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    अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ४।२०३

    Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.203

    Numbered Discourses 4.203

    २१। सप्पुरिसवग्ग

    21. Sappurisavagga

    21. A Good Person

    सत्तकम्मसुत्त

    Sattakammasutta

    Seven Kinds of Deeds

    “असप्पुरिसञ्च वो, भिक्खवे, देसेस्सामि, असप्पुरिसेन असप्पुरिसतरञ्च; सप्पुरिसञ्च, सप्पुरिसेन सप्पुरिसतरञ्च। तं सुणाथ …पे…।

    “Asappurisañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, asappurisena asappurisatarañca; sappurisañca, sappurisena sappurisatarañca. Taṁ1 suṇātha …pe….

    “Bhikkhus, I will teach you a bad person and a worse person, a good person and a better person.

    “कतमो च, भिक्खवे, असप्पुरिसो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पाणातिपाती होति, अदिन्नादायी होति, कामेसुमिच्छाचारी होति, मुसावादी होति, पिसुणवाचो होति, फरुसवाचो होति, सम्फप्पलापी होति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, असप्पुरिसो।

    “Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asappuriso? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, pisuṇavāco hoti, pharusavāco hoti, samphappalāpī hoti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asappuriso.

    And what is a bad person? It’s someone who kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, and uses speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. This is called a bad person.

    कतमो च, भिक्खवे, असप्पुरिसेन असप्पुरिसतरो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो अत्तना च पाणातिपाती होति, परञ्च पाणातिपाते समादपेति; अत्तना च अदिन्नादायी होति, परञ्च अदिन्नादाने समादपेति; अत्तना च कामेसुमिच्छाचारी होति, परञ्च कामेसुमिच्छाचारे समादपेति; अत्तना च मुसावादी होति, परञ्च मुसावादे समादपेति; अत्तना च पिसुणवाचो होति, परञ्च पिसुणाय वाचाय समादपेति; अत्तना च फरुसवाचो होति, परञ्च फरुसाय वाचाय समादपेति; अत्तना च सम्फप्पलापी होति, परञ्च सम्फप्पलापे समादपेति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, असप्पुरिसेन असप्पुरिसतरो।

    Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asappurisena asappurisataro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca pāṇātipātī hoti, parañca pāṇātipāte samādapeti; attanā ca adinnādāyī hoti, parañca adinnādāne samādapeti; attanā ca kāmesumicchācārī hoti, parañca kāmesumicchācāre samādapeti; attanā ca musāvādī hoti, parañca musāvāde samādapeti; attanā ca pisuṇavāco hoti, parañca pisuṇāya vācāya samādapeti; attanā ca pharusavāco hoti, parañca pharusāya vācāya samādapeti; attanā ca samphappalāpī hoti, parañca samphappalāpe samādapeti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asappurisena asappurisataro.

    And what is a worse person? It’s someone who kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, and uses speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. And they encourage others to do these things. This is called a worse person.

    कतमो च, भिक्खवे, सप्पुरिसो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पाणातिपाता पटिविरतो होति, अदिन्नादाना पटिविरतो होति, कामेसुमिच्छाचारा पटिविरतो होति, मुसावादा पटिविरतो होति, पिसुणाय वाचाय पटिविरतो होति, फरुसाय वाचाय पटिविरतो, होति, सम्फप्पलापा पटिविरतो होति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, सप्पुरिसो।

    Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sappuriso? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato, hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sappuriso.

    And what is a good person? It’s someone who doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. This is called a good person.

    कतमो च, भिक्खवे, सप्पुरिसेन सप्पुरिसतरो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो अत्तना च पाणातिपाता पटिविरतो होति, परञ्च पाणातिपाता वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना च अदिन्नादाना पटिविरतो होति, परञ्च अदिन्नादाना वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना च कामेसुमिच्छाचारा पटिविरतो होति, परञ्च कामेसुमिच्छाचारा वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना च मुसावादा पटिविरतो होति, परञ्च मुसावादा वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना च पिसुणाय वाचाय पटिविरतो होति, परञ्च पिसुणाय वाचाय वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना च फरुसाय वाचाय पटिविरतो होति, परञ्च फरुसाय वाचाय वेरमणिया समादपेति; अत्तना च सम्फप्पलापा पटिविरतो होति, परञ्च सम्फप्पलापा वेरमणिया समादपेति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, सप्पुरिसेन सप्पुरिसतरो”ति।

    Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sappurisena sappurisataro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, parañca pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā ca adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, parañca adinnādānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā ca kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, parañca kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā ca musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, parañca musāvādā veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā ca pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, parañca pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā ca pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, parañca pharusāya vācāya veramaṇiyā samādapeti; attanā ca samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti, parañca samphappalāpā veramaṇiyā samādapeti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sappurisena sappurisataro”ti.

    And what is a better person? It’s someone who doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. And they encourage others to avoid these things. This is called a better person.”

    ततियं।

    Tatiyaṁ.





    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 »]




    Footnotes:
    1. Taṁ → tā (bj)

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