Aṇguttara Nikāya
X. Dasaka-Nipāta
XVI: Puggala-Vagga
The Book of the Tens
Suttas 155-166
Persons
Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds
Sutta 155
Sevitabba Suttaṃ[1]
To Be Followed
Once upon a time, The Lucky Man,
said this:[2]
"Characterized by these ten things, beggars,
a person should not be followed.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,[3]
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things
characterized by which
a person should not be followed.
■
"Characterized by these ten things, beggars,
a person should be followed.
What ten?
having consummate opinions,[4]
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,[5]
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things
characterized by which
a person should be followed."
Sutta 156
Bhajitabbādi Suttaṃ
Attached
[156.1][pts] Do not become attached, beggars,
to one with ten characteristics.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten characteristics of a person
to whom one should not become attached.
■
Ten are the characteristics, beggars,
of one to whom you should become attached.
What ten?
Having consummate opinions,
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things
characterized by which
one should become attached to a person.
Sutta 157
Payirupāsitabba Suttaṃ
Waiting On
[157.1][pts] "Characterized by these ten things, beggars,
a person should not be waited on.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things, characterized by which
a person should not be waited on.
■
Characterized by ten things, beggars
a person should be waited on.
What ten?
Having consummate opinions,
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person should be waited on.
Sutta 158
Pujja Suttaṃ
Veneration
[158.1][pts] "Characterized by these ten things, beggars,
a person should not be venerated.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person should not be venerated.
■
Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person should be venerated.
What ten?
Having consummate opinions,
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person should be venerated.
Sutta 159
Pāsaṃsa Suttaṃ
Praiseworthy
[159.1][pts] "Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person is not praiseworthy.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person is not praiseworthy.
■
Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person is praiseworthy.
What ten?
Having consummate opinions,
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person is praiseworthy.
Sutta 160
Sagārava Suttaṃ
Respect
[160.1][pts] "Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person is not respected.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which,
a person is not respected.
■
Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person is respected.
What ten?
Having consummate opinions,
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which,
a person is respected."
Sutta 161
Sappaṭissa Suttaṃ
Deference
[161.1][pts] "Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person is not shown deference.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things
characterized by which
a person is not shown deference.
■
Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person is shown deference.
What ten?
Having consummate opinions,
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which,
a person is shown deference."
Sutta 162
Ārādhaka Suttaṃ
Accomplished
[162.1][pts] "Characterized by ten things, beggars
a person is not accomplished.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person is not accomplished.
■
Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person is accomplished.
What ten?
Having consummate opinions,
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person is accomplished."
Sutta 163
Visujjhati Suttaṃ
Clean
[163.1][pts] "Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person is not clean.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things
characterized by which
a person is not clean.
■
Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person is clean.
What ten?
Having consummate opinions,
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person is clean."
Sutta 164
Mānaṃ Adhibhoti Suttaṃ
Overpowering Pride
[164.1][pts] "Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person is overpowered by pride.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person is overpowered by pride.
■
Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person overpowers pride.
What ten?
Having consummate opinions,
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person overpowers pride."
Sutta 165
Paññāya Vaḍḍhati Suttaṃ
Make Wise
[165.1][pts] Characterized by ten things, beggars
a person is not made wise.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person is not made wise.
■
These ten things, beggars,
make a person wise."
What ten?
Having consummate opinions,
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person is made wise."
Sutta 166
Bahuṃ Puññaṃ Pasavati Suttaṃ
Produces Much Merit
[166.1][pts] "Characterized by ten things, beggars,
a person produces much demerit.
What ten?
Having misguided opinions,
having misguided principles,
having misguided speech,
having misguided works,
having misguided lifestyle,
having misguided self-control,
having misguided mind,
having misguided serenity,
having misguided knowledge,
having misguided freedom.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person produces much demerit.
■
Characteized by ten things, beggars,
a person produces much merit.
What ten?
Having consummate opinions,
having consummate principles,
having consummate speech,
having consummate works,
having consummate lifestyle,
having consummate self-control,
having consummate mind,
having consummate serenity,
having consummate vision,
having consummate detachment.
These then, beggars,
are the ten things,
characterized by which
a person produces much merit."
[1] The PTS Pāḷi does not have titles; Woodward gives the negative form of the subject as the pattern to use for the titles; the BJT uses the positive form of the subject for the titles. Bhk. Bodhi uses the positive form of the subject as the pattern to use for the titles.
[2] There is no nidana for this group of suttas.
[3] Micchā-diṭṭhi. Woodward: "There is no gift,
no offering,
no sacrifice;
there is no fruit or ripening of deeds
well done or ill done;
this world is not,
the world beyond is not;
there is no mother,
no father,
no beings supernaturally born;
there are no recluses and brāhmins in the world
who have gone right,
who fare rightly,
men who by their own comprehension
have realized this world
and the world beyond
and thus declare.'
The reverse of this list is also sometimes called "Sammā Ditthi", right or consummate view. See AN 10 176 for both positive and negative examples of this version.
[4] These links point to detailed explanations of these terms found in The Pali Line.
[5] The PTS text for this and the next one is "ñāṇa" and "vimutti" (knowledge and freedom) where what I am translating is "vijja" and "upekkha". For an explanation of my choice here see the Note on Terminology under Sammā Vijja in The Pali Line.
