Kāla Suttaṃ

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

[1][pts] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

2. "Cattāro'me bhikkhave kālā.|| ||

Katame cattāro?|| ||

Kālena Dhamma-savaṇaṃ,||
kālena Dhamma-sākacchā,||
kālena samatho,||
kālena vipassanā.|| ||

Ime kho bhikkhave cattāro kālā" ti.|| ||