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 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.