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A Meal Assigner

Bhattuddesakasutta

Allocating meals prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.20Numbered Discourses 4.20
  • 0.22. Caravagga2. Walking

0.3BhattuddesakasuttaA Meal Assigner

1.1“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.“Mendicants, a meal assigner who has four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.1.2Katamehi catūhi?What four?1.3Chandāgatiṁ gacchati, dosāgatiṁ gacchati, mohāgatiṁ gacchati, bhayāgatiṁ gacchati—They make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.1.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.A meal assigner who has these four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

2.1Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.A meal designator who has four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.2.2Katamehi catūhi?What four?2.3Na chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati—They make decisions unprejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.2.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ saggeti.A meal assigner who has these four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.

3.1Ye keci kāmesu asaññatā janā,All those people with unbridled sensuality,3.2Adhammikā honti adhammagāravā;unprincipled, with no respect for principle,3.3Chandā dosā mohā ca bhayā gāmino,led astray by favoritism or hostility, <j>stupidity or cowardice,3.4Parisākasaṭo ca panesa vuccati.are called ‘an assembly of the dregs’:

4.1Evañhi vuttaṁ samaṇena jānatā,that’s what was said by the ascetic who knows.4.2Tasmā hi te sappurisā pasaṁsiyā;And so those praiseworthy true persons,4.3Dhamme ṭhitā ye na karonti pāpakaṁ,standing on principle, doing nothing wrong,4.4Na chandā na dosā na mohā na bhayā ca gāmino;not led astray by favoritism or hostility, <j>stupidity or cowardice,4.5Parisāya maṇḍo ca panesa vuccati,are called ‘an assembly of the cream’:4.6Evañhi vuttaṁ samaṇena jānatā”ti.that’s what was said by the ascetic who knows.”

4.7Dasamaṁ.

4.8Caravaggo dutiyo.

5.0Tassuddānaṁ

5.1Caraṁ sīlaṁ padhānāni,5.2saṁvaraṁ paññatti pañcamaṁ;5.3Sokhummaṁ tayo agatī,5.4bhattuddesena te dasāti.