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AN 10.199–210PTS AN 5.281Nasevitabbādi1 min read

Should Not Associate, Etc.

Aparapuggalavagga

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.199–210Numbered Discourses 10.199–210
  • 0.220. Aparapuggalavagga20. Another Chapter on Individuals

0.3NasevitabbādisuttaShould Not Associate, Etc.

1.1“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo na sevitabbo.“Mendicants, you should not associate with an individual who possesses ten qualities.1.2Katamehi dasahi?What ten?1.3Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, pisuṇavāco hoti, pharusavāco hoti, samphappalāpī hoti, abhijjhālu hoti, byāpannacitto hoti, micchādiṭṭhiko hoti—They kill living creatures, steal, and commit sexual misconduct. They use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. And they’re covetous, malicious, with wrong view.1.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato puggalo na sevitabbo.You should not associate with an individual who possesses these ten qualities.

2.1PTS 5.282Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo sevitabbo.You should associate with an individual who possesses ten qualities.2.2Katamehi dasahi?What ten?2.3Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti, anabhijjhālu hoti, abyāpannacitto hoti, sammādiṭṭhiko hoti—They don’t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct. They don’t use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. They’re contented, kind-hearted, with right view.2.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato puggalo sevitabbo.You should associate with an individual who possesses these ten qualities.”

3.1Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo na bhajitabbo …pe…“Mendicants, you should not frequent an individual who possesses ten qualities …3.2bhajitabbo …You should frequent …”3.3na payirupāsitabbo …“You should not pay homage …3.4payirupāsitabbo …You should pay homage …”3.5na pujjo hoti …“You should not venerate …3.6pujjo hoti …You should venerate …”3.7na pāsaṁso hoti …“You should not praise …3.8pāsaṁso hoti …You should praise …”3.9agāravo hoti …“You should not revere …3.10gāravo hoti …You should revere …”3.11appatisso hoti …“You should not defer to …3.12sappatisso hoti …You should defer to …”3.13na ārādhako hoti …“Someone is not a success …3.14ārādhako hoti …Someone is a success …”3.15na visujjhati …“Someone is not pure …3.16visujjhati …Someone is pure …”3.17mānaṁ nādhibhoti …“Someone does not win over conceit …3.18mānaṁ adhibhoti …Someone wins over conceit …”3.19paññāya na vaḍḍhati …“Someone does not grow in wisdom …3.20paññāya vaḍḍhati …pe….Someone grows in wisdom …”

4.1Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo bahuṁ apuññaṁ pasavati …“An individual who possesses these ten qualities brims with much wickedness. …4.2bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavati.An individual who possesses these ten qualities brims with much merit.4.3Katamehi dasahi?What ten?4.4Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti, anabhijjhālu hoti, abyāpannacitto hoti, sammādiṭṭhiko hoti—They don’t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct. They don’t use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. They’re contented, kind-hearted, with right view.4.5imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato puggalo bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavatī”ti.An individual who possesses these ten qualities brims with much merit.”

4.6Aparapuggalavaggo pañcamo.

4.7Catuttho paṇṇāsako samatto.