Iti 46

Sikkhānisaṁsasutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

The Benefits of Training

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

“Sikkhānisaṁsā, bhikkhave, viharatha paññuttarā vimuttisārā satādhipateyyā. Sikkhānisaṁsānaṁ, bhikkhave, viharataṁ paññuttarānaṁ vimuttisārānaṁ satādhipateyyānaṁ dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ— diṭṭheva dhamme aññā, sati vā upādisese anāgāmitā”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Mendicants, live with training as benefit, with wisdom as overseer, with freedom as core, and with mindfulness as ruler. A mendicant who lives in this way can expect one of two results: enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Paripuṇṇasikkhaṁ apahānadhammaṁ, Paññuttaraṁ jātikhayantadassiṁ; Taṁ ve muniṁ antimadehadhāriṁ, Mārañjahaṁ brūmi jarāya pāraguṁ.

“The training fulfilled, not liable to decline, overseen by wisdom, seer of rebirth’s end; that sage bears their final body; they have disposed of Māra, I declare, and gone beyond old age.

Tasmā sadā jhānaratā samāhitā, Ātāpino jātikhayantadassino; Māraṁ sasenaṁ abhibhuyya bhikkhavo, Bhavatha jātimaraṇassa pāragā”ti.

Therefore be always enjoying absorption, immersed in samādhi, energetic, seers of rebirth’s end. Having overcome Māra and his armies, mendicants, go beyond birth and death.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

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