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Numbered Discourses 4.19 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.19

2. Walking – 2. Caravagga

AN 4.19 Prejudice (3rd) – Tatiyaagatisutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, there are these four ways of making prejudiced decisions.

“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, agatigamanāni.

1.2

What four?

Katamāni cattāri?

1.3

Making decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.

Chandāgatiṁ gacchati, dosāgatiṁ gacchati, mohāgatiṁ gacchati, bhayāgatiṁ gacchati—

1.4

These are the four ways of making prejudiced decisions.

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri agatigamanāni.

2.1

There are these four ways of making unprejudiced decisions.

Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, nāgatigamanāni.

2.2

What four?

Katamāni cattāri?

2.3

Making decisions unprejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.

Na chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati—

2.4

These are the four ways of making unprejudiced decisions.

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri nāgatigamanānīti.

3.1

If you act against the teaching

Chandā dosā bhayā mohā,

3.2

out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, or stupidity,

yo dhammaṁ ativattati;

3.3

your fame fades away,

Nihīyati tassa yaso,

3.4

like the moon in the waning fortnight.

kāḷapakkheva candimā.

4.1

If you don’t act against the teaching

Chandā dosā bhayā mohā,

4.2

out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, and stupidity,

yo dhammaṁ nātivattati;

4.3

your fame swells,

Āpūrati tassa yaso,

4.4

like the moon in the waxing fortnight.”

sukkapakkheva candimā”ti.

4.5

Navamaṁ.