Aṅguttara Nikāya 1 — 6. Accharāsaṅghātavagga

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 1
Numbered Discourses 1.51–60
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6. Accharāsaṅghātavagga
The Chapter on a Finger-Snap
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“Pabhassaramidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“This mind, mendicants, is radiant.
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Tañca kho āgantukehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhaṁ.
But it is corrupted by passing corruptions.
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Taṁ assutavā puthujjano yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.
An unlearned ordinary person does not truly understand this.
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Tasmā ‘assutavato puthujjanassa cittabhāvanā natthī’ti vadāmī”ti.
So I say that the unlearned ordinary person has no development of the mind.”
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Paṭhamaṁ.
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“Pabhassaramidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“This mind, mendicants, is radiant.
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Tañca kho āgantukehi upakkilesehi vippamuttaṁ.
And it is freed from passing corruptions.
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Taṁ sutavā ariyasāvako yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.
A learned noble disciple truly understands this.
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Tasmā ‘sutavato ariyasāvakassa cittabhāvanā atthī’ti vadāmī”ti.
So I say that the learned noble disciple has development of the mind.”
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Dutiyaṁ.
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“Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mettācittaṁ āsevati;
“If, mendicants, a mendicant cultivates a mind of love even as long as a finger-snap,
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ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave:
they’re called
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‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’.
a mendicant who does not lack absorption, who follows the Teacher’s instructions, who responds to advice, and who does not eat the country’s alms in vain.
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Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti.
How much more so those who make much of it!”
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Tatiyaṁ.
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“Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mettācittaṁ bhāveti;
“If, mendicants, a mendicant develops a mind of love even as long as a finger-snap,
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ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave:
they’re called
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‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’.
a mendicant who does not lack absorption, who follows the Teacher’s instructions, who responds to advice, and who does not eat the country’s alms in vain.
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Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti.
How much more so those who make much of it!”
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Catutthaṁ.
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“Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mettācittaṁ manasi karoti;
“If, mendicants, a mendicant focuses on a mind of love even as long as a finger-snap,
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ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave:
they’re called
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‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’.
a mendicant who does not lack absorption, who follows the Teacher’s instructions, who responds to advice, and who does not eat the country’s alms in vain.
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Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti.
How much more so those who make much of it!”
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Pañcamaṁ.
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“Ye keci, bhikkhave, dhammā akusalā akusalabhāgiyā akusalapakkhikā, sabbe te manopubbaṅgamā.
“Mendicants, intention shapes all phenomena whatsoever that are unskillful, part of the unskillful, on the side of the unskillful.
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Mano tesaṁ dhammānaṁ paṭhamaṁ uppajjati, anvadeva akusalā dhammā”ti.
Intention is the first of those phenomena to arise, and unskillful phenomena follow right behind.”
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Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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“Ye keci, bhikkhave, dhammā kusalā kusalabhāgiyā kusalapakkhikā, sabbe te manopubbaṅgamā.
“Mendicants, intention shapes all phenomena whatsoever that are skillful, part of the skillful, on the side of the skillful.
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Mano tesaṁ dhammānaṁ paṭhamaṁ uppajjati, anvadeva kusalā dhammā”ti.
Intention is the first of those phenomena to arise, and skillful phenomena follow right behind.”
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Sattamaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yena anuppannā vā akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā vā kusalā dhammā parihāyanti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, pamādo.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to unskillful qualities, or makes skillful qualities decline like negligence.
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Pamattassa, bhikkhave, anuppannā ceva akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā ca kusalā dhammā parihāyantī”ti.
When you’re negligent, unskillful qualities arise and skillful qualities decline.”
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Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yena anuppannā vā kusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā vā akusalā dhammā parihāyanti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, appamādo.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to skillful qualities, or makes unskillful qualities decline like diligence.
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Appamattassa, bhikkhave, anuppannā ceva kusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā ca akusalā dhammā parihāyantī”ti.
When you’re diligent, skillful qualities arise and unskillful qualities decline.”
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Navamaṁ.
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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yena anuppannā vā akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā vā kusalā dhammā parihāyanti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kosajjaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to unskillful qualities, or makes skillful qualities decline like laziness.
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Kusītassa, bhikkhave, anuppannā ceva akusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā ca kusalā dhammā parihāyantī”ti.
When you’re lazy, unskillful qualities arise and skillful qualities decline.”
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Dasamaṁ.
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Accharāsaṅghātavaggo chaṭṭho.

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