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AN 5.245PTS AN 3.268Duccarita 21 min read

Bad Conduct (2nd)

Dutiyaduccaritasutta

Drawbacks of bad conduct, and the reverse.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.245Numbered Discourses 5.245
  • 0.225. Duccaritavagga25. Bad Conduct

0.3DutiyaduccaritasuttaBad Conduct (2nd)

1.1“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā duccarite.“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Attāpi attānaṁ upavadati;You blame yourself.1.4anuvicca viññū garahanti;After examination, sensible people criticize you.1.5pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati;You get a bad reputation.1.6saddhammā vuṭṭhāti;You drift away from true teachings.1.7asaddhamme patiṭṭhāti.You settle on untrue teachings.1.8Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā duccarite.These are the five drawbacks of bad conduct.

2.1Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā sucarite.There are these five benefits of good conduct.2.2Katame pañca?What five?2.3Attāpi attānaṁ na upavadati;You don’t blame yourself.2.4anuvicca viññū pasaṁsanti;After examination, sensible people praise you.2.5kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati;You get a good reputation.2.6asaddhammā vuṭṭhāti;You drift away from untrue teachings.2.7saddhamme patiṭṭhāti.You settle on true teachings.2.8Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā sucarite”ti.These are the five benefits of good conduct.”

2.9Pañcamaṁ.