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Numbered Discourses 4.83 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.83

9. Confirmed – 9. Macalavagga

AN 4.83 Where Criticism Takes You – Avaṇṇārahasutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, someone with four qualities is cast down to hell.

“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

1.2

What four?

Katamehi catūhi?

1.3

Without examining or scrutinizing, they praise those deserving of criticism,

Ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā avaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati,

1.4

and they criticize those deserving of praise.

ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā vaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati,

1.5

They arouse faith in things that are dubious, and they don’t arouse faith in things that are inspiring.

ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā appasādanīye ṭhāne pasādaṁ upadaṁseti, ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā pasādanīye ṭhāne appasādaṁ upadaṁseti—

1.6

Someone with these four qualities is cast down to hell.

imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

2.1

Someone with four qualities is raised up to heaven.

Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.

2.2

What four?

Katamehi catūhi?

2.3

After examining and scrutinizing, they criticize those deserving of criticism,

Anuvicca pariyogāhetvā avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati,

2.4

and they praise those deserving of praise.

anuvicca pariyogāhetvā vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati,

2.5

They don’t arouse faith in things that are dubious,

anuvicca pariyogāhetvā appasādanīye ṭhāne appasādaṁ upadaṁseti

2.6

and they do arouse faith in things that are inspiring.

anuvicca pariyogāhetvā pasādanīye ṭhāne pasādaṁ upadaṁseti—

2.7

Someone with these four qualities is raised up to heaven.”

imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.

2.8

 

Tatiyaṁ.