Sāra 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 sārā.|| ||

Katame cattāro?|| ||

Sīla-sāro,||
samādhi-sāro,||
paññā-sāro,||
vimutti-sāro.|| ||

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

Abhā Vagga Pañcama|| ||

Tatiya Paṇṇāsaka