Numbered Discourses

25. The Chapter on Bad Conduct

Bad Conduct (2nd)

Aṅguttara Nikāya

25. Duccaritavagga

Dutiyaduccaritasutta

Numbered Discourses

25. The Chapter on Bad Conduct

Bad Conduct (2nd)

Aṅguttara Nikāya

25. Duccaritavagga

Dutiyaduccaritasutta

Drawbacks of bad conduct, and the reverse.

Ruta suttaAN 5.245Sutta PiṭakaAṅguttara Nikāya5. Pañcakanipāta5. Pañcamapaṇṇāsaka25. DuccaritavaggaDutiyaduccaritasutta

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Vista:

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct.What five?You blame yourself.After examination, sensible people criticize you.You get a bad reputation.You drift away from true teachings.You settle on untrue teachings.These are the five drawbacks of bad conduct.

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā duccarite. Katame pañca? Attāpi attānaṁ upavadati; anuvicca viññū garahanti; pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati; saddhammā vuṭṭhāti; asaddhamme patiṭṭhāti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā duccarite.

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct.

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā duccarite.

What five?

Katame pañca?

You blame yourself.

Attāpi attānaṁ upavadati;

After examination, sensible people criticize you.

anuvicca viññū garahanti;

You get a bad reputation.

pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati;

You drift away from true teachings.

saddhammā vuṭṭhāti;

You settle on untrue teachings.

asaddhamme patiṭṭhāti.

These are the five drawbacks of bad conduct.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā duccarite.

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā duccarite. What five?Katame pañca? You blame yourself.Attāpi attānaṁ upavadati; After examination, sensible people criticize you.anuvicca viññū garahanti; You get a bad reputation.pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati; You drift away from true teachings.saddhammā vuṭṭhāti; You settle on untrue teachings.asaddhamme patiṭṭhāti. These are the five drawbacks of bad conduct.Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā duccarite.

There are these five benefits of good conduct.What five?You don’t blame yourself.After examination, sensible people praise you.You get a good reputation.You drift away from untrue teachings.You settle on true teachings.These are the five benefits of good conduct.”

Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā sucarite. Katame pañca? Attāpi attānaṁ na upavadati; anuvicca viññū pasaṁsanti; kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati; asaddhammā vuṭṭhāti; saddhamme patiṭṭhāti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā sucarite”ti.

There are these five benefits of good conduct.

Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā sucarite.

What five?

Katame pañca?

You don’t blame yourself.

Attāpi attānaṁ na upavadati;

After examination, sensible people praise you.

anuvicca viññū pasaṁsanti;

You get a good reputation.

kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati;

You drift away from untrue teachings.

asaddhammā vuṭṭhāti;

You settle on true teachings.

saddhamme patiṭṭhāti.

These are the five benefits of good conduct.”

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā sucarite”ti.

There are these five benefits of good conduct.Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā sucarite. What five?Katame pañca? You don’t blame yourself.Attāpi attānaṁ na upavadati; After examination, sensible people praise you.anuvicca viññū pasaṁsanti; You get a good reputation.kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati; You drift away from untrue teachings.asaddhammā vuṭṭhāti; You settle on true teachings.saddhamme patiṭṭhāti. These are the five benefits of good conduct.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā sucarite”ti.

Pañcamaṁ.