One In Training (3)

Bhikkhus, the two hundred and fifty rules are beyond capacity, and the coming for the recital every fortinight, the sons of clansmen seeking their own good, observe them.

In these three precepts all those get included. What three?

Precept for higher virtues,[1] precept for higher development of the mind and precept for higher wisdom. In these three precepts all those get included.

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu becomes complete, observing the virtues and complete in concentration and wisdom. He transgresses certain minor precepts and eventually emerges from them. What is the reason? Bhikkhus, saying it correctly it would happen. Of the main precepts dealing with the holy life and conducive to the holy life he is fixed and firm. He destroys desires, releases the mind, and released through wisdom here and now realizes and abides.

Even if he be unable to penetrate and realize it, destroying the five bonds binding him to the sensual world, he destroys himself and extinguishes ... re ... extinguishes without determinatuions, ... re ... extinguishes with determinations, ... re ... becomes one who goes up stream as far as the highest Brahma world.

Even if he be unable to penetrate and realize it, destroying the three bonds and reducing greed, hate and delusion, comes once more to this world to make an end of unpleasantness.

Even if he be unable to penetrate and realize it, destroying the three bonds becomes a human once more and makes an end of unpleasantness.

Even if he be unable to penetrate and realize it, destroying three bonds, he goes from clan to clan, being born in two or three clans makes an end of unpleasantness.

Even if he be unable to penetrate and realize it, destroying three bonds He limits his births to seven times the most, being born among gods or men makes an end of unpleasantness.

Thus bhikkhus, one becomes successful little by little, and complete little by little I declare the precepts in that manner, without making a mistake.