaṁsametaṁ ṭhānaṁ. (1)

3Attanā ca santuṭṭho hoti, santuṭṭhikathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā hoti. ‘Santuṭṭho bhikkhu santuṭṭhikathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā’ti pāsaṁsametaṁ ṭhānaṁ. (2)

4Attanā ca pavivitto hoti, pavivekakathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā hoti. ‘Pavivitto bhikkhu pavivekakathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā’ti pāsaṁsametaṁ ṭhānaṁ. (3)

5Attanā ca asaṁsaṭṭho hoti, asaṁsaṭṭhakathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā hoti. ‘Asaṁsaṭṭho bhikkhu asaṁsaṭṭhakathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā’ti pāsaṁsametaṁ ṭhānaṁ. (4)

6Attanā ca āraddhavīriyo hoti, vīriyārambhakathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā hoti. ‘Āraddhavīriyo bhikkhu vīriyārambhakathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā’ti pāsaṁsametaṁ ṭhānaṁ. (5)

7Attanā ca sīlasampanno hoti, sīlasampadākathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā hoti. ‘Sīlasampanno bhikkhu sīlasampadākathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā’ti pāsaṁsametaṁ ṭhānaṁ. (6)

8Attanā ca samādhisampanno hoti, samādhisampadākathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā hoti. ‘Samādhisampanno bhikkhu samādhisampadākathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā’ti pāsaṁsametaṁ ṭhānaṁ. (7)

9Attanā ca paññāsampanno hoti, paññāsampadākathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā hoti. ‘Paññāsampanno bhikkhu paññāsampadākathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā’ti pāsaṁsametaṁ ṭhānaṁ. (8)

10Attanā ca vimuttisampanno hoti, vimuttisampadākathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā hoti. ‘Vimuttisampanno bhikkhu vimuttisampadākathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā’ti pāsaṁsametaṁ ṭhānaṁ. (9)

11Attanā ca vimuttiñāṇadassanasampanno hoti, vimuttiñāṇadassanasampadākathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā hoti. ‘Vimuttiñāṇadassanasampanno bhikkhu vimuttiñāṇadassanasampadākathañca bhikkhūnaṁ kattā’ti pāsaṁsametaṁ ṭhānaṁ. (10)

12Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dasa pāsaṁsāni ṭhānānī"ti.

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Dasamaṁ.
Yamakavaggo dutiyo.

13Avijjā taṇhā niṭṭhā ca,
avecca dve sukhāni ca;
Naḷakapāne dve vuttā,
kathāvatthūpare duveti.