Precepts and Observances

Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the BuddhaBuddhaEl nombre dado a quien redescubre por sí mismo el sendero liberador del Dhamma, tras un largo período de haber sido olvidado por el mundo. Según la tradición, una larga línea de Buddhas se extiende hasta el pasado distante. El Buddha más reciente nació como Siddhattha Gotama en la India alrededor del año 500 a.e.c. Un joven bien educado y acomodado, renunció a su familia y su herencia principesca en la flor de la vida para buscar la verdadera libertad y el fin del sufrimiento (dukkha). Después de siete años de austeridades en el bosque, redescubrió el «camino medio» y alcanzó su meta, convirtiéndose en el Buddha.Ver en el glosario, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him:“Ānanda, are all precepts and observances, lifestyles, and spiritual paths fruitful when taken as the essence?”

Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ bhagavā etadavoca: “sabbaṁ nu kho, ānanda, sīlabbataṁ jīvitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ upaṭṭhānasāraṁ saphalan”ti?

Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him:Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ bhagavā etadavoca: “Ānanda, are all precepts and observances, lifestyles, and spiritual paths fruitful when taken as the essence?”“sabbaṁ nu kho, ānanda, sīlabbataṁ jīvitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ upaṭṭhānasāraṁ saphalan”ti?

“Take the case of someone who cultivates precepts and observances, a lifestyle, and a spiritual path, taking this as the essence. If unskillful qualities grow while skillful qualities decline, that’s not fruitful.However, if unskillful qualities decline while skillful qualities grow, that is fruitful.”

“Yañhissa, bhante, sīlabbataṁ jīvitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ upaṭṭhānasāraṁ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti kusalā dhammā parihāyanti, evarūpaṁ sīlabbataṁ jīvitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ upaṭṭhānasāraṁ aphalaṁ. *Yañhissa → yathārūpaṁ hissa (?)Yañca khvāssa, bhante, sīlabbataṁ jīvitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ upaṭṭhānasāraṁ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti, kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti, evarūpaṁ sīlabbataṁ jīvitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ upaṭṭhānasāraṁ saphalan”ti. *Yañca khvāssa → yañca khvassa (sya-all); yañhissa (mr); yathārūpañca khvāssa (?)

“Take the case of someone who cultivates precepts and observances, a lifestyle, and a spiritual path, taking this as the essence. If unskillful qualities grow while skillful qualities decline, that’s not fruitful.“Yañhissa, bhante, sīlabbataṁ jīvitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ upaṭṭhānasāraṁ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti kusalā dhammā parihāyanti, evarūpaṁ sīlabbataṁ jīvitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ upaṭṭhānasāraṁ aphalaṁ. *Yañhissa → yathārūpaṁ hissa (?)However, if unskillful qualities decline while skillful qualities grow, that is fruitful.”Yañca khvāssa, bhante, sīlabbataṁ jīvitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ upaṭṭhānasāraṁ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti, kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti, evarūpaṁ sīlabbataṁ jīvitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ upaṭṭhānasāraṁ saphalan”ti. *Yañca khvāssa → yañca khvassa (sya-all); yañhissa (mr); yathārūpañca khvāssa (?)

That’s what Ānanda said,and the teacher approved.

Idamavoca āyasmā ānando. Samanuñño satthā ahosi.

That’s what Ānanda said,Idamavoca āyasmā ānando. and the teacher approved.Samanuñño satthā ahosi.

Then Ānanda, knowing that the teacher approved, rose from his seat, bowed, and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving.Then, not long after Ānanda had left, the Buddha addressed the mendicants:“Mendicants, Ānanda is a trainee,but it’s not easy to find his equal in wisdom.”

Atha kho āyasmā ānando “samanuñño me satthā”ti, uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā pakkāmi. Atha kho bhagavā acirapakkante āyasmante ānande bhikkhū āmantesi: “sekho, bhikkhave, ānando; na ca panassa sulabharūpo samasamo paññāyā”ti.

Then Ānanda, knowing that the teacher approved, rose from his seat, bowed, and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving.Atha kho āyasmā ānando “samanuñño me satthā”ti, uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā pakkāmi. Then, not long after Ānanda had left, the Buddha addressed the mendicants:Atha kho bhagavā acirapakkante āyasmante ānande bhikkhū āmantesi: “Mendicants, Ānanda is a trainee,“sekho, bhikkhave, ānando; but it’s not easy to find his equal in wisdom.”na ca panassa sulabharūpo samasamo paññāyā”ti.