The Longer Discourse at Assapura
☸ Efficacy & Blessings
The Udana scriptures contain the inspired utterances of the Buddha. Regularly chanting or listening to these suttas brings immense spiritual blessings, purifies the mind, and invites profound peace and wisdom into one’s life.
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Evaṁ me sutaṁ ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā aṅgesu viharati assapuraṁ nāma aṅgānaṁ nigamo.
Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: bhikkhavoti. Bhadanteti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
Bhagavā etadavoca: Samaṇā samaṇāti vo, bhikkhave, jano sañjānāti. Tumhe ca pana ke tumheti puṭṭhā samānā samaṇāmhāti paṭijānātha;
tesaṁ vo, bhikkhave, evaṁsamaññānaṁ sataṁ evaṁpaṭiññānaṁ sataṁ ye dhammā samaṇakaraṇā ca brāhmaṇakaraṇā ca te dhamme samādāya vattissāma, evaṁ no ayaṁ amhākaṁ samaññā ca saccā bhavissati paṭiññā ca bhūtā.
Yesañca mayaṁ cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ paribhuñjāma, tesaṁ te kārā amhesu mahapphalā bhavissanti mahānisaṁsā, amhākañcevāyaṁ pabbajjā avañjhā bhavissati saphalā saudrayāti.
Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ. Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā samaṇakaraṇā ca brāhmaṇakaraṇā ca? Hirottappena samannāgatā bhavissāmāti evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ.
Siyā kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ evamassa: hirottappenamha samannāgatā, alamettāvatā katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttariṁ karaṇīyanti tāvatakeneva tuṭṭhiṁ āpajjeyyātha.
Ārocayāmi vo, bhikkhave, paṭivedayāmi vo, bhikkhave: mā vo sāmaññatthikānaṁ sataṁ sāmaññattho parihāyi, sati uttariṁ karaṇīye.
Kiñca, bhikkhave, uttariṁ karaṇīyaṁ? Parisuddho no kāyasamācāro bhavissati uttāno vivaṭo na ca chiddavā saṁvuto ca.
Tāya ca pana parisuddhakāyasamācāratāya nevattānukkaṁsessāma na paraṁ vambhessāmāti evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ….