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Numbered Discourses 7.24 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.24
3. The Vajji Seven – 3. Vajjisattakavagga
AN 7.24 Non-Decline for Bhikkhū (2nd) – Dutiyasattakasutta
1.1
“Bhikkhū, I will teach you seven dhamma that prevent decline.
“Satta vo, bhikkhave, aparihāniye dhamme desessāmi.
1.2
Listen and pay close attention …
Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha …pe…
1.3
And what are the seven dhamma that prevent decline?
katame ca, bhikkhave, satta aparihāniyā dhammā?
2.1
As long as the bhikkhū don’t relish work, loving it and liking to relish it, they can expect growth, not decline.
Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū na kammārāmā bhavissanti, na kammaratā, na kammārāmataṁ anuyuttā; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.
3.1
As long as they don’t enjoy talk …
Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū na bhassārāmā bhavissanti …pe…
3.2
sleep …
na niddārāmā bhavissanti …
3.3
company …
na saṅgaṇikārāmā bhavissanti …
3.4
they don’t have wicked desires, falling under the sway of wicked desires …
na pāpicchā bhavissanti na pāpikānaṁ icchānaṁ vasaṁ gatā …
3.5
they don’t have bad friends, companions, and associates …
na pāpamittā bhavissanti na pāpasahāyā na pāpasampavaṅkā …
3.6
they don’t stop half-way after achieving some insignificant distinction, they can expect growth, not decline.
na oramattakena visesādhigamena antarāvosānaṁ āpajjissanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.
4.1
As long as these seven dhamma that prevent decline last among the bhikkhū, and as long as the bhikkhū are seen following them, they can expect growth, not decline.”
Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, ime satta aparihāniyā dhammā bhikkhūsu ṭhassanti, imesu ca sattasu aparihāniyesu dhammesu bhikkhū sandississanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihānī”ti.
4.2
Catutthaṁ.