Dasuttarasutta 1.7.1-94

1.7.1

Cha dhammā bahukārā …pe… cha dhammā sacchikātabbā.

Six things are helpful, etc.

1.7.2

Katame cha dhammā bahukārā?

What six things are helpful?

1.7.3

Cha sāraṇīyā dhammā.

Six warm-hearted qualities.

1.7.4

Idhāvuso, bhikkhuno mettaṃ kāyakammaṃ paccupaṭṭhitaṃ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvi ceva raho ca,

Firstly, a mendicant consistently treats their spiritual companions with bodily kindness, both in public and in private.

1.7.5

ayampi dhammo sāraṇīyo piyakaraṇo garukaraṇo saṅgahāya avivādāya sāmaggiyā ekībhāvāya saṃvattati.

This warm-hearted quality makes for fondness and respect, conducing to inclusion, harmony, and unity, without quarreling.

1.7.6

Puna caparaṃ, āvuso, bhikkhuno mettaṃ vacīkammaṃ …pe… ekībhāvāya saṃvattati.

Furthermore, a mendicant consistently treats their spiritual companions with verbal kindness.

1.7.7

Puna caparaṃ, āvuso, bhikkhuno mettaṃ manokammaṃ …pe… ekībhāvāya saṃvattati.

Furthermore, a mendicant consistently treats their spiritual companions with mental kindness.

1.7.8

Puna caparaṃ, āvuso, bhikkhu ye te lābhā dhammikā dhammaladdhā antamaso pattapariyāpannamattampi, tathārūpehi lābhehi appaṭivibhattabhogī hoti sīlavantehi sabrahmacārīhi sādhāraṇabhogī, ayampi dhammo sāraṇīyo …pe… ekībhāvāya saṃvattati.

Furthermore, a mendicant shares without reservation any material things they have gained by legitimate means, even the food placed in the alms-bowl, using them in common with their ethical spiritual companions.

1.7.9

Puna caparaṃ, āvuso, bhikkhu, yāni tāni sīlāni akhaṇḍāni acchiddāni asabalāni akammāsāni bhujissāni viññuppasatthāni aparāmaṭṭhāni samādhisaṃvattanikāni, tathārūpesu sīlesu sīlasāmaññagato viharati sabrahmacārīhi āvi ceva raho ca, ayampi dhammo sāraṇīyo …pe… ekībhāvāya saṃvattati.

Furthermore, a mendicant lives according to the precepts shared with their spiritual companions, both in public and in private. Those precepts are intact, impeccable, spotless, and unmarred, liberating, praised by sensible people, not mistaken, and leading to immersion.

1.7.10

Puna caparaṃ, āvuso, bhikkhu yāyaṃ diṭṭhi ariyā niyyānikā niyyāti takkarassa sammā dukkhakkhayāya, tathārūpāya diṭṭhiyā diṭṭhi sāmaññagato viharati sabrahmacārīhi āvi ceva raho ca,

Furthermore, a mendicant lives according to the view shared with their spiritual companions, both in public and in private. That view is noble and emancipating, and delivers one who applies it to the complete ending of suffering.

1.7.11

ayampi dhammo sāraṇīyo piyakaraṇo garukaraṇo, saṅgahāya avivādāya sāmaggiyā ekībhāvāya saṃvattati.

This warm-hearted quality makes for fondness and respect, conducing to inclusion, harmony, and unity, without quarreling.

1.7.12

Ime cha dhammā bahukārā.

1.7.13

Katame cha dhammā bhāvetabbā?

What six things should be developed?

1.7.14

Cha anussatiṭṭhānāni—

Six topics for recollection:

1.7.15

buddhānussati, dhammānussati, saṅghānussati, sīlānussati, cāgānussati, devatānussati.

the recollection of the Buddha, the teaching, the Saṅgha, ethics, generosity, and the deities.

1.7.16

Ime cha dhammā bhāvetabbā.

1.7.17

Katame cha dhammā pariññeyyā?

What six things should be completely understood?

1.7.18

Cha ajjhattikāni āyatanāni—

Six interior sense fields:

1.7.19

cakkhāyatanaṃ, sotāyatanaṃ, ghānāyatanaṃ, jivhāyatanaṃ, kāyāyatanaṃ, manāyatanaṃ.

eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind.

