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AN 5.21PTS AN 3.141 min read

Disrespect (1st)

Paṭhamaagāravasutta

If your basic practice is not there, you can’t go higher.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.21Numbered Discourses 5.21
  • 0.23. Pañcaṅgikavagga3. With Five Factors

0.3PaṭhamaagāravasuttaDisrespect (1st)

1.1PTS 3.15“So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso asabhāgavuttiko ‘sabrahmacārīsu ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.“Mendicants, it is quite impossible for a disrespectful and irreverent mendicant with incompatible lifestyle to fulfill the practice dealing with supplementary regulations regarding their spiritual companions.1.2‘Ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ aparipūretvā sekhaṁ dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.Without fulfilling the practice dealing with supplementary regulations, it’s impossible to fulfill the practice of a trainee.1.3‘Sekhaṁ dhammaṁ aparipūretvā sīlāni paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.Without fulfilling the practice of a trainee, it’s impossible to fulfill ethics.1.4‘Sīlāni aparipūretvā sammādiṭṭhiṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.Without fulfilling ethics, it’s impossible to fulfill right view.1.5‘Sammādiṭṭhiṁ aparipūretvā sammāsamādhiṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.Without fulfilling right view, it’s impossible to fulfill right immersion.

2.1So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso sabhāgavuttiko ‘sabrahmacārīsu ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.But it is quite possible for a respectful and reverent mendicant with compatible lifestyle to fulfill the practice dealing with supplementary regulations regarding their spiritual companions.2.2‘Ābhisamācārikaṁ dhammaṁ paripūretvā sekhaṁ dhammaṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.Having fulfilled the practice dealing with supplementary regulations, it’s possible to fulfill the practice of a trainee.2.3‘Sekhaṁ dhammaṁ paripūretvā sīlāni paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.Having fulfilled the practice of a trainee, it’s possible to fulfill ethics.2.4‘Sīlāni paripūretvā sammādiṭṭhiṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.Having fulfilled ethics, it’s possible to fulfill right view.2.5‘Sammādiṭṭhiṁ paripūretvā sammāsamādhiṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjatī”ti.Having fulfilled right view, it’s possible to fulfill right immersion.”

2.6Paṭhamaṁ.