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Sutta Nipāta 2.13

Sammāparibbājanīyasutta

The Right Way to Wander · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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I ask“Pucchāmi sagemuniṁ abounding in wisdompahūtapaññaṁ,
crossed overTiṇṇaṁ gone beyondpāraṅgataṁ quenchedparinibbutaṁ steadfastṭhitattaṁ;
having left homeNikkhamma from homegharā casting asidepanujja sensualitykāme,
howKathaṁ mendicantbhikkhu rightlysammā heso in the worldloke should wanderparibbajeyya”.

when they have eradicated“Yassa superstitionsmaṅgalā eradicatedsamūhatā,
quotation marker(iti the Buddhabhagavā)
celestial portentsUppātā dreamssupinā orca bodily markslakkhaṇā orca;
heSo with the stain of superstitions left behindmaṅgaladosavippahīno,
rightlySammā heso the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

desireRāgaṁ should dispelvinayetha for humanmānusesu,
heavenlyDibbesu pleasureskāmesu and alsocāpi a mendicantbhikkhu;
having transcendedAtikkamma rebirthbhavaṁ having comprehendedsamecca dhammadhammaṁ,
rightlySammā heso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

having put behindVipiṭṭhikatvāna backbitingpesuṇāni,
angerKodhaṁ stinginesskadarīyaṁ should give upjaheyya a mendicantbhikkhu;
with favoring and opposing left behindAnurodhavirodhavippahīno,
rightlySammā heso in the worldloke should wanderparibbajeyya.

having left behindHitvāna and the lovedpiyañca and the unlovedappiyañca,
not graspingAnupādāya not dependentanissito on anythingkuhiñci;
from things that fetterSaṁyojaniyehi freedvippamutto,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

notNa heso in attachmentsupadhīsu finds a coresārameti,
in acquisitionsĀdānesu having removedvineyya desire and lustchandarāgaṁ;
heSo independentanissito needing no guideanaññaneyyo,
rightlySammā heso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

in speechVacasā in mindmanasā andca in deedkammunā andca,
not hostileAviruddho rightlysammā having understoodviditvā the teachingdhammaṁ;
aspiring to the state of extinguishmentNibbānapadābhipatthayāno,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

whoeverYo bows tovandati quotation markermanti would gloatnunnameyya,
though reviledAkkuṭṭhopi notna would stay in touchsandhiyetha a mendicantbhikkhu;
having receivedLaddhā food from othersparabhojanaṁ notna would be besottedmajje,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

and greedLobhañca and craving to live againbhavañca having cast offvippahāya,
refrainedVirato from violence and abductionchedanabandhanā andca mendicantbhikkhu;
theySo rid of indecisiontiṇṇakathaṅkatho free of thornsvisallo,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

what is suitableSāruppaṁ for oneselfattano having knownviditvā,
notNo andca a mendicantbhikkhu would hurthiṁseyya anyonekañci in the worldloke;
in line with the truthYathātathiyaṁ having knownviditvā the teachingdhammaṁ,
rightlySammā heso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

whose underlying tendenciesYassānusayā notna there aresanti anykeci,
rootsMūlā andca unskillfulakusalā are rid ofsamūhatāse;
heSo free of hopenirāso with no need for hopeanāsisāno,
rightlySammā heso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

with defilements endedĀsavakhīṇo conceit given uppahīnamāno,
allSabbaṁ desire pathrāgapathaṁ beyondupātivatto;
tamedDanto quenchedparinibbuto steadfastṭhitatto,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

faithfulSaddho learnedsutavā seer of the sure pathniyāmadassī,
among sectsVaggagatesu nona joins no factionvaggasāri an attentive onedhīro;
greedLobhaṁ hatedosaṁ having removedvineyya aversionpaṭighaṁ,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

purified victorSaṁsuddhajino with veil cast offvivaṭṭacchado,
among thingsDhammesu mastervasī transcendentpāragū stilledanejo;
expert in knowledge of conditions’ cessationSaṅkhāranirodhañāṇakusalo,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

over the pastAtītesu over the futureanāgatesu and alsocāpi,
beyond speculationKappātīto having transcended purity and wisdomaticcasuddhipañño;
from all the sense fieldsSabbāyatanehi freedvippamutto,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

having understoodAññāya the state of peacepadaṁ having comprehendedsamecca the truthdhammaṁ,
openlyVivaṭaṁ having seendisvāna defilements cast offpahānamāsavānaṁ;
of all attachmentsSabbupadhīnaṁ with the endingparikkhayāno,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya”.

clearly“Addhā indeedhi Blessed Onebhagavā just astatheva thisetaṁ,
whoYo oneso living like thisevaṁvihārī tameddanto mendicantbhikkhu;
passed beyond all fetters and yokesSabbasaṁyojanayogavītivatto,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyyā”ti.
The Discourse on Rightly WanderingSammāparibbājanīyasuttaṁ thirteenthterasamaṁ.

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