4.
The Discourse on the Vajjian Son
85.
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Vesālī in the Great Wood in the Pinnacled Hall.
Then a certain Vajjian prince who was a monk approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, that Vajjian prince who was a monk said this to the Blessed One -
"Venerable sir, this more than one hundred and fifty training rules comes up for recitation fortnightly.
I am not able, venerable sir, to train in them."
"But will you be able, monk, to train in the three trainings -
the training in higher morality, the training in higher consciousness, the training in higher wisdom?"
"I am able, venerable sir, to train in the three trainings -
the training in higher morality, the training in higher consciousness, the training in higher wisdom."
"Therefore, monk, train in the three trainings -
the training in higher morality, the training in higher consciousness, the training in higher wisdom.
When, monk, you will train in higher morality, train in higher consciousness, train in higher wisdom, for you, monk, training in higher morality, training in higher consciousness, training in higher wisdom, lust will be abandoned, hate will be abandoned, delusion will be abandoned. With the abandoning of lust, with the abandoning of hate, with the abandoning of delusion, whatever is unwholesome you will not do, whatever is evil you will not practise."
Then that monk at a later time trained in higher morality, trained in higher consciousness, trained in higher wisdom. For him, training in higher morality, training in higher consciousness, training in higher wisdom, lust was abandoned, hate was abandoned, delusion was abandoned. With the abandoning of lust, with the abandoning of hate, with the abandoning of delusion, whatever was unwholesome he did not do, whatever was evil he did not practise. The fourth.