- Numbered Discourses 7.81 Aį¹ guttara NikÄya 7.81
- 8. The Monastic Law 8. Vinayavagga
Shines as an Expert in the Monastic Law (3rd) Tatiyavinayadharasobhanasutta
āMendicants, a mendicant with seven qualities shines as an expert in the monastic law. āSattahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannÄgato vinayadharo sobhati. What seven? Katamehi sattahi? They know what is an offense. Äpattiį¹ jÄnÄti, They know what is not an offense. anÄpattiį¹ jÄnÄti, They know what is a light offense. lahukaį¹ Äpattiį¹ jÄnÄti, They know what is a serious offense. garukaį¹ Äpattiį¹ jÄnÄti, Theyāre firm and unfaltering in the training. vinaye kho pana į¹hito hoti asaį¹hÄ«ro, They get the four absorptionsāblissful meditations in the present life that belong to the higher mindāwhen they want, without trouble or difficulty. catunnaį¹ jhÄnÄnaį¹ ā¦pe⦠akasiralÄbhÄ«, They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom in this very life, and live having realized it with their own insight due to the ending of defilements. ÄsavÄnaį¹ khayÄ ā¦pe⦠sacchikatvÄ upasampajja viharati. A mendicant with these seven qualities shines as an expert in the monastic law.ā Imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi dhammehi samannÄgato vinayadharo sobhatÄ«āti.
Sattamaį¹.