1.7.20

Ime cha dhammā pariññeyyā.

1.7.21

Katame cha dhammā pahātabbā?

What six things should be given up?

1.7.22

Cha taṇhākāyā—

Six classes of craving:

1.7.23

rūpataṇhā, saddataṇhā, gandhataṇhā, rasataṇhā, phoṭṭhabbataṇhā, dhammataṇhā.

craving for sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas.

1.7.24

Ime cha dhammā pahātabbā.

1.7.25

Katame cha dhammā hānabhāgiyā?

What six things make things worse?

1.7.26

Cha agāravā—

Six kinds of disrespect.

1.7.27

idhāvuso, bhikkhu satthari agāravo viharati appatisso. Dhamme …pe… saṅghe … sikkhāya … appamāde … paṭisanthāre agāravo viharati appatisso.

A mendicant lacks respect and reverence for the Teacher, the teaching, and the Saṅgha, the training, diligence, and hospitality.

1.7.28

Ime cha dhammā hānabhāgiyā.

1.7.29

Katame cha dhammā visesabhāgiyā?

What six things lead to distinction?

1.7.30

Cha gāravā—

Six kinds of respect.

1.7.31

idhāvuso, bhikkhu satthari sagāravo viharati sappatisso. Dhamme …pe… saṅghe … sikkhāya … appamāde … paṭisanthāre sagāravo viharati sappatisso.

A mendicant has respect and reverence for the Teacher, the teaching, and the Saṅgha, the training, diligence, and hospitality.

1.7.32

Ime cha dhammā visesabhāgiyā.

1.7.33

Katame cha dhammā duppaṭivijjhā?

What six things are hard to comprehend?

1.7.34

Cha nissaraṇiyā dhātuyo—

Six elements of escape.

1.7.35

idhāvuso, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya:

Take a mendicant who says:

1.7.36

‘mettā hi kho me, cetovimutti bhāvitā bahulīkatā yānīkatā vatthukatā anuṭṭhitā paricitā susamāraddhā,

‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by love. I’ve cultivated it, made it my vehicle and my basis, kept it up, consolidated it, and properly implemented it.

1.7.37

atha ca pana me byāpādo cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Yet somehow ill will still occupies my mind.’

1.7.38

So ‘mā hevan’tissa vacanīyo ‘māyasmā evaṃ avaca, mā bhagavantaṃ abbhācikkhi. Na hi sādhu bhagavato abbhakkhānaṃ, na hi bhagavā evaṃ vadeyya.

They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! Don’t say that. Don’t misrepresent the Buddha, for misrepresentation of the Buddha is not good. And the Buddha would not say that.

1.7.39

Aṭṭhānametaṃ āvuso anavakāso yaṃ mettāya cetovimuttiyā bhāvitāya bahulīkatāya yānīkatāya vatthukatāya anuṭṭhitāya paricitāya susamāraddhāya.

It’s impossible, reverend, it cannot happen that the heart’s release by love has been developed and properly implemented,

1.7.40

Atha ca panassa byāpādo cittaṃ pariyādāya ṭhassatīti, netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati.

yet somehow ill will still occupies the mind.

1.7.41

Nissaraṇaṃ hetaṃ, āvuso, byāpādassa, yadidaṃ mettācetovimuttī’ti.

For it is the heart’s release by love that is the escape from ill will.’

1.7.42

Idha panāvuso, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya:

Take another mendicant who says:

1.7.43

‘karuṇā hi kho me cetovimutti bhāvitā bahulīkatā yānīkatā vatthukatā anuṭṭhitā paricitā susamāraddhā.

‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by compassion. I’ve cultivated it, made it my vehicle and my basis, kept it up, consolidated it, and properly implemented it.

1.7.44

Atha ca pana me vihesā cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Yet somehow the thought of harming still occupies my mind.’

1.7.45

So: ‘mā hevan’tissa vacanīyo, ‘māyasmā evaṃ avaca, mā bhagavantaṃ abbhācikkhi …pe…

They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …

1.7.46

nissaraṇaṃ hetaṃ, āvuso, vihesāya, yadidaṃ karuṇācetovimuttī’ti.

