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Numbered Discourses 4.201 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.201

21. A Good Person – 21. Sappurisavagga

AN 4.201 Training Rules – Sikkhāpadasutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, I will teach you a bad person and a worse person,

“Asappurisañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, asappurisena asappurisatarañca;

1.2

a good person and a better person.

sappurisañca, sappurisena sappurisatarañca.

1.3

Listen and pay close attention, I will speak.”

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

1.4

“Yes, sir,” they replied.

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

1.5

The Buddha said this:

Bhagavā etadavoca:

2.1

“And what is a bad person?

“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asappuriso?

2.2

It’s someone who kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, lies, and uses alcoholic drinks that cause negligence.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti.

2.3

This is called a bad person.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asappuriso.

3.1

And what is a worse person?

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asappurisena asappurisataro?

3.2

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.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca pāṇātipātī hoti, parañca pāṇātipāte samādapeti;

3.3

 

attanā ca adinnādāyī hoti, parañca adinnādāne samādapeti;

3.4

 

attanā ca kāmesumicchācārī hoti, parañca kāmesumicchācāre samādapeti;

3.5

 

attanā ca musāvādī hoti, parañca musāvāde samādapeti;

3.6

 

attanā ca surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti, parañca surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāne samādapeti.

3.7

This is called a worse person.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asappurisena asappurisataro.

4.1

And what is a good person?

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sappuriso?

4.2

It’s someone who doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or use alcoholic drinks that cause negligence.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti.

4.3

This is called a good person.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sappuriso.

5.1

And what is a better person?

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sappurisena sappurisataro?

5.2

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.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, parañca pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

5.3

 

attanā ca adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, parañca adinnādānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

5.4

 

attanā ca kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, parañca kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

5.5

 

attanā ca musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, parañca musāvādā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

5.6

 

attanā ca surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti, parañca surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti.

5.7

This is called a better person.”

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sappurisena sappurisataro”ti.

5.8

 

Paṭhamaṁ.