[320] "Or whereas some worthy ascetics and brahmins, while eating food given in faith (saddhādeyya), make their living by wrong livelihood (micchājīva), by such low arts (tiracchānavijjā) as these — namely: rites of appeasement, rites for the fulfilment of wishes, rites for the earth-site (bhūmikamma), earth rites (bhūrikamma), rites of virility, rites of impotence, preparing house sites, consecrating house sites, ritual rinsing, ritual bathing, offering oblations; administering emetics, purgatives, purgatives that act upward, purgatives that act downward, purgatives for the head; ear-oil, soothing drops for the eyes, nasal treatments, ointments, counter-ointments; eye-surgery, surgery with the lancet, the treating of children, the administering of root medicines, and the binding on and releasing of medicinal herbs — he refrains from wrong livelihood by such low arts as these.
In that, student, a bhikkhu — whereas some worthy ascetics and brahmins, while eating food given in faith, make their living by wrong livelihood, by such low arts as these, namely: rites of appeasement, rites for the fulfilment of wishes … and the binding on and releasing of medicinal herbs — refrains from wrong livelihood by such low arts as these, this too pertains to his virtue (sīla).
A bhikkhu thus accomplished in virtue, student, sees no danger from any quarter, that is, with respect to his restraint by virtue. Just as, student, an anointed khattiya king who has struck down his adversaries sees no danger from any quarter, that is, from his enemies, even so, student, a bhikkhu thus accomplished in virtue sees no danger from any quarter, that is, with respect to his restraint by virtue. Endowed with this noble aggregate of virtue (sīlakkhandha), he experiences within himself a blameless happiness. It is thus, student, that a bhikkhu is accomplished in virtue.
This, student, is that noble aggregate of virtue of which the Blessed One spoke in praise, and in which he encouraged, settled, and established this people. But there is still something further to be done here."
"Wonderful, worthy Ānanda! Marvelous, worthy Ānanda! This noble aggregate of virtue is complete, not incomplete; and a noble aggregate of virtue so complete, worthy Ānanda, I do not see among other ascetics and brahmins outside of this. And were other ascetics and brahmins outside of this to see in themselves a noble aggregate of virtue so complete, they would be pleased with just that much: 'Enough with this much, done is this much; the goal of our asceticism has been attained; there is nothing further for us to do.' And yet the worthy Ānanda says: 'But there is still something further to be done here.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.