The Long Āgama Sūtra 23.79

23.79

爾時，究羅檀頭婆羅門即取一小座於佛前坐。爾時世尊漸為說法，示教利喜，施論、戒論、生天之論，欲為大患，上漏為礙，出要為上，分布顯示諸清淨行。爾時，世尊觀彼婆羅門志意柔軟，陰蓋輕微，易可調伏，如諸佛常法，為說苦諦，分別顯示，說集聖諦、集滅聖諦、出要聖諦。時，究羅檀頭婆羅門即於座上遠塵離垢，得法眼淨。猶如淨潔白疊，易為受染，檀頭婆羅門亦復如是，見法得法，獲果定住，不由他信，得無所畏，而白佛言：「我今重再三歸依佛、法、聖眾，願佛聽我於正法中為優婆塞，自今已後，盡形壽不殺、不盜、不婬、不欺、不飲酒。」

The priest Kūṭatāṇḍya then fetched a small chair and sat in front of the Buddha. The Bhagavān gradually taught him the Dharma. He instructed him plainly, benefiting and making him glad. He discoursed on generosity, precepts, birth in heaven, the great danger of desire, the obstacle to going upstream, and the superiority of escape. He discerned and made clear the pure practices. Then, the Bhagavān saw that the priest’s mind had become flexible, his hindrances were reduced, and he was easily trained. He taught him the truth of suffering according to the eternal teaching of Buddhas, discerning and making it clear. He taught the noble truth of formation, the noble truth of cessation, and the noble truth of escape.

The priest Kūṭatāṇḍya became far removed from dirt and separated from defilement right where he sat, and he attained purification of the Dharma vision. Like a pristine white muslin that’s easily stained, Kūṭatāṇḍya was likewise. He saw the Dharma and attained the Dharma. Obtaining its fruit, he stood in certainty not because of belief in someone else and attained fearlessness. He said to the Buddha, “Now, I seriously take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and noble Saṅgha three times. Please let the Buddha permit me to become a layman in the correct teaching. From now on, I won’t kill, steal, engage in sex, lie, or drink alcohol for my whole life.”