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Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.78 — 8. Ākaṅkhavagga — Nigaṇṭhasutta

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   Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.78

   Numbered Discourses 10.78

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   8. Ākaṅkhavagga

   8. If You Want

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   Nigaṇṭhasutta

   Jains

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   “Dasahi, bhikkhave, asaddhammehi samannāgatā nigaṇṭhā.

   “Mendicants, Jain ascetics possess ten bad qualities.

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   Katamehi dasahi?

   What ten?

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   Assaddhā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā;

   They’re faithless and

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   dussīlā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā;

   unethical,

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   ahirikā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā;

   without conscience

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   anottappino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā;

   or prudence,

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    asappurisasambhattino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā;

    and devoted to untrue persons.

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    attukkaṁsakaparavambhakā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā;

    They glorify themselves and put others down.

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    sandiṭṭhiparāmāsā ādhānaggāhī duppaṭinissaggino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā;

    They’re attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go.

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    kuhakā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā;

    They’re deceptive,

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    pāpicchā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā;

    with corrupt wishes

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    pāpamittā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā—

    and bad friends.

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    imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi asaddhammehi samannāgatā nigaṇṭhā”ti.

    Jain ascetics possess these ten bad qualities.”

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    Aṭṭhamaṁ.

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