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Broken (4th)

Catutthakhatasutta

Pure deeds keep you whole.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.153Numbered Discourses 3.153
  • 0.215. Maṅgalavagga15. Good Fortune

0.3CatutthakhatasuttaBroken (4th)

1.1“Tīhi, bhikkhave …pe…“When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has three qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. …1.2asucinā kāyakammena, asucinā vacīkammena, asucinā manokammena …pe….Impure deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. …

2.1Tīhi, bhikkhave …pe…When an astute, competent true person has three qualities they keep themselves intact and unscathed. …2.2sucinā kāyakammena, sucinā vacīkammena, sucinā manokammena—Pure deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. …”

2.3Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavatī”ti.

2.4Aṭṭhamaṁ.