Cūḷapuṇṇamasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 110

Cūḷapuṇṇamasutta

The Shorter Discourse on the Full-Moon Night · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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and howKathañca, monksbhikkhave, true·personsappuriso good·quality·endowedsaddhammasamannāgato ishoti?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, true·personsappuriso faithfulsaddho ishoti, conscientioushirimā ishoti, prudentottappī ishoti, learnedbahussuto ishoti, energeticāraddhavīriyo ishoti, mindfulupaṭṭhitassati ishoti, wisepaññavā ishoti.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, true·personsappuriso good·quality·endowedsaddhammasamannāgato ishoti.

And how does a true person have good qualities? It’s when a true person is faithful, conscientious, prudent, learned, energetic, mindful, and wise. That’s how a true person has good qualities.

how + andKathañca, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true person·devotionsappurisabhatti ishoti?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, of a true personsappurisassa whoye thosete ascetic·brahminsamaṇabrāhmaṇā faithfulsaddhā conscientioushirimanto prudentottappino learnedbahussutā energeticāraddhavīriyā mindfulupaṭṭhitassatino wisepaññavanto they + are·histyāssa friendsmittā they arehonti, theyte companionssahāyā.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true person·devotionsappurisabhatti ishoti.

And how is a true person devoted to true persons? It’s when a true person is a friend and companion of ascetics and brahmins who are faithful, conscientious, prudent, learned, energetic, mindful, and wise. That’s how a true person is devoted to true persons.

and howKathañca, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso having the intentions of a true personsappurisacintī ishoti?
it is whenIdha, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso to hurt himselfnevattabyābādhāya intendsceteti, notna to hurt othersparabyābādhāya intendsceteti, notna to hurt bothubhayabyābādhāya intendsceteti.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso having the intentions of a true personsappurisacintī ishoti.

And how does a true person have the intentions of a true person? It’s when a true person doesn’t intend to hurt themselves, hurt others, and hurt both. That’s how a true person has the intentions of a true person.

and howKathañca, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true-person·counselsappurisamantī ishoti?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso not for hurting themselvesnevattabyābādhāya offers counselmanteti, notna not for hurting othersparabyābādhāya offers counselmanteti, notna not for hurting bothubhayabyābādhāya offers counselmanteti.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true-person·counselsappurisamantī ishoti.

And how does a true person offer the counsel of a true person? It’s when a true person offers counsel that doesn’t hurt themselves, hurt others, and hurt both. That’s how a true person offers the counsel of a true person.

how·andKathañca, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true person·speechsappurisavāco hashoti?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso false·speechmusāvādā refrainspaṭivirato ishoti, backbitingpisuṇāya speechvācāya refrainspaṭivirato ishoti, harshpharusāya speechvācāya refrainspaṭivirato ishoti, nonsensicalsamphappalāpā refrainspaṭivirato ishoti.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true person·speechsappurisavāco hashoti.

And how does a true person have the speech of a true person? It’s when a true person refrains from speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. That’s how a true person has the speech of a true person.

how·andKathañca, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true person·actionsappurisakammanto hashoti?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso from killing living creaturespāṇātipātā refrainspaṭivirato ishoti, from stealingadinnādānā refrainspaṭivirato ishoti, from sexual misconductkāmesumicchācārā refrainspaṭivirato ishoti.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true person·actionsappurisakammanto hashoti.

And how does a true person have the action of a true person? It’s when a true person refrains from killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct. That’s how a true person has the action of a true person.

how + andKathañca, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true person·viewsappurisadiṭṭhi ishoti?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso such·viewevaṁdiṭṭhi ishoti:
there is‘atthi givingdinnaṁ, there isatthi sacrificeyiṭṭhaṁ, there isatthi offeringhutaṁ, there isatthi good deed + bad deedsukatadukkaṭānaṁ of deedskammānaṁ fruitphalaṁ resultvipāko, there isatthi thisayaṁ worldloko, there isatthi anotherparo worldloko, there isatthi mothermātā, there isatthi fatherpitā, there areatthi beingssattā spontaneously rebornopapātikā, there areatthi in the worldloke ascetic + brahminsamaṇabrāhmaṇā right + gonesammaggatā right + practicedsammāpaṭipannā whoye this + andimañca worldlokaṁ other + andparañca worldlokaṁ themselvessayaṁ higher·knowabhiññā with own eyes + madesacchikatvā they describepavedentī’ti.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true person·viewsappurisadiṭṭhi ishoti.

And how does a true person have the view of a true person? It’s when a true person has such a view: ‘There is meaning in giving, sacrifice, and offerings. There are fruits and results of good and bad deeds. There is an afterlife. There are such things as mother and father, and beings that are reborn spontaneously. And there are ascetics and brahmins who are rightly comported and rightly practiced, and who describe the afterlife after realizing it with their own insight.’ That’s how a true person has the view of a true person.

and howKathañca, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true-person·giftsappurisadānaṁ givesdeti?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso carefullysakkaccaṁ a giftdānaṁ givesdeti, own·handsahatthā a giftdānaṁ givesdeti, thought·having-madecittīkatvā a giftdānaṁ givesdeti, not·dregsanapaviṭṭhaṁ a giftdānaṁ givesdeti, consequence·considerationāgamanadiṭṭhiko a giftdānaṁ givesdeti.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso true-person·giftsappurisadānaṁ givesdeti.

And how does a true person give the gifts of a true person? It’s when a true person gives a gift carefully, with their own hand, and thoughtfully. They don’t give the dregs, and they give with consideration for consequences. That’s how a true person gives the gifts of a true person.

heSo, monksbhikkhave, a true personsappuriso thusevaṁ endowed with true qualitiessaddhammasamannāgato, thusevaṁ devoted to true personssappurisabhatti, thusevaṁ thinking as a true personsappurisacintī, thusevaṁ counseling as a true personsappurisamantī, thusevaṁ speaking as a true personsappurisavāco, thusevaṁ acting as a true personsappurisakammanto, thusevaṁ with the view of a true personsappurisadiṭṭhi;
thusevaṁ true person·givingsappurisadānaṁ having givendatvā of the bodykāyassa after breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā whichyā of true personssappurisānaṁ destinationgati theretattha is rebornupapajjati.
whatKā andca, monksbhikkhave, of true personssappurisānaṁ destinationgati?
god·greatnessDevamahattatā orvā human·greatnessmanussamahattatā orvā”ti.

That true person—who has such good qualities, is devoted to true persons, and has the intentions, counsel, speech, actions, views, and giving of a true person— when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the place where true persons are reborn. And what is the place where true persons are reborn? A state of greatness among gods or humans.”

this + saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
self·mindAttamanā thosete monksbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ towards·rejoiceabhinandunti.
minor·full moon·discourseCūḷapuṇṇamasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the tenthdasamaṁ.
Devadaha·chapterDevadahavaggo is finishedniṭṭhito the firstpaṭhamo.

That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the monks approved what the Buddha said.

of it + summaryTassuddānaṁ
DevadahaDevadahaṁ five·grouppañcattayaṁ,
what thenKinti indeedsāma Sunakkhattasunakkhattaṁ;
the suitableSappāya groupgaṇa the guardiangopaka—
great·full-moonMahāpuṇṇa lesser·full-moon + and thuscūḷapuṇṇañcāti.

Its summary: Devadaha, the group of five, what then indeed Sunakkhatta; the suitable, the group, the guardian — the Great Full-Moon and the Lesser Full-Moon.

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