Dutiyasovacassatāsutta
The Buddha tells of hearing the seven principles of non-decline from a god. Sāriputta offers additional explanation.
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Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.35
Numbered Discourses 7.35
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4. Devatāvagga
4. Deities
Dutiyasovacassatāsutta
Easy to Admonish (2nd)
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“Imaṁ, bhikkhave, rattiṁ aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā …pe…
“Mendicants, tonight a deity … said to me:
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‘sattime, bhante, dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti.
‘Sir, these seven things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant.
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Katame satta?
What seven?
- 1.4
Satthugāravatā, dhammagāravatā, saṅghagāravatā, sikkhāgāravatā, samādhigāravatā, sovacassatā, kalyāṇamittatā.
Respect for the Teacher, for the teaching, for the Saṅgha, for the training, for immersion; being easy to admonish, and good friendship.
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Ime kho, bhante, satta dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī’ti.
These seven things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant.’
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Idamavoca, bhikkhave, sā devatā.
That is what that deity said.
- 1.7
Idaṁ vatvā maṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyī”ti.
Then he bowed and respectfully circled me, keeping me on his right side, before vanishing right there.”
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Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā sāriputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
When he said this, Venerable Sāriputta said to the Buddha:
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“imassa kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāmi.
“Sir, this is how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.
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Idha, bhante, bhikkhu attanā ca satthugāravo hoti, satthugāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādī.
It’s when a mendicant personally respects the Teacher and praises such respect.
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Ye caññe bhikkhū na satthugāravā te ca satthugāravatāya samādapeti.
And they encourage other mendicants who lack such respect to respect the Teacher.
- 2.5
Ye caññe bhikkhū satthugāravā tesañca vaṇṇaṁ bhaṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.
And they praise other mendicants who respect the Teacher at the right time, truthfully and correctly.
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Attanā ca dhammagāravo hoti …pe…
They personally respect the teaching …
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saṅghagāravo hoti …
They personally respect the Saṅgha …
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sikkhāgāravo hoti …
They personally respect the training …
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samādhigāravo hoti …
They personally respect immersion …
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suvaco hoti …
They are personally easy to admonish …
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kalyāṇamitto hoti, kalyāṇamittatāya ca vaṇṇavādī.
They personally have good friends, and praise such friendship.
- 2.12
Ye caññe bhikkhū na kalyāṇamittā te ca kalyāṇamittatāya samādapeti.
And they encourage other mendicants who lack good friends to develop good friendship.
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Ye caññe bhikkhū kalyāṇamittā tesañca vaṇṇaṁ bhaṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālenāti.
And they praise other mendicants who have good friends at the right time, truthfully and correctly.
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Imassa kho ahaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāmī”ti.
That’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”
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“Sādhu sādhu, sāriputta.
“Good, good, Sāriputta!
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Sādhu kho tvaṁ, sāriputta, imassa mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsi.
It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I’ve said in brief like this.
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Idha, sāriputta, bhikkhu attanā ca satthugāravo hoti, satthugāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādī.
It’s when a mendicant personally respects the Teacher …
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Ye caññe bhikkhū na satthugāravā te ca satthugāravatāya samādapeti.
And they encourage other mendicants who lack such respect to respect the Teacher.
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Ye caññe bhikkhū satthugāravā tesañca vaṇṇaṁ bhaṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.
And they praise other mendicants who respect the Teacher at the right time, truthfully and correctly.
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Attanā ca dhammagāravo hoti …pe…
They personally respect the teaching …
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saṅghagāravo hoti …
They personally respect the Saṅgha …
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sikkhāgāravo hoti …
They personally respect the training …
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samādhigāravo hoti …
They personally respect immersion …
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suvaco hoti …
They are personally easy to admonish …
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kalyāṇamitto hoti, kalyāṇamittatāya ca vaṇṇavādī.
They personally have good friends, and praise such friendship.
- 3.12
Ye caññe bhikkhū na kalyāṇamittā te ca kalyāṇamittatāya samādapeti.
And they encourage other mendicants who lack good friends to develop good friendship.
- 3.13
Ye caññe bhikkhū kalyāṇamittā tesañca vaṇṇaṁ bhaṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālenāti.
And they praise other mendicants who have good friends at the right time, truthfully and correctly.
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Imassa kho, sāriputta, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo”ti.
This is how to see the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.”
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Catutthaṁ.
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