Aṇguttara Nikāya
IX. Navaka Nipāta
I. Sambodha Vagga
The Book of Nines
Sutta 8
Sajjha-Paribbājaka Suttaṃ
The Wanderer Sajjha
Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds
[1][pts][upal][than] I Hear Tell:
Once upon a time, Bhagava, Rājagaha revisiting,
Vulture's-head rock.
There then Sajjha the Wanderer approached Bhagava and drew near.
Having drawn near he exchanged greetings together with Bhagava.
Having exchanged greetings and shared friendly talk he took a seat to one side.
Seated to one side then,
Sajjha the Wanderer said this to The Lucky Man:
"There was once, Bhante, a time
when the Lucky Man,
this very Rājagaha revisiting,
Vulture Head.
There, Bhante, I heard this from the mouth,
received this from the mouth of The Lucky Man:
'The beggar, Sajjha, who is arahant,
corruptions eliminated,
unoccupied,
duty's doing done,
load laid down,
his own good gained,
yokes to living thoroughly broken,
highest answer-knowledge free,
cannot behave in these five manners of carrying on:
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave with the purpose of cutting off breathing life.
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave such as to take by theft what is not given.
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave such as to engage in things related to copulation.[1]
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave such as to knowingly tell a lie.
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave such as to store up
for the pleasure of enjoyment
in the same way as when earlier living in a house.'
I hope, bhante,
I well-heard,
well-grasped,
well-meditated on,
well set up what The Lucky Man said?"
"That you have, Sutava!
That you have well-heard
well-grasped
well-meditated on
well set up!
Previously I have, and currently I say thus, Sajjha:
'The beggar who is arahant,
corruptions eliminated,
unoccupied,
duty's doing done,
load laid down,
his own good gained,
yokes to living thoroughly broken,
highest answer-knowledge free,
cannot behave in these nine manners of carrying on.
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave with the purpose of cutting off breathing life.
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave such as to take by theft what is not given.
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave such as to engage in things related to copulation.
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave such as to knowingly tell a lie.
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave such as to store up
for the pleasure of enjoyment
in the same way as when earlier living in a house.
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave such as to act upon wishes.
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave such as to act stupidly.
A corruptions-eliminated beggar
cannot behave such as to act in fear.'
Previously I have, and currently I say thus, Sajjha.
The beggar who is arahant,
corruptions eliminated,
unoccupied,
duty's doing done,
load laid down,
his own good gained,
yokes to living thoroughly broken,
highest answer-knowledge free,
cannot behave in these nine manners of carrying on."
