12. Dvādasakanipāto

1. Sīlavattheragāthā

608. “Sīlamevidha sikkhetha, asmiṃ loke susikkhitaṃ;

sīlaṃ hi sabbasampattiṃ, upanāmeti sevitaṃ.

609. “Sīlaṃ rakkheyya medhāvī, patthayāno tayo sukhe;

pasaṃsaṃ vittilābhañca, pecca sagge pamodanaṃ [pecca sagge ca modanaṃ (sī. pī.)].

610. “Sīlavā hi bahū mitte, saññamenādhigacchati;

dussīlo pana mittehi, dhaṃsate pāpamācaraṃ.

611. “Avaṇṇañca akittiñca, dussīlo labhate naro;

vaṇṇaṃ kittiṃ pasaṃsañca, sadā labhati sīlavā.

612. “Ādi sīlaṃ patiṭṭhā ca, kalyāṇānañca mātukaṃ;

pamukhaṃ sabbadhammānaṃ, tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye.

613. “Velā ca saṃvaraṃ sīlaṃ [saṃvaro sīlaṃ (sī.), saṃvarasīlaṃ (sī. aṭṭha.)], cittassa abhihāsanaṃ;

titthañca sabbabuddhānaṃ, tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye.

614. “Sīlaṃ balaṃ appaṭimaṃ, sīlaṃ āvudhamuttamaṃ;

sīlamābharaṇaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, sīlaṃ kavacamabbhutaṃ.

615. “Sīlaṃ setu mahesakkho, sīlaṃ gandho anuttaro;

sīlaṃ vilepanaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, yena vāti disodisaṃ.

616. “Sīlaṃ sambalamevaggaṃ, sīlaṃ pātheyyamuttamaṃ;

sīlaṃ seṭṭho ativāho, yena yāti disodisaṃ.

617. “Idheva nindaṃ labhati, peccāpāye ca dummano;

sabbattha dummano bālo, sīlesu asamāhito.

618. “Idheva kittiṃ labhati, pecca sagge ca summano;

sabbattha sumano dhīro, sīlesu susamāhito.

619. “Sīlameva idha aggaṃ, paññavā pana uttamo;

manussesu ca devesu, sīlapaññāṇato jayan”ti.

… Sīlavo thero….