Saṃyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
12. Nidāna Saṃyutta
II. Āhāra Vagga
Sutta 16
Dhamma-Kathiko Suttaṃ
Dhamma Teacher
Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds
Once upon a time, The Lucky Man,
Sāvatthi-town revisiting.
There then, a certain beggar
went to where The Lucky Man was located,
where he drew near and
having drawn near The Lucky Man,
having given salutation,
took a seat to one side.
Having taken a seat to one side then,
this beggar said this to the Lucky Man:
"'Dhamma-teacher, Dhamma-teacher' they say, Bhante.
To what extent, Bhante,
could one be called
a 'Dhamma-teacher?'"
"If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
aging and death,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
aging and death,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
aging and death,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'
-◦-
If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
birth,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
existence,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
bind-ups,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
thirst,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
sensation,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
touch,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
the six-realms,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
named form,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
consciousness,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
own-making,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
If, beggar, a beggar,
teaches a Dhamma
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
blindness,
he is fit to be called
a 'Dhamma-teaching Bhikkhu'.
-◦-
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
birth,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
existence,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
bind-ups,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
thirst,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
sensation,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
touch,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
the six-realms,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
named form,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
consciousness,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
own-making,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
If, beggar, a beggar has
walked the walk
of disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
blindness,
he is fit to be called
'a bhikkhu that lives
the Dhamma
in the Dhamma.'
-◦-
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
birth,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
existence,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
bind-ups,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
thirst,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
sensation,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
touch,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
the six-realms,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
named form,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
consciousness,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
own-making,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'
If, beggar, a beggar
through disgust with,
dispassion for,
ending of
blindness,
sets on foot freedom
he is fit to be called
'an in this-seen-thing-Nibbāna-holder.'"
