Mahaparinibbanasutta 1.24: 6. Sīlavantaānisaṃsa

Mahāparinibbānasutta 1.24

Language: Pāli

6. Sīlavantaānisaṃsa

1.24.1

Pañcime, gahapatayo, ānisaṃsā sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

There are these five benefits for an ethical person because of their accomplishment in ethics.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.2

Katame pañca?

What five?
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.3

Idha, gahapatayo, sīlavā sīlasampanno appamādādhikaraṇaṃ mahantaṃ bhogakkhandhaṃ adhigacchati.

Firstly, an ethical person gains great wealth on account of diligence.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.4

Ayaṃ paṭhamo ānisaṃso sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

This is the first benefit.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.5

Puna caparaṃ, gahapatayo, sīlavato sīlasampannassa kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati.

Furthermore, an ethical person gets a good reputation.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.6

Ayaṃ dutiyo ānisaṃso sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

This is the second benefit.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.7

Puna caparaṃ, gahapatayo, sīlavā sīlasampanno yaññadeva parisaṃ upasaṅkamati—yadi khattiyaparisaṃ yadi brāhmaṇaparisaṃ yadi gahapatiparisaṃ yadi samaṇaparisaṃ visārado upasaṅkamati amaṅkubhūto.

Furthermore, an ethical person enters any kind of assembly bold and self-assured, whether it’s an assembly of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, or ascetics.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.8

Ayaṃ tatiyo ānisaṃso sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

This is the third benefit.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.9

Puna caparaṃ, gahapatayo, sīlavā sīlasampanno asammūḷho kālaṃ karoti.

Furthermore, an ethical person dies not feeling lost.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.10

Ayaṃ catuttho ānisaṃso sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

This is the fourth benefit.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.11

Puna caparaṃ, gahapatayo, sīlavā sīlasampanno kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapajjati.

Furthermore, when an ethical person’s body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.12

Ayaṃ pañcamo ānisaṃso sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

This is the fifth benefit.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.24.13

Ime kho, gahapatayo, pañca ānisaṃsā sīlavato sīlasampadāyā”ti.

These are the five benefits for an ethical person because of their accomplishment in ethics.”
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Translations (5)

Большое наставление об окончательной ниббане — Russian
Die große Lehrrede vom Erlöschen des Buddha — German
Dugi govor o konačnom oslobođenju — sr
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment — English
The Book of the Great Decease (Mahâ-parinibbâna-suttanta) — English

Commentaries (1)

Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

Linked texts (2)

Mahāvagga — Pāli
Saṅgītisutta — Pāli