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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”.

“I ask the sage abounding in wisdom— crossed-over, gone beyond, quenched, steadfast: when a mendicant has left home, casting aside sensuality, what’s the right way to wander the world?”

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.

“When they’ve eradicated superstitions,” said the Buddha, “about celestial portents, dreams, or bodily marks; with the stain of superstitions left behind, they’d rightly wander the world.

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

A mendicant ought dispel desire for pleasures human or heavenly; with rebirth transcended and truth comprehended, they’d rightly wander the world.

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

Putting backbiting behind them, a mendicant gives up anger and stinginess; with favoring and opposing left behind, they’d rightly wander the world.

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.

When the loved and the unloved are both left behind, not grasping or dependent on anything; freed from all things that fetter, they’d rightly wander the world.

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.

Finding no core in attachments, rid of desire for things they’ve acquired, independent, needing no one to guide them, they’d rightly wander the world.

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.

Not hostile in speech, mind, or deed, they’ve rightly understood the teaching. Aspiring to the state of extinguishment, they’d rightly wander the world.

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.

Not gloating that, ‘they bow to me’; though reviled, they’d still stay in touch; not besotted when getting food from others, they’d rightly wander the world.

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.

When greed and craving to live again are cast off, a mendicant refrains from violence and abduction; rid of indecision, free of thorns, they’d rightly wander the world.

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.

Knowing what is suitable for themselves, a mendicant would hurt no one in the world; understanding the teaching in line with the truth, they’d rightly wander the world.

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.

They have no underlying tendencies at all, and are rid of unskillful roots; free of hope, with no need for hope, they’d rightly wander the world.

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

Defilements ended, conceit given up, beyond all manner of desire; tamed, quenched, and steadfast, they’d rightly wander the world.

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.

Faithful, learned, seer of the sure path, an attentive one joins no faction among sects; rid of greed, hate, and aversion, they’d rightly wander the world.

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

A purified victor with veil cast off, among worldly things master, transcendent, stilled; expert in knowledge of conditions’ cessation, they’d rightly wander the world.

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.

They’re over speculating on the future or past, and understand what it means to be pure; freed from all the sense fields, they’d rightly wander the world.

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”.

The state of peace is understood, the truth is comprehended, they’ve openly seen defilements cast off; and with the ending of all attachments, they’d rightly wander the world.”

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.

“Clearly, Blessed One, it is just as you say. One who lives like this is a tamed mendicant, passed beyond all fetters and yokes: they’d rightly wander the world.”

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