{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an8.41/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an8.41","id":"suttacentral_an8.41","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an8.41/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near S\u0101vatth\u012b in Jeta\u2019s Grove, An\u0101thapi\u1e47\u1e0dika\u2019s monastery. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, \u201cMendicants!\u201d \u201cVenerable sir,\u201d they replied. The Buddha said this: \u201cMendicants, the observance of the sabbath with its eight factors is very fruitful and beneficial and brilliant and bountiful. And how should it be observed? It\u2019s when a noble disciple reflects: \u2018As long as they live, the perfected ones give up killing living creatures, renouncing the rod and the sword. They are scrupulous and kind, and live full of sympathy for all living beings. I, too, for this day and night will give up killing living creatures, renouncing the rod and the sword. I\u2019ll be scrupulous and kind, and live full of sympathy for all living beings. I will observe the sabbath by doing as the perfected ones do in this respect.\u2019 This is its first factor. \u2018As long as they live, the perfected ones give up stealing. They take only what\u2019s given, and expect only what\u2019s given. They keep themselves clean by not thieving. I, too, for this day and night will give up stealing. I\u2019ll take only what\u2019s given, and expect only what\u2019s given. I\u2019ll keep myself clean by not thieving. I will observe the sabbath by doing as the perfected ones do in this respect.\u2019 This is its second factor. \u2018As long as they live, the perfected ones give up unchastity. They are chaste, set apart, refraining from the vulgar act of sex. I, too, for this day and night will give up unchastity. I will be chaste, set apart, refraining from the vulgar act of sex. I will observe the sabbath by doing as the perfected ones do in this respect.\u2019 This is its third factor. \u2018As long as they live, the perfected ones give up lying. They speak the truth and stick to the truth. They\u2019re honest and dependable, and don\u2019t trick the world with their words. I, too, for this day and night will give up lying. I\u2019ll speak the truth and stick to the truth. I\u2019ll be honest and dependable, and won\u2019t trick the world with my words. I will observe the sabbath by doing as the perfected ones do in this respect.\u2019 This is its fourth factor. \u2018As long as they live, the perfected ones give up intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. I, too, for this day and night will give up intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. I will observe the sabbath by doing as the perfected ones do in this respect.\u2019 This is its fifth factor. \u2018As long as they live, the perfected ones eat in one part of the day, abstaining from eating at night and from food at the wrong time. I, too, for this day and night will eat in one part of the day, abstaining from eating at night and food at the wrong time. I will observe the sabbath by doing as the perfected ones do in this respect.\u2019 This is its sixth factor. \u2018As long as they live, the perfected ones give up seeing shows of dancing, singing, and music; and attiring and adorning themselves with garlands, fragrance, and makeup. I, too, for this day and night will give up seeing shows of dancing, singing, and music; and attiring and adorning myself with garlands, fragrance, and makeup. I will observe the sabbath by doing as the perfected ones do in this respect.\u2019 This is its seventh factor. \u2018As long as they live, the perfected ones give up high and luxurious beds. They sleep in a low place, either a cot or a grass mat. I, too, for this day and night will give up high and luxurious beds. I\u2019ll sleep in a low place, either a cot or a grass mat. I will observe the sabbath by doing as the perfected ones do in this respect.\u2019 This is its eighth factor. The observance of the sabbath with its eight factors in this way is very fruitful and beneficial and brilliant and bountiful.\u201d","title":"The Sabbath With Eight Factors, In Brief","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":672}