Purity · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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it was said indeed thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Buddhabhagavatā it was said by the Arahant indeedvuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
these three“Tīṇimāni,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
puritiessoceyyāni.
whatKatamāni
threetīṇi?
purity of bodyKāyasoceyyaṁ,
purity of speechvacīsoceyyaṁ,
purity of mindmanosoceyyaṁ—
theseimāni
indeedkho,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
threetīṇi
puritiessoceyyānī”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Buddhabhagavā
spokeavoca.
there thisTatthetaṁ
thusiti
it is saidvuccati:
“Mendicants, there are these three kinds of purity. What three? Purity of body, speech, and mind. These are the three kinds of purity.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
purity of body“Kāyasuciṁ
purity of speechvacīsuciṁ,
undefiled purity of heartcetosucimanāsavaṁ;
a pure oneSuciṁ
blessed with puritysoceyyasampannaṁ,
they sayāhu
has given up everythingsabbappahāyinan”ti.
“Purity of body, purity of speech, and undefiled purity of heart. A pure one, blessed with purity, has given up everything, they say.”
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
heardsutanti.
seventhSattamaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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