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Mahapadanasutta 3.28

Mahāpadānasutta 3.28

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Pāli

3.28.1

Tatra sudaṃ, bhikkhave, vipassī bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho bhikkhusaṅghe evaṃ pātimokkhaṃ uddisati:

And there the Blessed One Vipassī, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha, recited the monastic code thus:

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3.28.2

‘Khantī paramaṃ tapo titikkhā,

‘Patient acceptance is the ultimate fervor.

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3.28.3

Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ vadanti buddhā;

Extinguishment is the ultimate, say the Buddhas.

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3.28.4

Na hi pabbajito parūpaghātī,

No true renunciate injures another,

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3.28.5

Na samaṇo hoti paraṃ viheṭhayanto.

nor does an ascetic hurt another.

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3.28.6

Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṃ,

Not to do any evil;

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3.28.7

kusalassa upasampadā;

to embrace the good;

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3.28.8

Sacittapariyodapanaṃ,

to purify one’s mind:

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3.28.9

etaṃ buddhānasāsanaṃ.

this is the instruction of the Buddhas.

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3.28.10

Anūpavādo anūpaghāto,

Not speaking ill nor doing harm;

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3.28.11

Pātimokkhe ca saṃvaro;

restraint in the monastic code;

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3.28.12

Mattaññutā ca bhattasmiṃ,

moderation in eating;

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3.28.13

Pantañca sayanāsanaṃ;

staying in remote lodgings;

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3.28.14

Adhicitte ca āyogo,

commitment to the higher mind—

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3.28.15

Etaṃ buddhānasāsanan’ti.

this is the instruction of the Buddhas.’

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