Sutta Nipata Chapter 4: The Eights - Atthakavagga

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

Suddhaṭṭhakasutta

788 Passāmi suddhaṃ paramaṃ arogaṃ,
Diṭṭhena saṃsuddhi narassa hoti;
Evābhijānaṃ paramanti ñatvā,
Suddhānupassīti pacceti ñāṇaṃ.

789 Diṭṭhena ce suddhi narassa hoti,
Ñāṇena vā so pajahāti dukkhaṃ;
Aññena so sujjhati sopadhīko,
Diṭṭhī hi naṃ pāva tathā vadānaṃ.

790 Na brāhmaṇo aññato suddhimāha,
Diṭṭhe sute sīlavate mute vā;
Puññe ca pāpe ca anūpalitto,
Attañjaho nayidha pakubbamāno.

791 Purimaṃ pahāya aparaṃ sitāse,
Ejānugā te na taranti sangaṃ;
Te uggahāyanti nirassajanti,
Kapīva sākhaṃ pamuñcaṃ gahāyaṃ.


792 Sayaṃ samādāya vatāni jantu,
Uccāvacaṃ gacchati saññasatto;
Vidvā ca vedehi samecca dhammaṃ,
Na uccāvacaṃ gacchati bhūripañño.

793 Sa sabbadhammesu visenibhūto,
Yaṃ kiñci diṭṭhaṃ va sutaṃ mutaṃ vā;
Tameva dassiṃ vivaṭaṃ carantaṃ,
Kenīdha lokasmi vikappayeyya.

794 Na kappayanti na purekkharonti,
Accantasuddhīti na te vadanti;
Ādānaganthaṃ gathitaṃ visajja,
Āsaṃ na kubbanti kuhiñci loke.

795 Sīmātigo brāhmaṇo tassa natthi,
Ñatvā va disvā va samuggahītaṃ;
Na rāgarāgī na virāgaratto,
Tassīdha natthi paramuggahītanti.

Suddhaṭṭhakasuttaṃ catutthaṃ.