Aṇguttara Nikāya
Catukka Nipāta
XXIII: Sucarita Vagga

Sutta 228

Aṭṭhama Bāla-Paṇḍita Suttaṃ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

 

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[1][pts] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Catuhi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato bālo avyatto,||
a-sappuriso khataṃ upahataṃ attāṇaṃ pariharati||
sāvajjo ca hoti||
sānuvajjo viññūnaṃ||
bahuñ ca apuññaṃ pasavati.|| ||

Katamehi catūhi?|| ||

Asaddho hoti,||
du-s-sīlo hoti,||
ahiriko hoti,||
anottapī hoti.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave catūhi dhammehi samannāgato bālo avyatto||
a-sappuriso khataṃ upahataṃ attāṇaṃ pariharati||
sāvajjo ca hoti||
sānuvajjo viññūnaṃ||
bahuñ ca apuññaṃ pasavati.|| ||

 

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Catuhi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito vyatto||
sappuriso akkhataṃ anupahataṃ attāṇaṃ pariharati||
anavajjo ca hoti||
ananuvajjo viññūnaṃ||
bahuñca puññaṃ pasavati.|| ||

Katamehi catūhi?|| ||

Saddho hoti,||
sīlavā hoti,||
hirimā hoti,||
ottapī hoti.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave catūhi dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito vyatto||
sappuriso akkhataṃ anupahataṃ attāṇaṃ pariharati||
anavajjo ca hoti||
ananuvajjo viññūnaṃ||
bahuñ ca puññaṃ pasavatī ti.|| ||