Moneyyasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipāta · Dukanipāta · Tikanipāta · Vol. 20 · Section 562

[562] "Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of sagacity (moneyya). What three? Sagacity of body, sagacity of speech, and sagacity of mind. And what, bhikkhus, is sagacity of body? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu abstains from the destruction of life, abstains from taking what is not given, abstains from unchastity (abrahmacariyā). This, bhikkhus, is called sagacity of body. And what, bhikkhus, is sagacity of speech? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu abstains from false speech, abstains from divisive speech, abstains from harsh speech, abstains from frivolous talk. This, bhikkhus, is called sagacity of speech. And what, bhikkhus, is sagacity of mind? Here, bhikkhus, with the destruction of the taints (āsava), a bhikkhu, having realized it for himself with superknowledge, in this very life enters and dwells in the taintless liberation of mind (cetovimutti) and liberation by wisdom (paññāvimutti). This, bhikkhus, is called sagacity of mind. These, bhikkhus, are the three kinds of sagacity." A sage (muni) in body, a sage in speech, a sage in mind, without taints— a sage accomplished in sagacity, they say, is one who has abandoned all. The Āpāyika Vagga, the second. Its summary (uddāna): The Āpāyika and the Dullabha, the Appameyya, the Āneñjaka, the Aya, the Apaṇṇaka, the Kammanta, and the two on purity (Soceyya) together with sagacity (Moneyya). _________ The Kusinārā Vagga, the third.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.