Aṅguttara Nikāya 11.3 — 1. Nissayavagga — Paṭhamaupanisāsutta
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Aṅguttara Nikāya 11.3
Numbered Discourses 11.3
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1. Nissayavagga
1. Dependence
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Paṭhamaupanisāsutta
Vital Conditions (1st)
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“Dussīlassa, bhikkhave, sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti avippaṭisāro.
“Mendicants, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for having no regrets.
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Avippaṭisāre asati avippaṭisāravipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti pāmojjaṁ.
When there are regrets, one who has regrets has destroyed a vital condition for joy.
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Pāmojje asati pāmojjavipannassa hatūpanisā hoti pīti.
When there is no joy, one who lacks joy has destroyed a vital condition for rapture.
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Pītiyā asati pītivipannassa hatūpanisā hoti passaddhi.
When there is no rapture, one who lacks rapture has destroyed a vital condition for tranquility.
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Passaddhiyā asati passaddhivipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti sukhaṁ.
When there is no tranquility, one who lacks tranquility has destroyed a vital condition for bliss.
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Sukhe asati sukhavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti sammāsamādhi.
When there is no bliss, one who lacks bliss has destroyed a vital condition for right immersion.
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Sammāsamādhimhi asati sammāsamādhivipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṁ.
When there is no right immersion, one who lacks right immersion has destroyed a vital condition for true knowledge and vision.
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Yathābhūtañāṇadassane asati yathābhūtañāṇadassanavipannassa hatūpanisā hoti nibbidā.
When there is no true knowledge and vision, one who lacks true knowledge and vision has destroyed a vital condition for disillusionment.
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Nibbidāya asati nibbidāvipannassa hatūpaniso hoti virāgo.
When there is no disillusionment, one who lacks disillusionment has destroyed a vital condition for dispassion.
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Virāge asati virāgavipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.
When there is no dispassion, one who lacks dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.
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Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, rukkho sākhāpalāsavipanno. Tassa papaṭikāpi na pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi … pheggupi … sāropi na pāripūriṁ gacchati.
Suppose there was a tree that lacked branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would not grow to fullness.
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Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dussīlassa sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti avippaṭisāro,
In the same way, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for having no regrets.
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avippaṭisāre asati avippaṭisāravipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti pāmojjaṁ …pe…
When there are regrets, one who has regrets has destroyed a vital condition for joy. …
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vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.
When there is no dispassion, one who lacks dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.
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Sīlavato, bhikkhave, sīlasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti avippaṭisāro,
An ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for not having regrets.
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avippaṭisāre sati avippaṭisārasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti pāmojjaṁ,
When there are no regrets, one who has no regrets has fulfilled a vital condition for joy.
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pāmojje sati pāmojjasampannassa upanisasampannā hoti pīti,
When there is joy, one who has fulfilled joy has fulfilled a vital condition for rapture.
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pītiyā sati pītisampannassa upanisasampannā hoti passaddhi,
When there is rapture, one who has fulfilled rapture has fulfilled a vital condition for tranquility.
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passaddhiyā sati passaddhisampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti sukhaṁ,
When there is tranquility, one who has fulfilled tranquility has fulfilled a vital condition for bliss.
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sukhe sati sukhasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti sammāsamādhi,
When there is bliss, one who has fulfilled bliss has fulfilled a vital condition for right immersion.
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sammāsamādhimhi sati sammāsamādhisampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṁ,
When there is right immersion, one who has fulfilled right immersion has fulfilled a vital condition for true knowledge and vision.
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yathābhūtañāṇadassane sati yathābhūtañāṇadassanasampannassa upanisasampannā hoti nibbidā,
When there is true knowledge and vision, one who has fulfilled true knowledge and vision has fulfilled a vital condition for disillusionment.
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nibbidāya sati nibbidāsampannassa upanisasampanno hoti virāgo,
When there is disillusionment, one who has fulfilled disillusionment has fulfilled a vital condition for dispassion.
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virāge sati virāgasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.
When there is dispassion, one who has fulfilled dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.
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Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, rukkho sākhāpalāsasampanno. Tassa papaṭikāpi pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi … pheggupi … sāropi pāripūriṁ gacchati.
Suppose there was a tree that was complete with branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would grow to fullness.
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Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sīlavato sīlasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti avippaṭisāro,
In the same way, an ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for not having regrets.
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avippaṭisāre sati avippaṭisārasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti …pe…
When there are no regrets, one who has no regrets has fulfilled a vital condition for joy. …
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vimuttiñāṇadassanan”ti.
When there is dispassion, one who has fulfilled dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.”
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Tatiyaṁ.
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