Iti 34

Ātāpīsutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

Keen

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Anātāpī, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anottāpī abhabbo sambodhāya, abhabbo nibbānāya, abhabbo anuttarassa yogakkhemassa adhigamāya. Ātāpī ca kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ottāpī bhabbo sambodhāya, bhabbo nibbānāya, bhabbo anuttarassa yogakkhemassa adhigamāyā”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Mendicants, without being keen and prudent a mendicant can’t achieve awakening, extinguishment, and the supreme sanctuary from the yoke. But if a mendicant is keen and prudent they can achieve awakening, extinguishment, and the supreme sanctuary from the yoke.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Anātāpī anottāpī, kusīto hīnavīriyo; Yo thinamiddhabahulo, ahirīko anādaro; Abhabbo tādiso bhikkhu, phuṭṭhuṁ sambodhimuttamaṁ.

“Neither keen nor prudent, lazy, lacking energy, full of dullness and drowsiness, unconscientious, lacking regard for others, such a mendicant is incapable of experiencing the highest awakening.

Yo ca satimā nipako jhāyī, Ātāpī ottāpī ca appamatto; Saṁyojanaṁ jātijarāya chetvā, Idheva sambodhimanuttaraṁ phuse”ti.

One who is mindful, alert, meditative, keen, prudent, and diligent, having cut the fetter of birth and old age, would experience supreme awakening in this very life.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.