Lzh Sarv Bu Pm Pc 58Precious Things
Pāli / Sanskrit:Ratana
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The Sutta on Treasures (Ratana Sutta)
Background
The Sutta on Treasures is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda tradition, reflecting an important period in the history of the early Buddhist monastic order. According to tradition, this sutta was taught by the Blessed Buddha in a context where disease was spreading through a region, causing crisis for the community and the country. The local protective deities could not resolve this suffering. At that time, the Blessed Buddha taught a special discourse for the purpose of dispelling illness, subduing harmful yakkhas, and bringing peace to the people.
The distinctive point of this text is that it is placed in the Vinaya Piṭaka rather than the Sutta Piṭaka, showing its practical and protective value for the community within the norms of practice. The Sutta on Treasures is also known as a Paritta (protection), expressing its function of guarding the community from calamities and harmful states of mind.
Main Content
The Sutta on Treasures proclaims three kinds of “treasure” (ratana) of the highest value, not gold, silver, or material jewels, but spiritual treasures belonging to the Three Jewels.
First is the treasure of the Buddha — namely the bodhisattva Gotama, the Blessed Buddha of boundless wisdom, who fully awakened to the nature of suffering, its cause, its cessation, and the path leading to liberation. This treasure is supreme clarity, the light of wisdom illuminating all beings.
Second is the treasure of the Dharma — the teaching that the Buddha proclaimed, profound and subtle, extending through past, present, and future. This is the Dharma of the Four Noble Truths, the universal principles of existence and the path of liberation that anyone who practices can realize.
Third is the treasure of the Sangha — the community of arahants and noble practitioners on the path, those who have reached or are heading toward nirvana. The monastic Sangha is the living embodiment of the Dharma, practical proof that the path of practice is possible.
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