For it is the heart’s release by compassion that is the escape from thoughts of harming.’

1.7.47

Idha panāvuso, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya:

Take another mendicant who says:

1.7.48

‘muditā hi kho me cetovimutti bhāvitā …pe…

‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by rejoicing. …

1.7.49

atha ca pana me arati cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Yet somehow discontent still occupies my mind.’

1.7.50

So: ‘mā hevan’tissa vacanīyo ‘māyasmā evaṃ avaca …pe…

They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …

1.7.51

nissaraṇaṃ hetaṃ, āvuso, aratiyā, yadidaṃ muditācetovimuttī’ti.

For it is the heart’s release by rejoicing that is the escape from discontent.’

1.7.52

Idha panāvuso, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya:

Take another mendicant who says:

1.7.53

‘upekkhā hi kho me cetovimutti bhāvitā …pe…

‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by equanimity. …

1.7.54

atha ca pana me rāgo cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Yet somehow desire still occupies my mind.’

1.7.55

So: ‘mā hevan’tissa vacanīyo ‘māyasmā evaṃ avaca …pe…

They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …

1.7.56

nissaraṇaṃ hetaṃ, āvuso, rāgassa yadidaṃ upekkhācetovimuttī’ti.

For it is the heart’s release by equanimity that is the escape from desire.’

1.7.57

Idha panāvuso, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya:

Take another mendicant who says:

1.7.58

‘animittā hi kho me cetovimutti bhāvitā …pe…

‘I’ve developed the signless release of the heart. …

1.7.59

atha ca pana me nimittānusāri viññāṇaṃ hotī’ti.

Yet somehow my consciousness still follows after signs.’

1.7.60

So: ‘mā hevan’tissa vacanīyo ‘māyasmā evaṃ avaca …pe…

They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! …

1.7.61

nissaraṇaṃ hetaṃ, āvuso, sabbanimittānaṃ yadidaṃ animittā cetovimuttī’ti.

For it is the signless release of the heart that is the escape from all signs.’

1.7.62

Idha panāvuso, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya:

Take another mendicant who says:

1.7.63

‘asmīti kho me vigataṃ, ayamahamasmīti na samanupassāmi,

‘I’m rid of the conceit “I am”. And I don’t regard anything as “I am this”.

1.7.64

atha ca pana me vicikicchākathaṅkathāsallaṃ cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Yet somehow the dart of doubt and indecision still occupies my mind.’

1.7.65

So: ‘mā hevan’tissa vacanīyo ‘māyasmā evaṃ avaca, mā bhagavantaṃ abbhācikkhi, na hi sādhu bhagavato abbhakkhānaṃ, na hi bhagavā evaṃ vadeyya.

They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! Don’t say that. Don’t misrepresent the Buddha, for misrepresentation of the Buddha is not good. And the Buddha would not say that.

1.7.66

Aṭṭhānametaṃ, āvuso, anavakāso yaṃ asmīti vigate ayamahamasmīti asamanupassato.

It’s impossible, reverend, it cannot happen that the conceit “I am” has been done away with, and nothing is regarded as “I am this”,

1.7.67

Atha ca panassa vicikicchākathaṅkathāsallaṃ cittaṃ pariyādāya ṭhassati, netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati.

yet somehow the dart of doubt and indecision still occupy the mind.

1.7.68

Nissaraṇaṃ hetaṃ, āvuso, vicikicchākathaṅkathāsallassa, yadidaṃ asmimānasamugghāto’ti.

For it is the uprooting of the conceit “I am” that is the escape from the dart of doubt and indecision.’

1.7.69

Ime cha dhammā duppaṭivijjhā.

1.7.70

Katame cha dhammā uppādetabbā?

What six things should be produced?

1.7.71

Cha satatavihārā.

Six consistent responses.

1.7.72

Idhāvuso, bhikkhu cakkhunā rūpaṃ disvā neva sumano hoti na dummano, upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.

A mendicant, seeing a sight with their eyes, is neither happy nor sad. They remain equanimous, mindful and aware.

