8.
The Discourse on Silver
8.
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagaha on the Vulture's Peak mountain.
Then the wandering ascetic Sajjha approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he exchanged friendly greetings with the Blessed One.
Having concluded the pleasant and memorable talk, he sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, the wandering ascetic Sajjha said this to the Blessed One -
"On one occasion, venerable sir, the Blessed One was dwelling right here at Rājagaha in Giribbaja. There, venerable sir, I heard from the Blessed One face to face, I received face to face - 'Sajjha, that monk who is a Worthy One, one who has eliminated the mental corruptions, one who has lived the holy life, one who has done what had to be done, one who has laid down the burden, one who has attained his own welfare, one who has utterly eliminated the fetters of existence, one completely liberated through final knowledge, he is incapable of transgressing five states - a monk who has eliminated the mental corruptions is incapable of intentionally depriving a living being of life, a monk who has eliminated the mental corruptions is incapable of taking what is not given, reckoned a theft, a monk who has eliminated the mental corruptions is incapable of engaging in sexual intercourse, a monk who has eliminated the mental corruptions is incapable of speaking a conscious lie, a monk who has eliminated the mental corruptions is incapable of consuming stored sensual pleasures just as formerly when he was a householder.' Was this, venerable sir, well heard by me from the Blessed One, rightly grasped, well attended to, well considered?"
"Truly this was, Sajjha, well heard by you, rightly grasped, well attended to, well considered. Both formerly, Sajjha, and now I say thus - 'That monk who is a Worthy One, one who has eliminated the mental corruptions, one who has lived the holy life, one who has done what had to be done, one who has laid down the burden, one who has attained his own welfare, one who has utterly eliminated the fetters of existence, one completely liberated through final knowledge, he is incapable of transgressing nine states - a monk who has eliminated the mental corruptions is incapable of intentionally depriving a living being of life, etc. a monk who has eliminated the mental corruptions is incapable of consuming stored sensual pleasures just as formerly when he was a householder, a monk who has eliminated the mental corruptions is incapable of rejecting the Buddha, a monk who has eliminated the mental corruptions is incapable of rejecting the Teaching, a monk who has eliminated the mental corruptions is incapable of rejecting the Community, a monk who has eliminated the mental corruptions is incapable of rejecting the training.' Both formerly, Sajjha, and now I say thus - 'That monk who is a Worthy One, one who has eliminated the mental corruptions, one who has lived the holy life, one who has done what had to be done, one who has laid down the burden, one who has attained his own welfare, one who has utterly eliminated the fetters of existence, one completely liberated through final knowledge, he is incapable of transgressing these nine states.'" The eighth.