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Numbered Discourses 8.85 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.85

9. Mindfulness – 9. Sativagga

AN 8.85 Terms for the Realized One – Samaṇasutta

 

1.1

“‘Ascetic’ is a term for the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

“‘Samaṇo’ti, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa.

1.2

‘Brahmin’,

‘Brāhmaṇo’ti, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa.

1.3

‘Knowledge Master’,

‘Vedagū’ti, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa.

1.4

‘Healer’,

‘Bhisakko’ti, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa.

1.5

‘Unstained’,

‘Nimmalo’ti, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa.

1.6

‘Immaculate’,

‘Vimalo’ti, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa.

1.7

‘Knower’,

‘Ñāṇī’ti, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa.

1.8

and ‘Freed’ are terms for the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.

‘Vimutto’ti, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassāti.

2.1

The supreme should be attained by an ascetic,

Yaṁ samaṇena pattabbaṁ,

2.2

a brahmin who has lived the life;

brāhmaṇena vusīmatā;

2.3

it should be attained by a knowledge master,

Yaṁ vedagunā pattabbaṁ,

2.4

a healer.

bhisakkena anuttaraṁ.

3.1

The supreme should be attained by the unstained,

Yaṁ nimmalena pattabbaṁ,

3.2

stainless and pure;

vimalena sucīmatā;

3.3

it should be attained by a knower,

Yaṁ ñāṇinā ca pattabbaṁ,

3.4

who is free.

vimuttena anuttaraṁ.

4.1

I am victorious in battle!

Sohaṁ vijitasaṅgāmo,

4.2

Released, I release others from their chains.

mutto mocemi bandhanā;

4.3

I am a dragon completely tamed,

Nāgomhi paramadanto,

4.4

an adept, I am extinguished.”

asekho parinibbuto”ti.

4.5

 

Pañcamaṁ.