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Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.168 — 17. Jāṇussoṇivagga — Ariyapaccorohaṇīsutta

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   Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.168

   Numbered Discourses 10.168

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   17. Jāṇussoṇivagga

   17. With Jānussoṇi

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   Ariyapaccorohaṇīsutta

   The Noble Descent

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   “Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paccorohaṇiṁ desessāmi.

   “Mendicants, I will teach you the noble descent.

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   Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

   Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

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   “Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

   “Yes, sir,” they replied.

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   Bhagavā etadavoca:

   The Buddha said this:

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   “Katamā ca, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī?

   “And what, mendicants, is the noble descent?

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   Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:

   It’s when a noble disciple reflects:

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    ‘pāṇātipātassa kho pāpako vipāko—

    ‘Killing living creatures has a bad result

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    diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.

    in the present life and in lives to come.’

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    So iti paṭisaṅkhāya pāṇātipātaṁ pajahati;

    Reflecting like this, they give up killing living creatures,

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    pāṇātipātā paccorohati.

    they descend from killing living creatures.

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    … ‘Adinnādānassa kho pāpako vipāko—

    … ‘Stealing has a bad result

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    diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.

    in the present life and in lives to come.’

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    So iti paṭisaṅkhāya adinnādānaṁ pajahati;

    Reflecting like this, they give up stealing,

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    adinnādānā paccorohati.

    they descend from stealing.

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    … ‘Kāmesumicchācārassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

    … ‘Sexual misconduct has a bad result …’ …

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    kāmesumicchācārā paccorohati.

    they descend from sexual misconduct.

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    … ‘Musāvādassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

    … ‘Lying has a bad result …’ …

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    musāvādā paccorohati.

    they descend from lying.

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    … ‘Pisuṇāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

    … ‘Backbiting has a bad result …’ …

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    pisuṇāya vācāya paccorohati.

    they descend from backbiting.

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    … ‘Pharusāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

    … ‘Harsh speech has a bad result …’ …

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    pharusāya vācāya paccorohati.

    they descend from harsh speech.

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    … ‘Samphappalāpassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

    … ‘Talking nonsense has a bad result …’ …

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    samphappalāpā paccorohati.

    they descend from talking nonsense.

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    … ‘Abhijjhāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

    … ‘Covetousness has a bad result …’ …

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    abhijjhāya paccorohati.

    they descend from covetousness.

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    … ‘Byāpādassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

    … ‘Ill will has a bad result …’ …

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    byāpādā paccorohati.

    they descend from ill will.

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    … ‘Micchādiṭṭhiyā kho pāpako vipāko diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.

    … ‘Wrong view has a bad result both in the present life and in lives to come.’

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    So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchādiṭṭhiṁ pajahati;

    Reflecting like this, they give up wrong view,

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    micchādiṭṭhiyā paccorohati.

    they descend from wrong view.

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    Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī”ti.

    This is called the noble descent.”

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    Dutiyaṁ.

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