Dutiyasekhasutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Sekhassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno appattamānasassa anuttaraṁ yogakkhemaṁ patthayamānassa viharato bāhiraṁ aṅganti karitvā nāññaṁ ekaṅgampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bahūpakāraṁ yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamitto, bhikkhave, bhikkhu akusalaṁ pajahati, kusalaṁ bhāvetī”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Taking into account exterior factors, mendicants, I do not see a single one that is so very helpful as good friendship for a trainee mendicant who hasn’t achieved their heart’s desire, but lives aspiring to the supreme sanctuary from the yoke. A mendicant who has good friends gives up the unskillful and develops the skillful.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Kalyāṇamitto yo bhikkhu, sappatisso sagāravo; Karaṁ mittānaṁ vacanaṁ, sampajāno patissato; Pāpuṇe anupubbena, sabbasaṁyojanakkhayan”ti.

“A mendicant with good friends is reverential and respectful when their friends are speaking, aware and mindful. Gradually they would attain the ending of all fetters.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Sattamaṁ.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.