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Numbered Discourses 4.139 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.139

14. Persons – 14. Puggalavagga

AN 4.139 Dhamma Speakers – Dhammakathikasutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, there are these four Dhamma speakers.

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, dhammakathikā.

1.2

What four?

Katame cattāro?

1.3

One Dhamma speaker speaks little and off topic.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco dhammakathiko appañca bhāsati asahitañca;

1.4

And their assembly can’t tell what’s on topic and what’s off topic.

parisā cassa na kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa.

1.5

Such an assembly regards such a Dhamma speaker simply as a Dhamma speaker.

Evarūpo, bhikkhave, dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.

2.1

One Dhamma speaker speaks little but stays on topic.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco dhammakathiko appañca bhāsati sahitañca;

2.2

And their assembly can tell what’s on topic and what’s off topic.

parisā cassa kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa.

2.3

Such an assembly regards such a Dhamma speaker simply as a Dhamma speaker.

Evarūpo, bhikkhave, dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.

3.1

One Dhamma speaker speaks much but off topic.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco dhammakathiko bahuñca bhāsati asahitañca;

3.2

And their assembly can’t tell what’s on topic and what’s off topic.

parisā cassa na kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa.

3.3

Such an assembly regards such a Dhamma speaker simply as a Dhamma speaker.

Evarūpo, bhikkhave, dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.

4.1

One Dhamma speaker speaks much and stays on topic.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco dhammakathiko bahuñca bhāsati sahitañca;

4.2

And their assembly can tell what’s on topic and what’s off topic.

parisā cassa kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa.

4.3

Such an assembly regards such a Dhamma speaker simply as a Dhamma speaker.

Evarūpo, bhikkhave, dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.

4.4

These are the four Dhamma speakers.”

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro dhammakathikā”ti.

4.5

 

Navamaṁ.