Itivuttaka 111

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Adapted From the Translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu(Geoffrey DeGraff)

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111. Sampannasilasuttam (Full of Virtue)

This was said by the Lord Buddha(Bhagavata), said by the Arahant, so I have heard:

“Be full of virtue(sheel), monks, and full of the Patimokkha(buddhist code of conduct in Vinaya Pitaka). Dwell restrained in accordance with the Patimokkha, consummate in your behavior & sphere of activity. Train yourselves, having undertaken the training rules, seeing danger in the slightest faults. “When one is full of virtue(sheel), full of the Patimokkha; dwelling restrained in accordance with the Patimokkha, consummate

in one’s behavior & sphere of activity; training oneself, having undertaken the training rules, seeing danger in the slightest faults—what more is to be done? “If, while he is walking, any greed in a monk is done away with, any ill will… any sloth & torpor… any restlessness & anxiety is done away with, any uncertainty is abandoned; if his persistence is aroused and not lax; if his mindfulness is established &

unmuddled; if his body is calm & unaroused; if his attention is centered(in trance) & unified: then a monk walking with such ardency & compunction is called continually & continuously resolute, one with persistence aroused.

“If, while he is standing.…

“If, while he is sitting.…

“If, while he is lying down, any greed in a monk is done away with, any ill will any sloth & torpor… any restlessness & anxiety is done away with, any uncertainty is abandoned; if his persistence is aroused and not lax; if his mindfulness is established & unmuddled; if his body is calm & unaroused; if his attention is centered(in trance) & unified: then a monk lying down with such ardency & compunction is called continually & continuously resolute, one with persistence aroused.”

Controlled in walking, controlled in standing, controlled in sitting, controlled in lying down, controlled in flexing & extending his limbs above, around, & below, as far as the worlds extend observing the arising & passing away (watching transience in meditation) of inner phenomena, of aggregates (5 Khandhas:form,feelings(sensations),perceptions,thoughts & consciousness) a monk who dwells thus ardently, not restlessly, at peace always mindful, equanimous, <p style="text-align:center;">training in the mastery <p style="text-align:center;">of awareness-tranquility <p style="text-align:center;">is said to be continually <p style="text-align:center;">resolute.

NOTE: 1. This itivuttaka is identical with AN 4:12.