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Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.107 — 11. Sambodhavagga — Ruṇṇasutta

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1. an3.107:0.1

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.107

   Numbered Discourses 3.107

2. an3.107:0.2

   11. Sambodhavagga

   11. Awakening

3. an3.107:0.3

   Ruṇṇasutta

   Wailing

4. an3.107:1.1

   “Ruṇṇamidaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyassa vinaye yadidaṁ gītaṁ.

   “Singing is regarded as wailing in the training of the Noble One.

5. an3.107:1.2

   Ummattakamidaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyassa vinaye yadidaṁ naccaṁ.

   Dancing is regarded as madness.

6. an3.107:1.3

   Komārakamidaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyassa vinaye yadidaṁ ativelaṁ dantavidaṁsakahasitaṁ.

   Too much laughter, showing the teeth, is regarded as childish.

7. an3.107:1.4

   Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, setughāto gīte, setughāto nacce, alaṁ vo dhammappamoditānaṁ sataṁ sitaṁ sitamattāyā”ti.

   So break off singing and dancing; and when you’re appropriately pleased, it’s enough to simply smile.”

8. an3.107:1.5

   Pañcamaṁ.

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