Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.68 — 7. Yamakavagga — Dutiyanaḷakapānasutta

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.68
Numbered Discourses 10.68
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7. Yamakavagga
7. Pairs
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Dutiyanaḷakapānasutta
At Naḷakapāna (2nd)
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Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā naḷakapāne viharati palāsavane.
At one time the Buddha stayed near Naḷakapāna in the grove of flame-of-the-forest trees.
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Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā tadahuposathe bhikkhusaṅghaparivuto nisinno hoti.
Now, at that time it was the sabbath, and the Buddha was sitting surrounded by the Saṅgha of monks.
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Atha kho bhagavā bahudeva rattiṁ bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṁsetvā tuṇhībhūtaṁ tuṇhībhūtaṁ bhikkhusaṅghaṁ anuviloketvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:
The Buddha spent much of the night educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the monks with a Dhamma talk. Then he looked around the Saṅgha of monks, who were so very silent. He addressed Venerable Sāriputta,
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“Vigatathinamiddho kho, sāriputta, bhikkhusaṅgho.
“Sāriputta, the Saṅgha of monks is rid of dullness and drowsiness.
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Paṭibhātu taṁ, sāriputta, bhikkhūnaṁ dhammī kathā.
Give them some Dhamma talk as you feel inspired.
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Piṭṭhi me āgilāyati;
My back is sore,
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tamahaṁ āyamissāmī”ti.
I’ll stretch it.”
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“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā sāriputto bhagavato paccassosi.
“Yes, sir,” Sāriputta replied.
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Atha kho bhagavā catugguṇaṁ saṅghāṭiṁ paññāpetvā dakkhiṇena passena sīhaseyyaṁ kappesi pāde pādaṁ accādhāya sato sampajāno uṭṭhānasaññaṁ manasi karitvā.
And then the Buddha spread out his outer robe folded in four and laid down in the lion’s posture—on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other—mindful and aware, and focused on the time of getting up.
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Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi:
There Sāriputta addressed the monks:
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“āvuso bhikkhave”ti.
“Reverends, monks!”
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“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ.
“Reverend,” they replied.
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Āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:
Sāriputta said this:
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“Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi …
“Reverends, whoever has no faith, conscience,
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ottappaṁ natthi …
prudence,
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vīriyaṁ natthi …
energy,
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paññā natthi …
and wisdom;
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sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …
who doesn’t want to listen,
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dhammadhāraṇā natthi …
doesn’t memorize the teachings,
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atthūpaparikkhā natthi …
examine their meaning,
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dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …
or practice accordingly,
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appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
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Seyyathāpi, āvuso, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena;
It’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.
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evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi …
In the same way, whoever has no faith, conscience,
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ottappaṁ natthi …
prudence,
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vīriyaṁ natthi …
energy,
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paññā natthi …
and wisdom;
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sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …
who doesn’t want to listen,
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dhammadhāraṇā natthi …
doesn’t memorize the teachings,
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atthūpaparikkhā natthi …
examine their meaning,
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dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …
or practice accordingly,
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appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
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Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī atthi …
Whoever has faith, conscience,
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ottappaṁ atthi …
prudence,
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vīriyaṁ atthi …
energy,
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paññā atthi …
and wisdom;
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sotāvadhānaṁ atthi …
who wants to listen,
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dhammadhāraṇā atthi …
memorizes the teachings,
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atthūpaparikkhā atthi …
examines their meaning,
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dhammānudhammappaṭipatti atthi …
practices accordingly,
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appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.
and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
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Seyyathāpi, āvuso, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena;
It’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.
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evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
In the same way, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom; who wants to listen, memorizes the teachings, examines their meaning, and practices accordingly,
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appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihānī”ti.
and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.”
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Atha kho bhagavā paccuṭṭhāya āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:
Then the Buddha got up and said to Venerable Sāriputta:
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“sādhu sādhu, sāriputta.
“Good, good, Sāriputta!
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Yassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu hirī natthi …
Whoever has no faith, conscience,
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ottappaṁ natthi …
prudence,
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paññā natthi …
energy,
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vīriyaṁ natthi …
and wisdom;
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sotāvadhānaṁ natthi …
who doesn’t want to listen,
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dhammadhāraṇā natthi …
doesn’t memorize the teachings,
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atthūpaparikkhā natthi …
examine their meaning,
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dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi …
or practice accordingly,
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appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
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Seyyathāpi, sāriputta, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena;
It’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.
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evamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
In the same way, whoever has no faith …
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appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.
and is negligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
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Yassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu hirī atthi …
Whoever has faith, conscience,
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ottappaṁ atthi …
prudence,
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vīriyaṁ atthi …
energy,
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paññā atthi …
and wisdom;
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sotāvadhānaṁ atthi …
who wants to listen,
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dhammadhāraṇā atthi …
memorizes the teachings,
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atthūpaparikkhā atthi …
examines their meaning,
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dhammānudhammappaṭipatti atthi …
practices accordingly,
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appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.
and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
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Seyyathāpi, sāriputta, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena;
It’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.
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evamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
In the same way, whoever has faith …
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appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihānī”ti.
and is diligent when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.”
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Aṭṭhamaṁ.

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