Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.173 — 17. Jāṇussoṇivagga — Tatiyaadhammasutta
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Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.173
Numbered Discourses 10.173
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17. Jāṇussoṇivagga
17. With Jānussoṇi
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Tatiyaadhammasutta
Bad Principles (3rd)
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“Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca;
“Mendicants, you should know bad principles and good principles.
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anattho ca veditabbo attho ca.
And you should know bad results and good results.
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Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabbaṁ.
Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.
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Katamo ca, bhikkhave, adhammo, katamo ca dhammo;
So what are bad principles? What are good principles? What are bad results? And what are good results?
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katamo ca anattho, katamo ca attho?
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Pāṇātipāto, bhikkhave, adhammo;
Killing living creatures is a bad principle.
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pāṇātipātā veramaṇī dhammo;
Refraining from killing living creatures is a good principle.
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ye ca pāṇātipātapaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṁ anattho;
And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by killing living creatures are bad results.
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pāṇātipātā veramaṇipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti, ayaṁ attho.
And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of not killing living creatures are good results.
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Adinnādānaṁ, bhikkhave, adhammo;
Stealing is a bad principle.
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adinnādānā veramaṇī dhammo …
Refraining from stealing is a good principle. …
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kāmesumicchācāro, bhikkhave, adhammo;
Sexual misconduct is a bad principle.
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kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇī dhammo …
Refraining from sexual misconduct is a good principle. …
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musāvādo, bhikkhave, adhammo;
Lying is a bad principle.
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musāvādā veramaṇī dhammo …
Refraining from lying is a good principle. …
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pisuṇā vācā, bhikkhave, adhammo;
Backbiting is a bad principle.
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pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī dhammo …
Refraining from divisive speech is a good principle. …
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pharusā vācā, bhikkhave, adhammo;
Harsh speech is a bad principle.
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pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī dhammo …
Refraining from harsh speech is a good principle. …
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samphappalāpo, bhikkhave, adhammo;
Talking nonsense is a bad principle.
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samphappalāpā veramaṇī dhammo …
Refraining from talking nonsense is a good principle. …
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abhijjhā, bhikkhave, adhammo;
Covetousness is a bad principle.
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anabhijjhā dhammo …
Contentment is a good principle. …
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byāpādo, bhikkhave, adhammo;
Ill will is a bad principle.
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abyāpādo dhammo ….
Good will is a good principle. …
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Micchādiṭṭhi, bhikkhave, adhammo;
Wrong view is a bad principle.
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sammādiṭṭhi dhammo;
Right view is a good principle.
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ye ca micchādiṭṭhipaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṁ anattho;
And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by wrong view are bad results.
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sammādiṭṭhipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti, ayaṁ attho.
And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of right view are good results.
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‘Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca;
‘You should know bad principles and good principles.
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anattho ca veditabbo attho ca.
And you should know bad results and good results.
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Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabban’ti,
Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.’
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iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttan”ti.
That’s what I said, and this is why I said it.”
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Sattamaṁ.
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