Dhammapada Verse 410 - Sariputtatthera Vatthu

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Source: Adapted from the original translation by Daw Mya Tin, M.A.

Dhammapada Verse 410 - Sariputtatthera Vatthu
Asa yassa na vijjanti

asmim loke paramhi ca

nirasasam visamyuttam

tamaham brumi brahmanam.

Verse 410: Him I call a brahmana, who has no desire either for this world or for the next, who is free from craving and from moral defilements.

The Story of Thera Sariputta

While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (410) of this book, with reference to Thera Sariputta.

On one occasion, Thera Sariputta accompanied by five hundred bhikkhus went to a monastery near a small village to spend the vassa(rainy season). At the end of the vassa(rainy season), Thera Sariputta wanted robes for young bhikkhus and samaneras. So he said to the bhikkhus, "If people come to offer robes, send them to me or inform me"; and then he left for the Jetavana monastery to pay homage to the Buddha. Other bhikkhus misunderstood Thera Sariputta's instructions, and said to the Buddha, "Venerable Sir! Thera Sariputta is still attached to material things like robes and other requisites of a bhikkhu." To them the Buddha replied, "Bhikkhus! My son Sariputta has no more craving in him. He told you to bring the robes to him, so that the chances to perform meritorious deeds may not decrease for lay-disciples, and the chances to accept whatever they may properly receive may not be reduced for young bhikkhus and samaneras."

Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:

Verse 410: Him I call a brahmana, who has no desire either for this world or for the next, who is free from craving and from moral defilements.

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Translated by Daw Mya Tin, M.A.

Edited by Editorial Committee, Burma Tipitaka Association Rangoon, Burma, 1986

Courtesy of Nibbana.com

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