Sīlavanta Suttaṃ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts][bodh] Evaṃ me sutaṃ.|| ||

Evaṃ me sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Yaṃ bhikkhave sīlavanto pabba-jitā gāmāṃ vā||
nigamaṃ vā upanissāya viharanti,||
tattha manussā tīhi ṭhānehi bahuṃ puññaṃ pasavanti.|| ||

Katamehi tīhi?|| ||

[152] Kāyena,
vācāya,
manasā.|| ||

Yaṃ bhikkhave sīlavanto pabba-jitā gāmaṃ vā||
nigamaṃ vā upanissāya viharanti,||
tattha manussā imehi tīhi ṭhānehi bahuṃ puññaṃ pasavantī" ti.|| ||