Aṅguttara Nikāya 1 — 3. Akammaniyavagga

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 1
Numbered Discourses 1.21–30
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3. Akammaniyavagga
The Chapter on the Unworkable
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ abhāvitaṁ akammaniyaṁ hoti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it’s not developed like this, is as unworkable as the mind.
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Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, abhāvitaṁ akammaniyaṁ hotī”ti.
An undeveloped mind is unworkable.”
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Paṭhamaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bhāvitaṁ kammaniyaṁ hoti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it is developed like this, is as workable as the mind.
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Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvitaṁ kammaniyaṁ hotī”ti.
A developed mind is workable.”
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Dutiyaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ abhāvitaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it’s not developed like this, is so very harmful as the mind.
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Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, abhāvitaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
An undeveloped mind is very harmful.”
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Tatiyaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bhāvitaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it is developed like this, is so very beneficial as the mind.
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Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvitaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
A developed mind is very beneficial.”
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Catutthaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ abhāvitaṁ apātubhūtaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it’s not developed, with such untapped potential, is so very harmful as the mind.
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Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, abhāvitaṁ apātubhūtaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
An undeveloped mind, with untapped potential, is very harmful.”
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Pañcamaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bhāvitaṁ pātubhūtaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it is developed, with its potential realized, is so very beneficial as the mind.
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Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvitaṁ pātubhūtaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
A developed mind, with its potential realized, is very beneficial.”
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Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ abhāvitaṁ abahulīkataṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it’s not developed and cultivated, is so very harmful as the mind.
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Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, abhāvitaṁ abahulīkataṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
An undeveloped and uncultivated mind is very harmful.”
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Sattamaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it is developed and cultivated, is so very beneficial as the mind.
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Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
A developed and cultivated mind is very beneficial.”
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Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ abhāvitaṁ abahulīkataṁ dukkhādhivahaṁ hoti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it’s not developed and cultivated, brings such suffering as the mind.
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Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, abhāvitaṁ abahulīkataṁ dukkhādhivahaṁ hotī”ti.
An undeveloped and uncultivated mind brings suffering.”
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Navamaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ sukhādhivahaṁ hoti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it is developed and cultivated, brings such happiness as the mind.
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Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ sukhādhivahaṁ hotī”ti.
A developed and cultivated mind brings happiness.”
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Dasamaṁ.
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Akammaniyavaggo tatiyo.

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