Kiṃsīla Sutta
SuttaEine Lehrrede aus dem Cūḷa Vagga des Suttanipāta, gegeben als Antwort auf eine Frage Sāriputtas im Namen eines jungen Mannes, der großen Reichtum aufgegeben hatte, um dem Orden beizutreten, aber keine geistigen Fortschritte machte, die das Verhalten dessen beschreibt, der wahrhaft das höchste Gut sucht – frei von Neid und Starrsinn, fleißig, selbstbeherrscht und vor allem der Lehre hingegeben.
Taught by the Buddha in reply to a question put by Sāriputta beginning with the word “kiṃsīla (what virtue?)”
Sāriputta visited the Buddha, taking with him a young man, son of a friend of his father. The youth had joined the Order under Sāriputta renouncing his immense wealth, but he could gain no attainment. Sāriputta desired him to hear an exposition by the Buddha, hence his question (SnA.i.331).
One who aspires to the highest good should not be envious, obstinate, or careless, but diligent in his training, cultivating self-restraint and chastity, intent in the dhamma, making the Dhamma his first and last concern (Sn.pp.56 f).
The ninth sutta of the Cūḷavagga of the Suttanipāta. It derives its name from the first word (kiṃsīlo) in Sāriputta’s question.
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