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Numbered Discourses 4.203 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.203

21. A Good Person – 21. Sappurisavagga

AN 4.203 Seven Kinds of Deeds – Sattakammasutta

 

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. Taṁ suṇātha …pe….

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, and uses speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, pisuṇavāco hoti, pharusavāco hoti, samphappalāpī 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, and uses speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. 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 pisuṇavāco hoti, parañca pisuṇāya vācāya samādapeti;

3.7

 

attanā ca pharusavāco hoti, parañca pharusāya vācāya samādapeti;

3.8

 

attanā ca samphappalāpī hoti, parañca samphappalāpe samādapeti.

3.9

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, or use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato, hoti, samphappalāpā 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, or use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. 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 pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, parañca pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

5.7

 

attanā ca pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, parañca pharusāya vācāya veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

5.8

 

attanā ca samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti, parañca samphappalāpā veramaṇiyā samādapeti.

5.9

This is called a better person.”

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sappurisena sappurisataro”ti.

5.10

 

Tatiyaṁ.