Harmony in the Saṅgha · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
one thing“Ekadhammo,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
in the worldloke
arisinguppajjamāno
arisesuppajjati
for the welfare of the peoplebahujanahitāya
for the happiness of the peoplebahujanasukhāya
of the manybahuno
of the peoplejanassa
for the benefitatthāya
for the welfarehitāya
for the happinesssukhāya
of gods and humansdevamanussānaṁ.
whatKatamo
one thingekadhammo?
harmony in the SaṅghaSaṅghasāmaggī.
in the SaṅghaSaṅghe
indeedkho
nowpana,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
in harmonysamagge
notna
andceva
each otheraññamaññaṁ
argumentsbhaṇḍanāni
there arehonti,
notna
andca
each otheraññamaññaṁ
insultsparibhāsā
there arehonti,
notna
andca
each otheraññamaññaṁ
blocksparikkhepā
there arehonti,
notna
andca
each otheraññamaññaṁ
forsakingspariccajanā
there arehonti.
thereTattha
those without confidenceappasannā
andceva
become confidentpasīdanti,
and of those with confidencepasannānañca
increasebhiyyobhāvo
there ishotī”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Buddhabhagavā
spokeavoca.
thus thisTatthetaṁ
quotation markeriti
is saidvuccati:
happy“Sukhā
of the Saṅghasaṅghassa
harmonysāmaggī,
and support for those in harmonysamaggānañcanuggaho;
favoring harmonySamaggarato
taking a stand on the teachingdhammaṭṭho,
from the sanctuaryyogakkhemā
nona
ruindhaṁsati;
the SaṅghaSaṅghaṁ
in harmonysamaggaṁ
after creatingkatvāna,
for an eonkappaṁ
in heavensaggamhi
they rejoicemodatī”ti.
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
heardsutanti.
the ninthNavamaṁ.
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