Cundasutta

Cundasutta [alt. Cunda Kammāraputta Sutta]. A sutta from the Pali Canon in which the Buddha presents the "ten wholesome courses of action" (kuśalakarmapatha).

In this sutta, Gautama Buddha visits with the smith Cunda in the city of Pava. Cunda states that he approves of the purification rites of the brahmins, and the Buddha explains that the rites of purification rites of these brahmins and purification within the discipline of the noble ones is quite different. The Buddha then teaches the "ten courses of wholesome action" (kuśalakarmapatha). Cunda praises him for his teachings and declares himself a lay follower from that day on.

Text

Pali Canon

In the Pali Canon this sutta is found in the Anguttara Nikaya (AN 10.176).

Chinese Canon

In the Chinese Canon, a recension of this text is found in the Samyukta Agama (SA 1038).

Translations

The following English-language translations from the Pali are available online:

• With Cunda (Sujato), SuttaCentral
• To Cunda the Silversmith (Thanissaro), SuttaCentral