Aggappasādasutta
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:
“Tayome, bhikkhave, aggappasādā.“Monks, there are these three supreme objects of confidence.
Katame tayo?Which three?
Yāvatā, bhikkhave, sattā apadā vā dvipadā vā catuppadā vā bahuppadā vā rūpino vā arūpino vā saññino vā asaññino vā nevasaññināsaññino vā, tathāgato tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati arahaṁ sammāsambuddho.
bahuppadā → bahupadā (mr)“Among whatever beings there may be–footless, two-footed, four-footed, many footed;
with form or formless;
percipient, non-percipient, neither percipient nor non-percipient–
the Tathāgata, worthy & rightly self-awakened, is considered supreme.
Ye, bhikkhave, buddhe pasannā, agge te pasannā.Those who have confidence in the Awakened One have confidence in what is supreme;
Agge kho pana pasannānaṁ aggo vipāko hoti.and for those with confidence in the supreme, supreme is the result.
Yāvatā, bhikkhave, dhammā saṅkhatā vā asaṅkhatā vā, virāgo tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ madanimmadano pipāsavinayo ālayasamugghāto vaṭṭupacchedo taṇhakkhayo virāgo nirodho nibbānaṁ.“Among whatever dhammas there may be, fabricated or unfabricated, dispassion–the subduing of intoxication, the elimination of thirst, the uprooting of attachment, the breaking of the round, the destruction of craving, dispassion, cessation, the realization of Unbinding–is considered supreme. Ye, bhikkhave, virāge dhamme pasannā, agge te pasannā.Those who have confidence in the dhamma of dispassion have confidence in what is supreme; Agge kho pana pasannānaṁ aggo vipāko hoti.and for those with confidence in the supreme, supreme is the result. “Among whatever fabricated qualities there may be, the noble eightfold path–right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration–is considered supreme. Those who have confidence in the dhamma of the noble path have confidence in what is supreme; and for those with confidence in the supreme, supreme is the result.
Yāvatā, bhikkhave, saṅghā vā gaṇā vā, tathāgatasāvakasaṅgho tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā esa bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho āhuneyyo pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjalikaraṇīyo anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassa.“Among whatever communities or groups there may be, the Saṅgha of the Tathāgata’s disciples is considered supreme– i.e., the four [groups of noble disciples] when taken as pairs, the eight when taken as persons. Ye, bhikkhave, saṅghe pasannā, agge te pasannā.Those who have confidence in the Saṅgha have confidence in what is supreme; Agge kho pana pasannānaṁ aggo vipāko hoti.and for those with confidence in the supreme, supreme will be the result. Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo aggappasādā”ti.“These, monks, are the three supreme objects of confidence.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Aggato ve pasannānaṁ, aggaṁ dhammaṁ vijānataṁ;With confidence, realizing the supreme Dhamma to be supreme; Agge buddhe pasannānaṁ, dakkhiṇeyye anuttare.confidence in the supreme Buddha, unsurpassed in deserving offerings;
Agge dhamme pasannānaṁ, virāgūpasame sukhe;confidence in the supreme Dhamma, the bliss of stilling, dispassion; Agge saṅghe pasannānaṁ, puññakkhette anuttare.confidence in the supreme Saṅgha, unsurpassed as a field of merit;
Aggasmiṁ dānaṁ dadataṁ, aggaṁ puññaṁ pavaḍḍhati;having given gifts to the supreme, one develops supreme merit, Aggaṁ āyu ca vaṇṇo ca, yaso kitti sukhaṁ balaṁ.supreme long life & beauty, status, honor, bliss, & strength.
Aggassa dātā medhāvī, aggadhammasamāhito;Having given to the supreme, the wise person, centered in supreme Dhamma, Devabhūto manusso vā, aggappatto pamodatī”ti.whether becoming a divine or human being, rejoices, having attained the supreme.
