4:16 Sāriputta

(Said the Venerable Sāriputta)

955“I have never before seen,”
“nor have I ever heard it from anyone —
a teacher of such lovely speech,
leader of a group, who has come from Tusita, (1)

956“as the One with Vision is seen
in the world together with its devas.
Having dispelled all darkness,
alone, he achieved delight. (2) [186]

957“To the Buddha, unattached, impartial,
not a schemer, one who has come as leader of a group,
I have come in need with a question
on behalf of the many here who are bound. (3)

958“When a bhikkhu is repulsed
and resorts to a solitary seat,
to the foot of a tree or a charnel ground,
or [to a seat] in mountain caves, (4)

959“to various sorts of lodgings,
how many fearful things are there
because of which a bhikkhu should not tremble
in a lodging with little noise? (5)

960“How many obstacles in the world
confront one going to the untraveled region,I read with Be and Ce agataṃ disaṃ, as against Ee amataṃ disaṃ. Pj II and Niddesa clearly comment on agataṃ.
[obstacles] that a bhikkhu must overcome
when living in a remote lodging? (6)

961“What ways of speech should he adopt?
On what resorts here should he rely?
What should be the good behavior and observances
of a bhikkhu who is resolute? (7)

962“Having taken up what training,
dwelling unified, judicious, mindful,
should he blow away his own stains
as a smith [removes the flaws] of silver?” (8)

(Sāriputta,” said the Blessed One)

963“As one who understands I will tell you
in accordance with the Dhamma,
“what is comfortable for one who is repulsed,
if, wishing for enlightenment,
he resorts to a solitary lodging. (9)

964“A wise one, a mindful bhikkhu of bounded conduct,
should not be afraid of five perils:
gadflies and other flies, creeping serpents,
encounters with people, four-footed animals, (10) [187]

965“nor should he fear followers of other teachings,
even when he sees the many fears they pose.
One seeking the good should conquer
any other obstacles [he encounters]. (11)

966“Afflicted by illness and hunger,
he should endure cold and excessive heat.
The homeless one, affected by these in many ways,
should remain firm, exerting energy. (12)

967“He should not commit theft or speak falsely;
he should suffuse the frail and firm with loving-kindness.
If he should recognize any blemish of the mind,
he should dispel it as ‘a faction of the Dark One.’ (13)

968“He should not come under the control of anger and arrogance,
but should dig them up by their root too.
Then, withstanding the pleasing and displeasing,
he should conquer them as well. (14)

969“Giving precedence to wisdom, rejoicing in the good,
he should suppress those obstacles.
He should vanquish discontent with remote lodgings;
he should vanquish the four factors of lamentation. (15)

970“ ‘What will I eat? Where will I eat?
Alas, I slept badly! Where will I sleep?’:
one in training, wandering without abode,
should remove these thoughts of lamentation. (16) [188]

971“Having obtained a meal and clothing in time,
he should know moderation for the sake of contentment here.
Guarded in these things,Reading with Be and Ce so tesu. Ee sotesu should be corrected. wandering restrained in the village,
even when provoked, he should not utter harsh speech. (17)

972“His eyes should be downcast;
he should not have restless feet;
intent on jhāna, he should be wakeful.
Inwardly concentrated, based on equanimity,
he should cut off regret and inclination to thought. (18)

973“If reproached with words, a mindful one should welcome them;
he should break through a barren heart toward fellow monastics.
He should utter wholesome speech, but not to excess;
he should not intend [speech] that people might blame. (19)

974“Further, there are five kinds of dust in the world,
for the removal of which a mindful one should train.
One should vanquish lust for forms and sounds,
for tastes, odors, and tactile objects. (20)

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975“A bhikkhu who is mindful, well liberated in mind,
should remove desire for these things. [189]
At the proper time rightly investigating the Dhamma,
unified, he should destroy darkness” —
so said the Blessed One. (21)

Sāriputtasutta

(iccāyasmā sāriputto):

955"Na me diṭṭho ito pubbe,
Na suto uda kassaci;
Evaṁ vagguvado satthā,
Tusitā gaṇimāgato.

