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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 beyond·gonepāraṅgataṁ 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 away·leadvinayetha for humanmānusesu,
heavenlyDibbesu pleasureskāmesu and alsocāpi a mendicantbhikkhu;
having transcendedAtikkamma rebirthbhavaṁ together·gosamecca dhammadhammaṁ,
rightlySammā heso in the worldloke around·wanderparibbajeyya.

apart·backVipiṭṭhikatvāna backbitingpesuṇāni,
angerKodhaṁ stinginesskadarīyaṁ should give upjaheyya a mendicantbhikkhu;
with favoring and opposing left behindAnurodhavirodhavippahīno,
rightlySammā heso in the worldloke should wanderparibbajeyya.

having left behindHitvāna loved·andpiyañca not·loved·andappiyañca,
not·graspingAnupādāya not·dependentanissito on anythingkuhiñci;
together·bindingSaṁyojaniyehi freedvippamutto,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

notNa heso in attachmentsupadhīsu finds a coresārameti,
in acquisitionsĀdānesu apart·leadvineyya desire·lustchandarāgaṁ;
heSo not·dependentanissito not·another·leadanaññaneyyo,
rightlySammā heso in the worldloke around·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.

greed + andLobhañca becoming + andbhavañca having cast offvippahāya,
apart·delightVirato cutting + bindingchedanabandhanā andca mendicantbhikkhu;
theySo crossed + doubttiṇṇakathaṅkatho free of thornsvisallo,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke around·around·goparibbajeyya.

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

whose underlying tendenciesYassānusayā notna there aresanti anykeci,
rootsMūlā andca not·skillfulakusalā are rid ofsamūhatāse;
heSo without·hopenirāso with no need for hopeanāsisāno,
rightlySammā heso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyya.

defilement·endedĀsavakhīṇo given up·conceitpahīnamāno,
allSabbaṁ desire·pathrāgapathaṁ beyondupātivatto;
tamedDanto completely·quenchedparinibbuto steadfastṭhitatto,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke around·would wanderparibbajeyya.

faithfulSaddho learnedsutavā sure path·seerniyāmadassī,
sect·amongVaggagatesu nona faction·joinervaggasāri an attentive onedhīro;
greedLobhaṁ hatedosaṁ away·having ledvineyya aversionpaṭighaṁ,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke around·wanderparibbajeyya.

thoroughly·purified·victorSaṁsuddhajino cast off + veilvivaṭṭacchado,
among thingsDhammesu mastervasī beyond·gonepāragū not·stirringanejo;
conditions·cessation·knowledge·expertSaṅkhāranirodhañāṇakusalo,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke around + 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 together·comprehendsamecca the truthdhammaṁ,
openlyVivaṭaṁ having seendisvāna casting off + defilementspahānamāsavānaṁ;
of all attachmentsSabbupadhīnaṁ around·endparikkhayāno,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke around·wanderparibbajeyya”.

clearly“Addhā indeedhi Blessed Onebhagavā so·justtatheva thisetaṁ,
whoYo oneso thus·livingevaṁvihārī tameddanto mendicantbhikkhu;
passed beyond all fetters and yokesSabbasaṁyojanayogavītivatto,
rightlySammā theyso in the worldloke would wanderparibbajeyyā”ti.
rightly·wandering·discourseSammāparibbājanīyasuttaṁ thirteenthterasamaṁ.

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