8. Vinayavaggo | 7 | Aṅguttara
Aṅguttara Nikāya
008. Vinayavaggo
III. The Discipline
75 (1) An Expert in the Discipline (1)
Bhikkhus, possessing 7 qualities, a Bhikkhu is an expert in the discipline.
What 7?
(1) He knows what an offense is.
(2) He knows what not an offense is.
(3) He knows what a light offense is.
(4) He knows what a grave offense is.
(5) He is virtuous; he dwells restrained by the Pātimokkha, possessed of good conduct and resort, seeing danger in minute faults.
Having undertaken the training rules, he trains in them.
(6) He is one who gains at will, without trouble or difficulty, the 4 jhānas that constitute the higher mind and are pleasant dwellings in this very life.
(7) With the destruction of the taints,
he has realized for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind, liberation by wisdom, and having entered upon it, he dwells in it.
Possessing these 7 qualities, a Bhikkhu is an expert in the discipline.
76 (2) An Expert in the Discipline (2)
Bhikkhus, possessing 7 qualities, a Bhikkhu is an expert in the discipline.
What 7?
(1) He knows what an offense is.
(2) He knows what not an offense is.
(3) He knows what a light offense is.
(4) He knows what a grave offense is.
(5) Both Pātimokkhas have been well transmitted to him in detail, well analysed, well mastered, well determined in terms of the rules and their detailed explication.
(6) He is one who gains at will ... the four jhānas... .
(7) With the destruction of the taints, he has realized for himself with direct knowledge ... the taintless liberation of mind, liberation by wisdom ... he dwells in it.
- Possessing these 7 qualities, a Bhikkhu is an expert in the discipline.
77 (3) An Expert in the Discipline (3)
Bhikkhus, possessing 7 qualities, a Bhikkhu is an expert in the discipline. What 7?
(1) He knows what an offense is.
(2) He knows what not an offense is.
(3) He knows what a light offense is.
(4) He knows what a grave offense is.
(5) He is one who is firm in the discipline, immovable.
(6) He is one who gains at will ... the 4 jhānas... .
(7) With the destruction of the taints, he has realized for himself with direct knowledge ... the taintless liberation of mind, liberation by wisdom ... he dwells in it.
Possessing these 7 qualities, a Bhikkhu is an expert in the discipline.
78 (4) An Expert in the Discipline (4)
Bhikkhus, possessing 7 qualities, a Bhikkhu is an expert in the discipline. What 7?
(1) He knows what an offense is.
(2) He knows what not an offense is.
(3) He knows what a light offense is.
(4) He knows what a grave offense is.
(5) He recollects his manifold past abodes, that is, one birth, two births ... [as in 6:2 §4] ... he recollects his manifold past abodes with their aspects and details.
(6) With the divine eye, which is purified and surpasses the human ... [as in 6:2 §5] ... he understands how beings fare in accordance with their kamma.
(7) With the destruction of the taints, he has realized for himself with direct knowledge ... the taintless liberation of mind, liberation by wisdom ... he dwells in it.
Possessing these 7 qualities, a Bhikkhu is an expert in the discipline.
79 (5) An Expert in the Discipline Is Resplendent (1)
Bhikkhus, possessing 7 qualities, an expert in the discipline is resplendent.
What 7?
... [As in 7:75.] ...
- Possessing these 7 qualities, an expert in the discipline is resplendent.
80 (6) An Expert in the Discipline Is Resplendent (2)
Bhikkhus, possessing 7 qualities, an expert in the discipline is resplendent.
What 7?
... [As in 7:76.] ...
- Possessing these 7 qualities, an expert in the discipline is resplendent.
81 (7) An Expert in the Discipline Is Resplendent (3)
Bhikkhus, possessing 7 qualities, an expert in the discipline is resplendent.
What 7?
... [As in 7:77.] ...
- Possessing these 7 qualities, an expert in the discipline is resplendent.
82 (8) An Expert in the Discipline Is Resplendent (4)
Bhikkhus, possessing 7 qualities, an expert in the discipline is resplendent.
What 7?
... [As in 7:78.] ...
- Possessing these 7 qualities, an expert in the discipline is resplendent.
83 (9) The Teaching
Then the Venerable Upāli approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said:
Bhante, it would be good if the Blessed One would teach me the Dhamma in brief, so that, having heard the Dhamma from the Blessed One, I might dwell alone, withdrawn, heedful, ardent, and resolute.
Upāli, those things which you might know thus:
‘These things do not lead exclusively to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbāna,’
- you should definitely recognize: ‘This is not the Dhamma; this is not the discipline; this is not the teaching of the Teacher.’
But those things which you might know thus:
‘These things lead exclusively to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbāna,’
- you should definitely recognize: ‘This is the Dhamma; this is the discipline; this is the teaching of the Teacher.’
84 (10) Settlement
Bhikkhus, there are these 7 principles for the settlement of disciplinary issues, for settling and pacifying any disciplinary issues that may arise. What 7?
(1) Removal by presence may be applied;
(2) removal by memory may be applied;
(3) removal on account of past insanity may be applied;
(4) the acknowledgment of an offense may be applied;
(5) the majority opinion may be applied;
(6) a charge of aggravated misconduct may be applied; and
(7) covering over with grass may be applied.
There are, Bhikkhus, these 7 principles for the settlement of disciplinary issues, for settling and pacifying any disciplinary issues that may arise.