AN 10 The Book of the Tens – Dasakanipāta > AN 10.43 Roots of Arguments (2nd)

Numbered Discourses 10.43 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.43

5. Abuse – 5. Akkosavagga

AN 10.43 Roots of Arguments (2nd) – Dutiyavivādamūlasutta

1.1

“Sir, how many roots of arguments are there?”

“Kati nu kho, bhante, vivādamūlānī”ti?

1.2

“Upāli, there are ten roots of arguments.

“Dasa kho, upāli, vivādamūlāni.

1.3

What ten?

Katamāni dasa?

1.4

It’s when a bhikkhu explains what is not an offense as an offense, and what is an offense as not an offense. They explain a light offense as a serious offense, and a serious offense as a light offense. They explain an offense committed with corrupt intention as an offense not committed with corrupt intention, and an offense not committed with corrupt intention as an offense committed with corrupt intention. They explain an offense requiring rehabilitation as an offense not requiring rehabilitation, and an offense not requiring rehabilitation as an offense requiring rehabilitation. They explain an offense with redress as an offense without redress, and an offense without redress as an offense with redress.

Idhupāli, bhikkhū anāpattiṁ āpattīti dīpenti, āpattiṁ an�pattīti dīpenti, lahukaṁ āpattiṁ garukāpattīti dīpenti, garukaṁ āpattiṁ lahukāpattīti dīpenti, duṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ aduṭṭhullāpattīti dīpenti, aduṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ duṭṭhullāpattīti dīpenti, sāvasesaṁ āpattiṁ anavasesāpattīti dīpenti, anavasesaṁ āpattiṁ sāvasesāpattīti dīpenti, sappaṭikammaṁ āpattiṁ appaṭikammāpattīti dīpenti, appaṭikammaṁ āpattiṁ sappaṭikammāpattīti dīpenti.

1.5

These are the ten roots of arguments.”

Imāni kho, upāli, dasa vivādamūlānī”ti.

1.6

Tatiyaṁ.