Annatarabhikkhusutta 1.1-7

1.1

Sāvatthinidānaṃ.

At Sāvatthī.

1.2

Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:

Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,

1.3

“sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṃ desetu;

“Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”

1.4

yamahaṃ bhagavato dhammaṃ sutvā eko vūpakaṭṭho, appamatto ātāpī pahitatto vihareyyan”ti.

1.5

“Yaṃ kho, bhikkhu, anuseti, tena saṅkhaṃ gacchati;

“Mendicant, you’re reckoned by what you have an underlying tendency for.

1.6

yaṃ nānuseti, na tena saṅkhaṃ gacchatī”ti.

You’re not reckoned by what you have no underlying tendency for.”

1.7

“Aññātaṃ, bhagavā, aññātaṃ, sugatā”ti.

“Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!”