Upālisutta

mn56:29.1 When he had spoken, the householder Upāli rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms in the direction of the Buddha, and said to the Jain Ñātika,

mn56:29.2 “Well then, sir, hear whose disciple I am:

mn56:29.3 The attentive one, free of delusion,

mn56:29.4 with hard-heartedness dissolved, victor in battle;

mn56:29.5 he’s untroubled and very even-minded,

mn56:29.6 with the virtue of an elder and the wisdom of a saint,

mn56:29.7 immaculate in the midst of it all:

mn56:29.8 he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

mn56:29.9 He has no indecision, he’s content,

mn56:29.10 joyful, he has spat out the world’s bait;

mn56:29.11 he has completed the ascetic’s task as a man,

mn56:29.12 a man who bears his final body;

mn56:29.13 he’s beyond compare, he’s stainless:

mn56:29.14 he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

mn56:29.15 He’s free of doubt, he’s skillful,

mn56:29.16 he’s a trainer, an excellent charioteer;

mn56:29.17 supreme, with brilliant qualities,

mn56:29.18 confident, his light shines forth;

mn56:29.19 he has cut off conceit, he’s a hero:

mn56:29.20 he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

mn56:29.21 The boss bull, immeasurable,

mn56:29.22 profound, sagacious;

mn56:29.23 he is the maker of sanctuary, knowledgeable,

mn56:29.24 firm in principle and restrained;

mn56:29.25 he has slipped his chains and is liberated:

mn56:29.26 he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

mn56:29.27 He’s a giant, living remotely,

mn56:29.28 he’s ended the fetters and is liberated;

mn56:29.29 he’s skilled in debate and cleansed,

mn56:29.30 with banner lowered, desireless;

mn56:29.31 he’s tamed, and doesn’t proliferate:

mn56:29.32 he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

mn56:29.33 He is the seventh seer, free of deceit,

mn56:29.34 with three knowledges, he has attained to divinity,

mn56:29.35 he has bathed, he knows philology,

mn56:29.36 he’s tranquil, he understands what is known;

mn56:29.37 he is Sakka the Able, Purindada the Firstgiver:

mn56:29.38 he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

mn56:29.39 The Noble One, evolved,

mn56:29.40 he has attained the goal and explains it;

mn56:29.41 he is mindful, discerning,

mn56:29.42 neither leaning forward nor pulling back,

mn56:29.43 he’s unstirred, attained to mastery:

mn56:29.44 he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

mn56:29.45 Transcendent, he practices absorption,

mn56:29.46 no inner thoughts arising, he is pure,

mn56:29.47 independent and fearless;

mn56:29.48 secluded, he has reached the peak,

mn56:29.49 crossed over, he helps others across:

mn56:29.50 he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

mn56:29.51 He’s peaceful, his wisdom is vast,

mn56:29.52 with great wisdom, he’s free of greed;

mn56:29.53 he is the Realized One, the Holy One,

mn56:29.54 unrivaled, unequaled,

mn56:29.55 self-assured, and subtle:

mn56:29.56 he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.

mn56:29.57 He has cut off craving and is awakened,

mn56:29.58 free of fuming, unsullied;

mn56:29.59 a mighty spirit worthy of offerings,

mn56:29.60 best of men, inestimable,

mn56:29.61 grand, he has reached the peak of glory:

mn56:29.62 he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple.”