Sappurisā-Nisaṃsa 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:|| ||

"Sappurisaṃ bhikkhave nissāya cattāro ānisaṃsā pāṭikaṇkhā.|| ||

Katame cattāro?|| ||

Ariyena sīlena vaḍḍhati,||
ariyena samādhinā vaḍḍhati,||
ariyāya paññāya vaḍḍhati,||
ariyāya vimuttiyā vaḍḍhati.|| ||

Sappurisaṃ bhikkhave nissāya ime cattāro ānisaṃsā pāṭikaṇkhā" ti.|| ||