Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.120 — 12. Āpāyikavagga — Paṭhamasoceyyasutta
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Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.120
Numbered Discourses 3.120
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12. Āpāyikavagga
12. Bound for Loss
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Paṭhamasoceyyasutta
Purity (1st)
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“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, soceyyāni.
“Mendicants, there are these three kinds of purity.
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Katamāni tīṇi?
What three?
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Kāyasoceyyaṁ, vacīsoceyyaṁ, manosoceyyaṁ.
Purity of body, speech, and mind.
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Katamañca, bhikkhave, kāyasoceyyaṁ?
And what is purity of body?
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Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti.
It’s when someone doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct.
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Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kāyasoceyyaṁ.
This is called ‘purity of body’.
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Katamañca, bhikkhave, vacīsoceyyaṁ?
And what is purity of speech?
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Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti.
It’s when someone doesn’t use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical.
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Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, vacīsoceyyaṁ.
This is called ‘purity of speech’.
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Katamañca, bhikkhave, manosoceyyaṁ?
And what is purity of mind?
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Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco anabhijjhālu hoti abyāpannacitto sammādiṭṭhiko.
It’s when someone is content, kind-hearted, and has right view.
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Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, manosoceyyaṁ.
This is called ‘purity of mind’.
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Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi soceyyānī”ti.
These are the three kinds of purity.”
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Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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