Aṅguttara Nikāya 11.4 — 1. Nissayavagga — Dutiyaupanisāsutta
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Aṅguttara Nikāya 11.4
Numbered Discourses 11.4
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1. Nissayavagga
1. Dependence
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Dutiyaupanisāsutta
Vital Conditions (2nd)
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Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi:
There Venerable Sāriputta addressed the mendicants:
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“āvuso bhikkhave”ti.
“Reverends, mendicants!”
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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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“Dussīlassa, āvuso, sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti avippaṭisāro,
“An unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for not having 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, āvuso, 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, āvuso, 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, āvuso, 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, āvuso, 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, āvuso, 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 pāmojjaṁ …pe…
When there are no regrets, one who has no regrets has fulfilled a vital condition for joy. …
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vimuttiñāṇadassanan”ti. …pe…
When there is dispassion, one who has fulfilled dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.”
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Catutthaṁ.
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