956 Sadevakassa lokassa,
yathā dissati cakkhumā;
Sabbaṁ tamaṁ vinodetvā,
ekova ratimajjhagā.

957 Taṁ buddhaṁ asitaṁ tādiṁ,
akuhaṁ gaṇimāgataṁ;
Bahūnamidha baddhānaṁ,
atthi pañhena āgamaṁ.

958 Bhikkhuno vijigucchato,
bhajato rittamāsanaṁ;
Rukkhamūlaṁ susānaṁ vā,
pabbatānaṁ guhāsu vā.

959 Uccāvacesu sayanesu,
kīvanto tattha bheravā;
Yehi bhikkhu na vedheyya,
nigghose sayanāsane.

960 Katī parissayā loke,
gacchato agataṁ disaṁ;
Ye bhikkhu abhisambhave,
pantamhi sayanāsane.

961 Kyāssa byappathayo assu,
kyāssassu idha gocarā;
Kāni sīlabbatānāssu,
pahitattassa bhikkhuno.

962 Kaṁ so sikkhaṁ samādāya,
ekodi nipako sato;
Kammāro rajatasseva,
niddhame malamattano".

(sāriputtāti bhagavā):

963 "Vijigucchamānassa yadidaṁ phāsu,
Rittāsanaṁ sayanaṁ sevato ce;
Sambodhikāmassa yathānudhammaṁ,
Taṁ te pavakkhāmi yathā pajānaṁ.

964 Pañcannaṁ dhīro bhayānaṁ na bhāye,
Bhikkhu sato sapariyantacārī;
Ḍaṁsādhipātānaṁ sarīsapānaṁ,
Manussaphassānaṁ catuppadānaṁ.

965 Paradhammikānampi na santaseyya,
Disvāpi tesaṁ bahubheravāni;
Athāparāni abhisambhaveyya,
Parissayāni kusalānuesī.

966 Ātaṅkaphassena khudāya phuṭṭho,
Sītaṁ athuṇhaṁ adhivāsayeyya;
So tehi phuṭṭho bahudhā anoko,
Viriyaṁ parakkammadaḷhaṁ kareyya.

967 Theyyaṁ na kāre na musā bhaṇeyya,
Mettāya phasse tasathāvarāni;
Yadāvilattaṁ manaso vijaññā,
Kaṇhassa pakkhoti vinodayeyya.

968 Kodhātimānassa vasaṁ na gacche,
Mūlampi tesaṁ palikhañña tiṭṭhe;
Athappiyaṁ vā pana appiyaṁ vā,
Addhā bhavanto abhisambhaveyya.

969 Paññaṁ purakkhatvā kalyāṇapīti,
Vikkhambhaye tāni parissayāni;
Aratiṁ sahetha sayanamhi pante,
Caturo sahetha paridevadhamme.

970 Kiṁsū asissāmi kuva vā asissaṁ,
Dukkhaṁ vata settha kvajja sessaṁ;
Ete vitakke paridevaneyye,
Vinayetha sekho aniketacārī.

971 Annañca laddhā vasanañca kāle,
Mattaṁ so jaññā idha tosanatthaṁ;
So tesu gutto yatacāri gāme,
Rusitopi vācaṁ pharusaṁ na vajjā.

972 Okkhittacakkhu na ca pādalolo,
Jhānānuyutto bahujāgarassa;
Upekkhamārabbha samāhitatto,
Takkāsayaṁ kukkucciyūpachinde.

973 Cudito vacībhi satimābhinande,
Sabrahmacārīsu khilaṁ pabhinde;
Vācaṁ pamuñce kusalaṁ nātivelaṁ,
Janavādadhammāya na cetayeyya.

974 Athāparaṁ pañca rajāni loke,
Yesaṁ satīmā vinayāya sikkhe;
Rūpesu saddesu atho rasesu,
Gandhesu phassesu sahetha rāgaṁ.

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975 Etesu dhammesu vineyya chandaṁ,
Bhikkhu satimā suvimuttacitto;
Kālena so sammā dhammaṁ parivīmaṁsamāno,
Ekodibhūto vihane tamaṁ so"ti.

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Sāriputtasuttaṁ soḷasamaṁ.

Aṭṭhakavaggo catuttho.

Kāmaṁ guhañca duṭṭhā ca,
suddhañca paramā jarā;
Metteyyo ca pasūro ca,
māgaṇḍi purābhedanaṁ.

Kalahaṁ dve ca byūhāni,
punadeva tuvaṭṭakaṁ;
Attadaṇḍavaraṁ suttaṁ,
therapuṭṭhena soḷasa;
Iti etāni suttāni,
sabbānaṭṭhakavaggikāti.