1.7.73

Sotena saddaṃ sutvā …pe…

Hearing a sound with their ears …

1.7.74

ghānena gandhaṃ ghāyitvā …

Smelling an odor with their nose …

1.7.75

jivhāya rasaṃ sāyitvā …

Tasting a flavor with their tongue …

1.7.76

kāyena phoṭṭhabbaṃ phusitvā …

Encountering a touch with their body …

1.7.77

manasā dhammaṃ viññāya neva sumano hoti na dummano, upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.

Knowing an idea with their mind, they’re neither happy nor sad. They remain equanimous, mindful and aware.

1.7.78

Ime cha dhammā uppādetabbā.

1.7.79

Katame cha dhammā abhiññeyyā?

What six things should be directly known?

1.7.80

Cha anuttariyāni—

Six unsurpassable things:

1.7.81

dassanānuttariyaṃ, savanānuttariyaṃ, lābhānuttariyaṃ, sikkhānuttariyaṃ, pāricariyānuttariyaṃ, anussatānuttariyaṃ.

the unsurpassable seeing, listening, acquisition, training, service, and recollection.

1.7.82

Ime cha dhammā abhiññeyyā.

1.7.83

Katame cha dhammā sacchikātabbā?

What six things should be realized?

1.7.84

Cha abhiññā—

Six direct knowledges.

1.7.85

idhāvuso, bhikkhu anekavihitaṃ iddhividhaṃ paccanubhoti—ekopi hutvā bahudhā hoti, bahudhāpi hutvā eko hoti; āvibhāvaṃ tirobhāvaṃ; tirokuṭṭaṃ tiropākāraṃ tiropabbataṃ asajjamāno gacchati seyyathāpi ākāse; pathaviyāpi ummujjanimujjaṃ karoti seyyathāpi udake; udakepi abhijjamāne gacchati seyyathāpi pathaviyaṃ; ākāsepi pallaṅkena kamati seyyathāpi pakkhī sakuṇo; imepi candimasūriye evaṃmahiddhike evaṃmahānubhāve pāṇinā parāmasati parimajjati; yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṃ vatteti.

A mendicant wields the many kinds of psychic power: multiplying themselves and becoming one again; materializing and dematerializing; going unobstructed through a wall, a rampart, or a mountain as if through space; diving in and out of the earth as if it were water; walking on water as if it were earth; flying cross-legged through the sky like a bird; touching and stroking with the hand the sun and moon, so mighty and powerful; controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity.

1.7.86

Dibbāya sotadhātuyā visuddhāya atikkantamānusikāya ubho sadde suṇāti dibbe ca mānuse ca, ye dūre santike ca.

With clairaudience that is purified and superhuman, they hear both kinds of sounds, human and heavenly, whether near or far.

1.7.87

Parasattānaṃ parapuggalānaṃ cetasā ceto paricca pajānāti,

They understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with their own mind.

1.7.88

sarāgaṃ vā cittaṃ sarāgaṃ cittanti pajānāti …pe…

1.7.89

avimuttaṃ vā cittaṃ avimuttaṃ cittanti pajānāti.

1.7.90

So anekavihitaṃ pubbenivāsaṃ anussarati, seyyathidaṃ—ekampi jātiṃ …pe… iti sākāraṃ sauddesaṃ anekavihitaṃ pubbenivāsaṃ anussarati.

They recollect many kinds of past lives, with features and details.

1.7.91

Dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passati cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe sugate duggate yathākammūpage satte pajānāti …pe…

With clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, they see sentient beings passing away and being reborn—inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, in a good place or a bad place. They understand how sentient beings pass on according to their deeds.

1.7.92

Āsavānaṃ khayā anāsavaṃ cetovimuttiṃ paññāvimuttiṃ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.

They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.

1.7.93

Ime cha dhammā sacchikātabbā.

1.7.94

Iti ime saṭṭhi dhammā bhūtā tacchā tathā avitathā anaññathā sammā tathāgatena abhisambuddhā.

So these sixty things that are true, real, and accurate, not unreal, not otherwise were rightly understood by the Realized One.