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Linked Discourses 14.14 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.14

Chapter Two – 2. Dutiyavagga

SN 14.14 Bad Convictions – Hīnādhimuttikasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Bhikkhū, sentient beings come together and converge because of an element.

“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti.

Those who have bad convictions come together and converge with those who have bad convictions.

Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;

Those who have good convictions come together and converge with those who have good convictions.

kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.

In the past, too, sentient beings came together and converged because of an element. …

Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.

 

Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu;

 

kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.

In the future, too, sentient beings will come together and converge because of an element. …

Anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandissanti samessanti.

 

Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti;

 

kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti.

At present, too, sentient beings come together and converge because of an element.

Etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti.

Those who have bad convictions come together and converge with those who have bad convictions.

Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;

Those who have good convictions come together and converge with those who have good convictions.”

kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.