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Beginning With the Shameless

Ahirikamūlakasutta

Those of bad qualities associate together, while those of good qualities associate together.

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

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0.3AhirikamūlakasuttaBeginning With the Shameless

1.1PTS 2.163Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Dhātusova …pe…“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element:1.3ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, ottappino ottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti …pe….the unconscientious with the unconscientious … imprudent … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … prudent … wise.

2.1Ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, appassutā appassutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, bahussutā bahussutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti …pe….… shameless … unlearned … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … learned … wise.

3.1Ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, kusītā kusītehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, āraddhavīriyā āraddhavīriyehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti …pe….… shameless … lazy … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … energetic … wise.

4.1Ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, muṭṭhassatino muṭṭhassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, upaṭṭhitassatino upaṭṭhitassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti …pe….… shameless … unmindful … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … mindful … wise.”

4.2Navamaṁ.