7. Suddhikasuttaṃ

193. Sāvatthinidānaṃ . Atha kho suddhikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho suddhikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ ajjhabhāsi –

‘‘Na brāhmaṇo ² sujjhati koci, loke sīlavāpi tapokaraṃ;

Vijjācaraṇasampanno, so sujjhati na aññā itarā pajā’’ti.

‘‘Bahumpi palapaṃ jappaṃ, na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo;

Antokasambu saṅkiliṭṭho, kuhanaṃ upanissito.

‘‘Khattiyo brāhmaṇo vesso, suddo caṇḍālapukkuso;

Āraddhavīriyo pahitatto, niccaṃ daḷhaparakkamo;

Pappoti paramaṃ suddhiṃ, evaṃ jānāhi brāhmaṇā’’ti.

Evaṃ vutte, suddhikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca – ‘‘abhikkantaṃ, bho gotama…pe… aññataro ca panāyasmā bhāradvājo arahataṃ ahosī’’ti.