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Numbered Discourses 4.204 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.204

21. A Good Person – 21. Sappurisavagga

AN 4.204 Ten Kinds of Deeds – Dasakammasutta

 

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, and commits sexual misconduct. They use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. And they’re covetous, malicious, with wrong view.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, pisuṇavāco hoti, pharusavāco hoti, samphappalāpī hoti, abhijjhālu hoti, byāpannacitto hoti, micchādiṭṭhiko 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, and commits sexual misconduct. They use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. They’re covetous, malicious, with wrong view. And they encourage others to do these things.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca pāṇātipātī hoti, parañca pāṇātipāte samādapeti …pe… attanā ca abhijjhālu hoti, parañca abhijjhāya samādapeti;

3.3

 

attanā ca byāpannacitto hoti, parañca byāpāde samādapeti, attanā ca micchādiṭṭhiko hoti, parañca micchādiṭṭhiyā samādapeti.

3.4

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, or commit sexual misconduct. They don’t use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. And they’re contented, kind-hearted, with right view.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti …pe… anabhijjhālu hoti, abyāpannacitto hoti, sammādiṭṭhiko 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, or commit sexual misconduct. They don’t use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. They’re contented, kind-hearted, with right view. And they encourage others to do these things.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, parañca pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti …pe… attanā ca anabhijjhālu hoti, parañca anabhijjhāya samādapeti;

5.3

 

attanā ca abyāpannacitto hoti, parañca abyāpāde samādapeti;

5.4

 

attanā ca sammādiṭṭhiko hoti, parañca sammādiṭṭhiyā samādapeti.

5.5

This is called a better person.”

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sappurisena sappurisataro”ti.

5.6

 

Catutthaṁ.