Numbered Discourses 7.78 8. The Monastic Law An Expert in the Monastic Law (4th) (AN7.78)

1.1

“Sattahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu vinayadharo hoti.

“Mendicants, a mendicant with seven qualities is an expert in the monastic law.

1.2

Katamehi sattahi?

What seven?

1.3

Āpattiṁ jānāti,

They know what is an offense.

1.4

anāpattiṁ jānāti,

They know what is not an offense.

1.5

lahukaṁ āpattiṁ jānāti,

They know what is a light offense.

1.6

garukaṁ āpattiṁ jānāti,

They know what is a serious offense.

1.7

anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, seyyathidaṁ—ekampi jātiṁ, dvepi jātiyo …pe… iti sākāraṁ sauddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati.

They recollect their many kinds of past lives, with features and details.

1.8

Dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena yathākammūpage satte pajānāti.

With clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, they understand how sentient beings pass on according to their deeds.

1.9

Āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.

They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom, and live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.

1.10

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu vinayadharo hotī”ti.

A mendicant with these seven qualities is an expert in the monastic law.”

1.11

Catutthaṁ.