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He has reached the destruction of all kamma, liberated with the destruction of defilements. "This is that Blessed One, the Buddha, this is the supreme lion; For the world with its devas, he set in motion the Wheel of Dhamma. "Thus devas and humans, who have gone for refuge to the Buddha; Gather and pay homage to him, the great one, free from fear. "Tamed, he is the best of tamers; Peaceful, he is the sage of pacifiers; Freed, he is the foremost of liberators; Crossed over, he is the best of those who ferry across. "Thus they pay homage to him, the great one, free from fear; In the world with its devas, there is no one equal to him." 4. The Kāḷakārāma Sutta 24. At one time the Blessed One was staying in Sāketa, at the Kāḷakārāma. There the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus!" "Venerable sir," those bhikkhus replied to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this: "Whatever, bhikkhus, is seen, heard, sensed, cognized, attained, sought, and pondered by the mind, by the world with its devas, Māra, Brahmā, by the generation of recluses and brahmins, with its devas and humans—that I know. "Whatever, bhikkhus, is seen, heard, sensed, cognized, attained, sought, and pondered by the mind, by the world with its devas, Māra, Brahmā, by the generation of recluses and brahmins, with its devas and humans—that I fully understood. That is known to the Tathāgata, that the Tathāgata did not cling to. "Whatever, bhikkhus, is seen, heard, sensed, cognized, attained, sought, and pondered by the mind, by the world with its devas, Māra, Brahmā, by the generation of recluses and brahmins, with its devas and humans—if I were to say, 'That I do not know,' that it would be false for me. “Whatever, monks…pe… I would say, ‘I know it and I do not know it,’ that would be like a passā. “Whatever, monks…pe… I would say, ‘I neither know it nor do I not know it,’ that would be kali for me. “Thus, monks, having seen what is to be seen, the Tathāgata does not conceive of the seen, does not conceive of the unseen, does not conceive of what is to be seen, does not conceive of the seer; having heard what is to be heard, he does not conceive of the heard, does not conceive of the unheard, does not conceive of what is to be heard, does not conceive of the hearer; having sensed what is to be sensed, he does not conceive of the sensed, does not conceive of the unsensed, does not conceive of what is to be sensed, does not conceive of the senser; having cognized what is to be cognized, he does not conceive of the cognized, does not conceive of the uncognized, does not conceive of what is to be cognized, does not conceive of the cognizer. Thus, monks, the Tathāgata is such in things seen, heard, sensed, and cognized. And I say that there is no other such one higher or more excellent than that such one.” Whatever is seen, heard, or sensed, Or what others have asserted as truth; The such one, self-restrained, Would not assert truth or falsehood about them. Having seen this dart in advance, Where beings are entangled and stuck; “I know and I see this as it is,” There is no such assertion for Tathāgatas. The fourth. 5. The Discourse on the Holy Life “This holy life, monks, is not lived for deceiving people, nor for flattering people, nor for the sake of gain, honor, and renown, nor for the sake of escaping blame for one’s views, nor for the thought, ‘May people know me thus.’ But rather, monks, this holy life is lived for restraint, for abandoning, for dispassion, for cessation.” For restraint, for abandoning, The holy life, free from dispute, He taught. O Blessed One, leading to Nibbana. This path by the great ones, by the great sages, has been followed. Those who practice it, as taught by the Buddha, will make an end of suffering, those who follow the Teacher’s instruction. 6. The Deceitful Sutta “Those monks, bhikkhus, who are deceitful, stubborn, talkative, boastful, arrogant, and unconcentrated—those monks, bhikkhus, are not mine. Those monks, bhikkhus, are far removed from this Dhamma-Vinaya, and they do not attain growth, increase, or fullness in this Dhamma-Vinaya. But those monks, bhikkhus, who are not deceitful, not talkative, wise, not stubborn, and well-concentrated—those monks, bhikkhus, are mine. Those monks, bhikkhus, are not far removed from this Dhamma-Vinaya. And they attain growth, increase, and fullness in this Dhamma-Vinaya.” Deceitful, stubborn, talkative, boastful, Arrogant, unconcentrated; They do not grow in the Dhamma, Taught by the Perfectly Self-Awakened One. Not deceitful, not talkative, wise, Not stubborn, well-concentrated; They indeed grow in the Dhamma, Taught by the Perfectly Self-Awakened One. 7. The Contentment Sutta “There are these four things, bhikkhus, which are few and easily obtainable, and they are blameless. What are the four? Rag-robes, bhikkhus, are few and easily obtainable among robes, and they are blameless. Almsfood, bhikkhus, is few and easily obtainable among foods, and it is blameless. A root of a tree, bhikkhus, is few and easily obtainable among dwellings, and it is blameless. Fermented urine, bhikkhus, is few and easily obtainable among medicines, and it is blameless. These, bhikkhus, are the four things which are few and easily obtainable, and they are blameless. When a bhikkhu, bhikkhus, is content with what is few and easily obtainable, I declare this to be one of the factors of recluseship.” Content with the blameless And easily obtainable; Not on account of lodging, Robes, drink, or food; There is no obstruction of mind, The direction is not hindered. And those teachings declared to him, Conducive to recluseship; Are well-grasped by one content, Diligent, and training. The seventh. 