Sutta Nipata Chapter 2: The Minor Chapter - Culavagga
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Kiṃsīlasutta
324 "Kiṃsīlo kiṃsamācāro,
kāni kammāni brūhayaṃ;
Naro sammā niviṭṭhassa,
uttamatthañca pāpuṇe".325 "Vuḍḍhāpacāyī anusūyako siyā,
Kālaññū cassa garūnaṃ dassanāya;
Dhammiṃ kathaṃ erayitaṃ khaṇaññū,
Suṇeyya sakkacca subhāsitāni.326 Kālena gacche garūnaṃ sakāsaṃ,
Thambhaṃ nirankatvā nivātavutti;
Atthaṃ dhammaṃ saṃyamaṃ brahmacariyaṃ,
Anussare ceva samācare ca.327 Dhammārāmo dhammarato,
Dhamme ṭhito dhammavinicchayaññū;
Nevācare dhammasandosavādaṃ,
Tacchehi nīyetha subhāsitehi.328 Hassaṃ jappaṃ paridevaṃ padosaṃ,
Māyākataṃ kuhanaṃ giddhi mānaṃ;
Sārambhaṃ kakkasaṃ kasāvañca mucchaṃ,
Hitvā care vītamado ṭhitatto.329 Viññātasārāni subhāsitāni,
Sutañca viññātasamādhisāraṃ;
Na tassa paññā ca sutañca vaḍḍhati,
Yo sāhaso hoti naro pamatto.330 Dhamme ca ye ariyapavedite ratā,
Anuttarā te vacasā manasā kammunā ca;
Te santisoraccasamādhisaṇṭhitā,
Sutassa paññāya ca sāramajjhagū"ti.
Kiṃsīlasuttaṃ navamaṃ.