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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ४।२०१
Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.201
Numbered Discourses 4.201
२१। सप्पुरिसवग्ग
21. Sappurisavagga
21. A Good Person
सिक्खापदसुत्त
Sikkhāpadasutta
Training Rules
“असप्पुरिसञ्च वो, भिक्खवे, देसेस्सामि, असप्पुरिसेन असप्पुरिसतरञ्च; सप्पुरिसञ्च, सप्पुरिसेन सप्पुरिसतरञ्च। तं सुणाथ, साधुकं मनसि करोथ, भासिस्सामी”ति।
“Asappurisañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, asappurisena asappurisatarañca; sappurisañca, sappurisena sappurisatarañca. Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.
“Bhikkhus, I will teach you a bad person and a worse person, a good person and a better person. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”
“एवं, भन्ते”ति खो ते भिक्खू भगवतो पच्चस्सोसुं। भगवा एतदवोच:
“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. Bhagavā etadavoca:
“Yes, sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this:
“कतमो च, भिक्खवे, असप्पुरिसो? इध, भिक्खवे, एकच्चो पाणातिपाती होति, अदिन्नादायी होति, कामेसुमिच्छाचारी होति, मुसावादी होति, सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठायी होति। अयं वुच्चति, भिक्खवे, असप्पुरिसो।
“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asappuriso? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asappuriso.
“And what is a bad person? It’s someone who kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, lies, and uses alcoholic drinks that cause negligence. 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 सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठायी होति, परञ्च सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाने 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 surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti, parañca surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāne samādapeti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asappurisena asappurisataro.
And what is a worse person? It’s someone who kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, lies, and uses alcoholic drinks that cause negligence. 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, सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना 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, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā 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, lie, or use alcoholic drinks that cause negligence. 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 सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना पटिविरतो होति, परञ्च सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना 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 surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti, parañca surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā 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, lie, or use alcoholic drinks that cause negligence. And they encourage others to avoid these things. This is called a better person.”
पठमं।
Paṭhamaṁ.
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