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Paṭhamakhatasutta

Wholesome deeds keep you whole.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.150Numbered Discourses 3.150
  • 0.215. Maṅgalavagga15. Good Fortune

0.3PaṭhamakhatasuttaBroken (1st)

1.1“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati.“When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has three qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and reproved by sensible people, and they brim with much wickedness.1.2Katamehi tīhi?What three?1.3Akusalena kāyakammena, akusalena vacīkammena, akusalena manokammena—Unskillful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. …

1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati.

2.1Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavati.When an astute, competent true person has three qualities they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they brim with much merit.2.2Katamehi tīhi?What three?2.3Kusalena kāyakammena, kusalena vacīkammena, kusalena manokammena …pe….Skillful deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. …”

2.4Pañcamaṁ.