Inspiring All Around: the Three Knowledges

“A mendicant is faithful, but not ethical.So they’re incomplete in that respect,and should fulfill it, thinking:‘How can I become faithful and ethical?’When the mendicant is faithful and ethical, they’re complete in that respect.

“Saddho ca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu hoti, no ca sīlavā. Evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti. Tena taṁ aṅgaṁ paripūretabbaṁ: ‘kintāhaṁ saddho ca assaṁ sīlavā cā’ti. Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddho ca hoti, sīlavā ca, evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.

“A mendicant is faithful, but not ethical.“Saddho ca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu hoti, no ca sīlavā. So they’re incomplete in that respect,Evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti. and should fulfill it, thinking:Tena taṁ aṅgaṁ paripūretabbaṁ: ‘How can I become faithful and ethical?’‘kintāhaṁ saddho ca assaṁ sīlavā cā’ti. When the mendicant is faithful and ethical, they’re complete in that respect.Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddho ca hoti, sīlavā ca, evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.

A mendicant is faithful and ethical, but not learned …they’re not a DhammaDhamma1. Fenómeno; cualquier cosa que ocurre y es cognoscible. 2. Fenómeno mental, «pensamiento». 3. Principio, especialmente los principios de causalidad. 4. Doctrina, enseñanza. También, principios de comportamiento que los seres humanos deben seguir para armonizar con el orden natural correcto de las cosas; cualidades mentales que deben desarrollar para realizar la cualidad inherente de la mente en sí misma. Por extensión, «Dhamma» (usualmente en mayúscula) se usa también para denotar cualquier doctrina que enseña tales cosas. Así, el Dhamma del Buddha denota tanto sus enseñanzas como las realidades descritas por esa enseñanza. (Sánscrito: dharma)Ver en el glosario speaker …they don’t frequent assemblies …they don’t teach Dhamma to the assembly with assurance …they’re not an expert in the monastic law …they don’t recollect their many kinds of past lives …they don’t, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, see sentient beings passing away and being reborn …they don’t realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom in this very life, and live having realized it with their own insight due to the ending of defilements.So they’re incomplete in that respect,and should fulfill it, thinking:‘How can I become faithful, ethical, and learned, a Dhamma speaker, one who frequents assemblies, one who teaches Dhamma to the assembly with assurance, an expert in the training, one who recollects their many kinds of past lives, one who with clairvoyance that surpasses the human sees sentient beings passing away and being reborn, and one who lives having realized the ending of defilements?’

Saddho ca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu hoti sīlavā ca, no ca bahussuto bahussuto ca, no ca dhammakathiko …pe… dhammakathiko ca, no ca parisāvacaro parisāvacaro ca, no ca visārado parisāya dhammaṁ deseti visārado ca parisāya dhammaṁ deseti, no ca vinayadharo vinayadharo ca, no ca anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo …pe… iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati. Anekavihitañca …pe… pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, no ca dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena …pe… yathākammūpage satte pajānāti dibbena ca cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena …pe… yathākammūpage satte pajānāti, no ca āsavānaṁ khayā …pe… sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. Evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti. Tena taṁ aṅgaṁ paripūretabbaṁ: ‘kintāhaṁ saddho ca assaṁ, sīlavā ca, bahussuto ca, dhammakathiko ca, parisāvacaro ca, visārado ca parisāya dhammaṁ deseyyaṁ, vinayadharo ca, anekavihitañca pubbenivāsaṁ anussareyyaṁ, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo …pe… iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussareyyaṁ, dibbena ca cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena …pe… yathākammūpage satte pajāneyyaṁ, āsavānañca khayā …pe… sacchikatvā upasampajja vihareyyan’ti.

A mendicant is faithful and ethical, but not learned …Saddho ca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu hoti sīlavā ca, no ca bahussuto bahussuto ca, they’re not a Dhamma speaker …no ca dhammakathiko …pe… they don’t frequent assemblies …dhammakathiko ca, no ca parisāvacaro parisāvacaro ca, they don’t teach Dhamma to the assembly with assurance …no ca visārado parisāya dhammaṁ deseti visārado ca parisāya dhammaṁ deseti, they’re not an expert in the monastic law …no ca vinayadharo vinayadharo ca, they don’t recollect their many kinds of past lives …no ca anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo …pe… iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati. Anekavihitañca …pe… pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, they don’t, with clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, see sentient beings passing away and being reborn …no ca dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena …pe… yathākammūpage satte pajānāti dibbena ca cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena …pe… they don’t realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom in this very life, and live having realized it with their own insight due to the ending of defilements.yathākammūpage satte pajānāti, no ca āsavānaṁ khayā …pe… sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. So they’re incomplete in that respect,Evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti. and should fulfill it, thinking:Tena taṁ aṅgaṁ paripūretabbaṁ: ‘How can I become faithful, ethical, and learned, a Dhamma speaker, one who frequents assemblies, one who teaches Dhamma to the assembly with assurance, an expert in the training, one who recollects their many kinds of past lives, one who with clairvoyance that surpasses the human sees sentient beings passing away and being reborn, and one who lives having realized the ending of defilements?’‘kintāhaṁ saddho ca assaṁ, sīlavā ca, bahussuto ca, dhammakathiko ca, parisāvacaro ca, visārado ca parisāya dhammaṁ deseyyaṁ, vinayadharo ca, anekavihitañca pubbenivāsaṁ anussareyyaṁ, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo …pe… iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussareyyaṁ, dibbena ca cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena …pe… yathākammūpage satte pajāneyyaṁ, āsavānañca khayā …pe… sacchikatvā upasampajja vihareyyan’ti.

When they are faithful, ethical, and learned, a Dhamma speaker, one who frequents assemblies, one who teaches Dhamma to the assembly with assurance, an expert in the training, one who recollects their many kinds of past lives, one who with clairvoyance that surpasses the human sees sentient beings passing away and being reborn, and one who lives having realized the ending of defilements,they’re complete in that respect.A mendicant who possesses these ten qualities is impressive all around, and is complete in every respect.”

Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddho ca hoti, sīlavā ca, bahussuto ca, dhammakathiko ca, parisāvacaro ca, visārado ca parisāya dhammaṁ deseti, vinayadharo ca, anekavihitañca pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo …pe… iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, dibbena ca cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena …pe… yathākammūpage satte pajānāti, āsavānañca khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. Evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu samantapāsādiko ca hoti sabbākāraparipūro cā”ti.

When they are faithful, ethical, and learned, a Dhamma speaker, one who frequents assemblies, one who teaches Dhamma to the assembly with assurance, an expert in the training, one who recollects their many kinds of past lives, one who with clairvoyance that surpasses the human sees sentient beings passing away and being reborn, and one who lives having realized the ending of defilements,Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddho ca hoti, sīlavā ca, bahussuto ca, dhammakathiko ca, parisāvacaro ca, visārado ca parisāya dhammaṁ deseti, vinayadharo ca, anekavihitañca pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ dvepi jātiyo …pe… iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, dibbena ca cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena …pe… yathākammūpage satte pajānāti, āsavānañca khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. they’re complete in that respect.Evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti. A mendicant who possesses these ten qualities is impressive all around, and is complete in every respect.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu samantapāsādiko ca hoti sabbākāraparipūro cā”ti.