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AN 5.248PTS AN 3.268Manoduccarita 21 min read

Bad Mental Conduct (2nd)

Dutiyamanoduccaritasutta

Drawbacks of bad mental conduct, and the reverse.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.248Numbered Discourses 5.248
  • 0.225. Duccaritavagga25. Bad Conduct

0.3DutiyamanoduccaritasuttaBad Mental Conduct (2nd)

1.1“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā manoduccarite …pe… ānisaṁsā manosucarite.“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad mental conduct … benefits in good mental conduct …”1.2Katame pañca?1.3Attāpi attānaṁ na upavadati;1.4anuvicca viññū pasaṁsanti;1.5kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati;1.6asaddhammā vuṭṭhāti;1.7saddhamme patiṭṭhāti.1.8Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā manosucarite”ti.

1.9Aṭṭhamaṁ.