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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ५।१७५
Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.175
Numbered Discourses 5.175
१८। उपासकवग्ग
18. Upāsakavagga
18. A Lay Follower
चण्डालसुत्त
Caṇḍālasutta
Outcaste
“पञ्चहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो उपासको उपासकचण्डालो च होति उपासकमलञ्च उपासकपतिकुट्ठो च। कतमेहि पञ्चहि? अस्सद्धो होति; दुस्सीलो होति; कोतूहलमङ्गलिको होति, मङ्गलं पच्चेति नो कम्मं; इतो च बहिद्धा दक्खिणेय्यं गवेसति; तत्थ च पुब्बकारं करोति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो उपासको उपासकचण्डालो च होति उपासकमलञ्च उपासकपतिकुट्ठो च।
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca. Katamehi pañcahi? Assaddho hoti; dussīlo hoti; kotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, maṅgalaṁ pacceti no kammaṁ; ito ca bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati; tattha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca.
“Bhikkhus, a lay follower with five qualities is an outcaste, a stain, and a reject among lay followers. What five? They’re faithless. They’re unethical. They practice noisy, superstitious rites, believing in omens rather than deeds. They seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations. And they make offerings there first. A lay follower with these five qualities is an outcaste, a stain, and a reject among lay followers.
पञ्चहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो उपासको उपासकरतनञ्च होति उपासकपदुमञ्च उपासकपुण्डरीकञ्च। कतमेहि पञ्चहि? सद्धो होति; सीलवा होति; अकोतूहलमङ्गलिको होति, कम्मं पच्चेति नो मङ्गलं; न इतो बहिद्धा दक्खिणेय्यं गवेसति; इध च पुब्बकारं करोति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो उपासको उपासकरतनञ्च होति उपासकपदुमञ्च उपासकपुण्डरीकञ्चा”ति।
Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañca. Katamehi pañcahi? Saddho hoti; sīlavā hoti; akotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, kammaṁ pacceti no maṅgalaṁ; na ito bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati; idha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañcā”ti.
A lay follower with five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers. What five? They’re faithful. They’re ethical. They don’t practice noisy, superstitious rites, and believe in deeds rather than omens. They don’t seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations. And they don’t make offerings there first. A lay follower with these five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers.”
पञ्चमं।
Pañcamaṁ.
The authoritative text of the Aṅguttara Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
