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Numbered Discourses 4.263 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.263

26. Insight – 26. Abhiññāvagga

AN 4.263 Deeds – Kammasutta

 

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

Blameworthy deeds by way of body, speech, and mind, and blameworthy view.

Sāvajjena kāyakammena, sāvajjena vacīkammena, sāvajjena manokammena, sāvajjāya diṭṭhiyā—

1.4

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

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

2.1

When an astute, competent good person has four qualities they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much merit.

Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavati.

2.2

What four?

Katamehi catūhi?

2.3

Blameless deeds by way of body, speech, and mind, and blameless view.

Anavajjena kāyakammena, anavajjena vacīkammena, anavajjena manokammena, anavajjāya diṭṭhiyā—

2.4

When an astute, competent good person has these four qualities they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they make much merit.”

imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavatī”ti.

2.5

 

Dasamaṁ.

2.6

 

Abhiññāvaggo chaṭṭho.

3.0

 

Tassuddānaṁ

3.1

 

Abhiññā pariyesanā,

3.2

 

saṅgahaṁ mālukyaputto;

3.3

 

Kulaṁ dve ca ājānīyā,

3.4

 

balaṁ araññakammunāti.