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Assured

Visāradasutta

Confidence or lack thereof in layfolk is due to their precepts.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.172Numbered Discourses 5.172
  • 0.218. Upāsakavagga18. A Lay Follower

0.3VisāradasuttaAssured

1.1PTS 3.204“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako avisārado agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.“A lay follower living at home with five qualities is not self-assured.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Pāṇātipātī hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti.They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako avisārado agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.A lay follower living at home with these five qualities is not self-assured.

2.1Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako visārado agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.A lay follower living at home with these five qualities is self-assured.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti.They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.2.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako visārado agāraṁ ajjhāvasatī”ti.A lay follower living at home with these five qualities is self-assured.”

2.5Dutiyaṁ.