Paṭhamasekhasutta

Itivuttaka 16

So It Was Said 16

Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

Paṭhamasekhasutta

A Trainee (1st)

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Sekhassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno appattamānasassa anuttaraṁ yogakkhemaṁ patthayamānassa viharato ajjhattikaṁ aṅganti karitvā nāññaṁ ekaṅgampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bahūpakāraṁ yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikāro.

“Taking into account interior factors, mendicants, I do not see a single one that is so very helpful as rational application of mind for a trainee mendicant who hasn’t achieved their heart’s desire, but lives aspiring to the supreme sanctuary from the yoke.

Yoniso, bhikkhave, bhikkhu manasi karonto akusalaṁ pajahati, kusalaṁ bhāvetī”ti.

A mendicant rationally applying the mind gives up the unskillful and develops the skillful.”

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:

“Yonisomanasikāro,

“There is nothing so helpful

dhammo sekhassa bhikkhuno;

for a trainee mendicant

Natthañño evaṁ bahukāro,

aspiring for the ultimate goal

uttamatthassa pattiyā;

as rational application of mind.

Yoniso padahaṁ bhikkhu,

Striving rationally, a mendicant

khayaṁ dukkhassa pāpuṇe”ti.

attains the end of suffering.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

Chaṭṭhaṁ.