AN 8.25 (A iv 220)
Mahānāma Sutta
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— Questions of Mahānāma —

Mahānāma asks the Buddha to define what is a lay follower and in what respect a lay follower is expected to be virtuous.



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Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, upāsako hotī ti?

– In what respect, bhante, is one an upāsaka?

Yato kho, Mahānāma, Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti, Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti, Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti; ettāvatā kho, Mahānāma, upāsako hotī ti.

– To the extent, Mahānāma, that one has gone for refuge to the Buddha, has gone for refuge to the Dhamma, has gone for refuge to the Sangha; to that extent, Mahānāma, one is an upāsaka.

Kittāvatā pana, bhante, upāsako sīlavā hotī ti?

– Then, bhante, in what respect is an upāsaka virtuous?

Yato kho, Mahānāma, upāsako pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti; ettāvatā kho, Mahānāma, upāsako sīlavā hotī ti.

– To the extent, Mahānāma, that an upāsaka abstains from pāṇ'ātipātā, abstains from adinnādānā, abstains from kāmesu-micchā-cārā, abstains from musā-vādā, and abstains from surā-meraya-majja-pamāda'ṭ'ṭhānā, to that extent, Mahānāma, an upāsaka is virtuous.

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