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Dhammapada Verse 386 - Annatarabrahmana Vatthu[]
Daw Mya Tin Version[]
Jhayim viraja' masinam
katakicca' manasavam
uttamattha' manuppattam
tamaham brumi brahmanam.
Verse 386: Him I call a brahmana, who dwells in seclusion practising Tranquility and Insight Meditation and is free from taints (of moral defilements); who has performed his duties, and is free from moral intoxicants (asavas) and has reached the highest goal (arahatship).
The Story of a Certain Brahmin
While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (386) of this book, with reference to a brahmin.
One day, a brahmin thought to himself, "Gotama Buddha calls his disciples 'brahmana'. I also am a brahmin by caste. Shouldn't I also be called a brahmana?" So thinking, he went to the Buddha and posed this question. To him the Buddha replied, "I do not call one a brahmana simply because of his caste; I only call him a brahmana, who has attained arahatship."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 386: Him I call a brahmana, who dwells in seclusion practising Tranquility and Insight Meditation and is free from taints (of moral defilements); who has performed his duties, and is free from moral intoxicants (asavas) and has reached the highest goal (arahatship/nibbana/enlightenment).
At the end of the discourse the brahmin attained Sotapatti Fruition.
Ven. Weragoda Sarada Maha Thero Version[]
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