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Numbered Discourses 4.223 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.223

23. Bad Conduct – 23. Duccaritavagga

AN 4.223 Ungrateful – Akataññutāsutta

 

1.1

“When a foolish, incompetent bad person has four qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much bad karma.

“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati.

1.2

What four?

Katamehi catūhi?

1.3

Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being ungrateful and thankless.

Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, akataññutā akataveditā—

1.4

An astute person … makes much merit. … Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being grateful and thankful. …”

imehi …pe… kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena kataññutākataveditā …pe….

1.5

 

Tatiyaṁ.