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Disrespect (1st)

Paṭhamaagāravasutta

A disrespectful mendicant with five bad qualities fails in the Dharma.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.9Numbered Discourses 5.9
  • 0.21. Sekhabalavagga1. Powers of a Trainee

0.3PaṭhamaagāravasuttaDisrespect (1st)

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.“Mendicants, a disrespectful and irreverent mendicant with five qualities fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Assaddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.A disrespectful and irreverent mendicant who is faithless …1.4Ahiriko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.shameless …1.5Anottappī, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.imprudent …1.6Kusīto, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.lazy …1.7Duppañño, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.witless fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.1.8Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.A disrespectful and irreverent mendicant with these five qualities fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.

2.1PTS 3.8Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.A respectful and reverent mendicant with five qualities doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Saddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.A respectful and reverent mendicant who is faithful …2.4Hirīmā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.conscientious …2.5Ottappī, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.prudent …2.6Āraddhavīriyo, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.energetic …2.7Paññavā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.wise doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.2.8Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme”ti.A respectful and reverent mendicant with these five qualities doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.”

2.9Navamaṁ.