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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ४।२०८
Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.208
Numbered Discourses 4.208
२१। सप्पुरिसवग्ग
21. Sappurisavagga
21. A Good Person
दुतियपापधम्मसुत्त
Dutiyapāpadhammasutta
Bad Character (2nd)
“पापञ्च वो, भिक्खवे, देसेस्सामि, पापेन पापतरञ्च; कल्याणञ्च, कल्याणेन कल्याणतरञ्च। तं सुणाथ …पे…
“Pāpañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, pāpena pāpatarañca; kalyāṇañca, kalyāṇena kalyāṇatarañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe…
“Bhikkhus, I will teach you who’s bad and who’s worse, who’s good and who’s better.
“कतमो च, भिक्खवे, पापो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो मिच्छादिट्ठिको होति …पे… मिच्छाञाणी होति, मिच्छाविमुत्ति होति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, पापो।
“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, pāpo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchādiṭṭhiko hoti …pe… micchāñāṇī hoti, micchāvimutti hoti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, pāpo.
And who’s bad? It’s someone who has wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom. This is called bad.
कतमो च, भिक्खवे, पापेन पापतरो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो अत्तना च मिच्छादिट्ठिको होति, परञ्च मिच्छादिट्ठिया समादपेति …पे… अत्तना च मिच्छाञाणी होति, परञ्च मिच्छाञाणे समादपेति; अत्तना च मिच्छाविमुत्ति होति, परञ्च मिच्छाविमुत्तिया समादपेति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, पापेन पापतरो।
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, pāpena pāpataro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca micchādiṭṭhiko hoti, parañca micchādiṭṭhiyā samādapeti …pe… attanā ca micchāñāṇī hoti, parañca micchāñāṇe samādapeti; attanā ca micchāvimutti hoti, parañca micchāvimuttiyā samādapeti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, pāpena pāpataro.
And who’s worse? It’s someone who has wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom. And they encourage others in these same qualities. This is called worse.
कतमो च, भिक्खवे, कल्याणो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो सम्मादिट्ठिको होति …पे… सम्माञाणी होति, सम्माविमुत्ति होति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, कल्याणो।
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, kalyāṇo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammādiṭṭhiko hoti …pe… sammāñāṇī hoti, sammāvimutti hoti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kalyāṇo.
And who’s good? It’s someone who has right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom. This is called good.
कतमो च, भिक्खवे, कल्याणेन कल्याणतरो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो अत्तना च सम्मादिट्ठिको होति, परञ्च सम्मादिट्ठिया समादपेति …पे… अत्तना च सम्माञाणी होति, परञ्च सम्माञाणे समादपेति; अत्तना च सम्माविमुत्ति होति, परञ्च सम्माविमुत्तिया समादपेति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, कल्याणेन कल्याणतरो”ति।
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, kalyāṇena kalyāṇataro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca sammādiṭṭhiko hoti, parañca sammādiṭṭhiyā samādapeti …pe… attanā ca sammāñāṇī hoti, parañca sammāñāṇe samādapeti; attanā ca sammāvimutti hoti, parañca sammāvimuttiyā samādapeti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kalyāṇena kalyāṇataro”ti.
And who’s better? It’s someone who has right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom. And they encourage others in these same qualities. This is called better.”
अट्ठमं।
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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