AN 3 The Book of the Threes – Tikanipāta > AN 3.150 Broken (1st)

Numbered Discourses 3.150 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.150

15. Good Fortune – 15. Maṅgalavagga

AN 3.150 Broken (1st) – Paṭhamakhatasutta

1.1

“When a foolish, incompetent, bad person has three qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and reproved by sensible people, and they make much bad karma.

“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati.

1.2

What three?

Katamehi tīhi?

1.3

Unskillful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. …

Akusalena kāyakammena, akusalena vacīkammena, akusalena manokammena—

1.4

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati.

2.1

When an astute, competent, good person has three qualities they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much merit.

Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavati.

2.2

What three?

Katamehi tīhi?

2.3

Skillful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. …”

Kusalena kāyakammena, kusalena vacīkammena, kusalena manokammena …pe….

2.4

Pañcamaṁ.