Khaggavisāṇasuttanidadesa

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Cūḷaniddesa · Vol. 30 · Section 691

[691] **Content with whatever there is (santussamāno itarītarena)**: That Paccekasambuddha is content with whatever robe there is, and he speaks in praise of contentment with whatever robe there is; and for the sake of a robe he does not engage in improper search, in what is unbefitting. Not getting a robe, he is not agitated; and having gotten a robe, he uses it without being tied to it, without infatuation, without being engrossed in it, seeing the danger in it, possessing the wisdom of escape from it. And on account of that contentment with whatever robe there is, he neither exalts himself nor disparages others. Whoever therein is skilful, not indolent, clearly comprehending (sampajāno), and mindful (paṭissato) — this one is called a Paccekasambuddha standing in the ancient, foremost noble lineage (ariyavaṃsa). He is content with whatever almsfood there is, and he speaks in praise of contentment with whatever almsfood there is; and for the sake of almsfood he does not engage in improper search, in what is unbefitting. Not getting almsfood, he is not agitated; and having gotten almsfood, he uses it without being tied to it, without infatuation, without being engrossed in it, seeing the danger in it, possessing the wisdom of escape from it. And on account of that contentment with whatever almsfood there is, he neither exalts himself nor disparages others. Whoever therein is skilful, not indolent, clearly comprehending, and mindful — this one is called a Paccekasambuddha standing in the ancient, foremost noble lineage. He is content with whatever lodging there is, and he speaks in praise of contentment with whatever lodging there is; and for the sake of lodging he does not engage in improper search, in what is unbefitting. Not getting lodging, he is not agitated; and having gotten lodging, he uses it without being tied to it, without infatuation, without being engrossed in it, seeing the danger in it, possessing the wisdom of escape from it. And on account of that contentment with whatever lodging there is, he neither exalts himself nor disparages others. Whoever therein is skilful, not indolent, clearly comprehending, and mindful — this one is called a Paccekasambuddha standing in the ancient, foremost noble lineage. He is content with whatever medicinal requisites for the sick there are, and he speaks in praise of contentment with whatever medicinal requisites for the sick there are; and for the sake of medicinal requisites for the sick he does not engage in improper search, in what is unbefitting. Not getting medicinal requisites for the sick, he is not agitated; and having gotten medicinal requisites for the sick, he uses them without being tied to them, without infatuation, without being engrossed in them, seeing the danger in them, possessing the wisdom of escape from them. And on account of that contentment with whatever medicinal requisites for the sick there are, he neither exalts himself nor disparages others. Whoever therein is skilful, not indolent, clearly comprehending, and mindful — this one is called a Paccekasambuddha standing in the ancient, foremost noble lineage. Hence, "content with whatever there is."

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

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