8. The Discourse on the Noble Lineages These four, monks, are noble lineages: Foremost, ancient, traditional, primeval, Unmixed, unmixed before, They are not mixed, nor will they be mixed, Not criticized by recluses, brahmins, or the wise. Which four? Here, monks, a monk Is content with any robe whatsoever, And praises contentment with any robe whatsoever, And for the sake of robes, Does not engage in an unseemly search, Not having obtained a robe, he does not fret, Having obtained a robe, He uses it unattached, uninfatuated, unabsorbed, Seeing its danger, and with wisdom of escape; And with that contentment with any robe whatsoever, He does not praise himself, Nor does he disparage others. Whoever there is skillful, not lazy, Fully aware, mindful, This monk, monks, is called one who stands In the ancient, foremost noble lineage. Furthermore, monks, a monk Is content with any almsfood whatsoever, And praises contentment with any almsfood whatsoever, And for the sake of almsfood, Does not engage in an unseemly search, Not having obtained almsfood, he does not fret, Having obtained almsfood, He uses it unattached, uninfatuated, unabsorbed, Seeing its danger, and with wisdom of escape; And with that contentment with any almsfood whatsoever, He does not praise himself, Nor does he disparage others. Whoever there is skillful, not lazy, Fully aware, mindful, This monk, monks, is called one who stands In the ancient, foremost noble lineage. Furthermore, monks, a monk Is content with any lodging whatsoever, And praises contentment with any lodging whatsoever, And for the sake of lodging, Does not engage in an unseemly search... he does not fall into excessive form, and not having obtained a lodging, he does not fret, and having obtained a lodging, he uses it without being infatuated, unattached, unabsorbed, seeing its danger, understanding its escape; and by that contentment with any lodging whatsoever, he neither exalts himself, nor disparages others. Whoever is skillful there, not lazy, fully aware, mindful, this, bhikkhus, is called a bhikkhu standing in the ancient, foremost, noble lineage. Again, furthermore, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu delights in development, is devoted to development, delights in abandoning, is devoted to abandoning; and by that delight in development, devotion to development, delight in abandoning, devotion to abandoning, he neither exalts himself, nor disparages others. Whoever is skillful there, not lazy, fully aware, mindful, this, bhikkhus, is called a bhikkhu standing in the ancient, foremost, noble lineage. These, bhikkhus, are the four noble lineages, foremost, known for a long time, of ancient lineage, unmixed, never mixed before, not mixed now, not to be mixed in the future, not censured by recluses, brahmins, or the wise. And with these four noble lineages, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed, even if he dwells in the eastern direction, he himself overcomes discontent, discontent does not overcome him; even if he dwells in the western direction, he himself overcomes discontent, discontent does not overcome him; even if he dwells in the northern direction, he himself overcomes discontent, discontent does not overcome him; even if he dwells in the southern direction, he himself overcomes discontent, discontent does not overcome him. For what reason? For the wise one, bhikkhus, is one who overcomes discontent and content. Discontent does not overcome the wise one, discontent does not overcome the wise one; The wise one himself overcomes discontent, for the wise one is one who overcomes discontent. Who can hinder those who have abandoned all deeds, who have cast off? Like pure gold, who is able to blame him? Even the devas praise him, he is praised even by Brahmā. The eighth. 9. The Dhammapada Sutta These four, bhikkhus, are the Dhammapadas: foremost, well-known, traditional, ancient, unmixed, never before corrupted, they are not corrupted, they will not be corrupted, unblamed by recluses, brahmins, and the wise. Which are the four? Non-covetousness, monks, is a teaching foremost, well-known, traditional, ancient, unmixed, never before corrupted, it is not corrupted, it will not be corrupted, unblamed by recluses, brahmins, and the wise.