Dutiyasekhasutta

Itivuttaka 17

So It Was Said 17

Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

Dutiyasekhasutta

A Trainee (2nd)

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 bāhiraṁ aṅganti karitvā nāññaṁ ekaṅgampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bahūpakāraṁ yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kalyāṇamittatā.

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

Kalyāṇamitto, bhikkhave, bhikkhu akusalaṁ pajahati, kusalaṁ bhāvetī”ti.

A mendicant who has good friends gives up the unskillful and develops the skillful.”

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:

“Kalyāṇamitto yo bhikkhu,

“A mendicant with good friends

sappatisso sagāravo;

is reverential and respectful

Karaṁ mittānaṁ vacanaṁ,

when their friends are speaking,

sampajāno patissato;

aware and mindful.

Pāpuṇe anupubbena,

Gradually they would attain

sabbasaṁyojanakkhayan”ti.

the ending of all fetters.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

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

Sattamaṁ.