Suspected

Aṅguttara Nikāya

11. Phāsuvihāravagga

Ussaṅkitasutta

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Suspected

Aṅguttara Nikāya

11. Phāsuvihāravagga

Ussaṅkitasutta

Five reasons why even a good mendicant might be suspected of bad behavior.

Ruta suttaAN 5.102Sutta PiṭakaAṅguttara Nikāya5. Pañcakanipāta3. Tatiyapaṇṇāsaka11. PhāsuvihāravaggaUssaṅkitasutta

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“Mendicants, even if a monk is of impeccable character, he might be suspected and distrusted as a ‘bad monk’ for five reasons.

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ussaṅkitaparisaṅkito hoti pāpabhikkhūti api akuppadhammopi. *api akuppadhammopi → api akuppadhammo (bj, sya-all, km); api kuppadhammopi (pts1ed)

“Mendicants, even if a monk is of impeccable character, he might be suspected and distrusted as a ‘bad monk’ for five reasons.

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ussaṅkitaparisaṅkito hoti pāpabhikkhūti api akuppadhammopi. *

“Mendicants, even if a monk is of impeccable character, he might be suspected and distrusted as a ‘bad monk’ for five reasons.“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ussaṅkitaparisaṅkito hoti pāpabhikkhūti api akuppadhammopi. *api akuppadhammopi → api akuppadhammo (bj, sya-all, km); api kuppadhammopi (pts1ed)

What five?It’s when a monk resorts to prostitutes, widows, voluptuous girls, eunuchs, or nuns for alms.

Katamehi pañcahi? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vesiyāgocaro vā hoti, vidhavāgocaro vā hoti, thullakumārikāgocaro vā hoti, paṇḍakagocaro vā hoti, bhikkhunīgocaro vā hoti.

What five?

Katamehi pañcahi?

It’s when a monk resorts to prostitutes, widows, voluptuous girls, eunuchs, or nuns for alms.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vesiyāgocaro vā hoti, vidhavāgocaro vā hoti, thullakumārikāgocaro vā hoti, paṇḍakagocaro vā hoti, bhikkhunīgocaro vā hoti.

What five?Katamehi pañcahi? It’s when a monk resorts to prostitutes, widows, voluptuous girls, eunuchs, or nuns for alms.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vesiyāgocaro vā hoti, vidhavāgocaro vā hoti, thullakumārikāgocaro vā hoti, paṇḍakagocaro vā hoti, bhikkhunīgocaro vā hoti.

Even if a monk is of impeccable character, he might be suspected and distrusted as a ‘bad monk’ for these five reasons.”

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ussaṅkitaparisaṅkito hoti pāpabhikkhūti api akuppadhammopī”ti.

Even if a monk is of impeccable character, he might be suspected and distrusted as a ‘bad monk’ for these five reasons.”

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ussaṅkitaparisaṅkito hoti pāpabhikkhūti api akuppadhammopī”ti.

Even if a monk is of impeccable character, he might be suspected and distrusted as a ‘bad monk’ for these five reasons.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ussaṅkitaparisaṅkito hoti pāpabhikkhūti api akuppadhammopī”ti.

Dutiyaṁ.