The Wicked (b)

Translated from the Pali by F. L. Woodward, M.A.

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[1] Thus have I heard:

On a certain occasion the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.

Then the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:

"Monks."

"Yes, lord," they replied,
and the Exalted One said:

"Monks, I will teach you the wicked man
and the still more wicked man.

I will teach you the goodly man
and the still more goodly man.

Do ye listen to it carefully.

Apply your minds and I will speak."

'Yes, lord,'
replied those monks to the Exalted One.

The Exalted One said this:

'And of what sort, monks, is the wicked man?

Herein, monks, a certain one has wrong view,
wrong aim,
wrong speech,
wrong action,
wrong livelihood,
wrong effort,
wrong mindfulness,
wrong concentration,
wrong knowledge,
wrong release.'

This one is called
"the wicked man."

■

And of what sort, monks, is the still more wicked man?

Herein a certain person
himself is one who has wrong view,
and further encourages another have wrong view;

himself is one has wrong aim,
and further encourages another to have wrong aim;

himself is one has wrong speech,
and further encourages another to have wrong speech;

himself is one has wrong action,
and further encourages another to have wrong action;

himself is one has wrong livelihood,
and further encourages another to have wrong livelihood;

himself is one has wrong effort,
and further encourages another to have wrong effort;

himself is one has wrong mindfulness,
and further encourages another to have wrong mindfulness;

himself is one has wrong concentration,
and further encourages another to have wrong concentration;'

himself is one has wrong knowledge,
and further encourages another to have wrong knowledge;

himself is one has wrong concentration,
and further encourages another to have wrong release.'

This one is called
"the still more wicked man."

And of what sort, monks, is the goodly man?

Herein, monks, a certain one has right view,
right aim,
right speech,
right action,
right livelihood,
right effort,
right mindfulness,
right concentration,'
right knowledge,
right release.'

This one is called
"the goodly man."

■

And of what sort, monks, is the still more goodly man?

Herein a certain person
himself is one who has right view,
and further encourages another have right view;

himself is one has right aim,
and further encourages another to have right aim;

himself is one has right speech,
and further encourages another to have right speech;

himself is one has right action,
and further encourages another to have right action;

himself is one has right livelihood,
and further encourages another to have right livelihood;

himself is one has right effort,
and further encourages another to have right effort;

himself is one has right mindfulness,
and further encourages another to have right mindfulness;

himself is one has right concentration,
and further encourages another to have right concentration;'

himself is one has wrong knowledge,
and further encourages another to have right knowledge;

himself is one has wrong concentration,
and further encourages another to have right release.'

This one is called
"the still more goodly man." '

Aṇguttara Nikāya Catukka Nipāta XXI: Sappurisa Vagga

The Book of the Gradual Sayings The Book of the Fours Chapter XXI: The Worthy Man

Sutta 208

Dutiya Pāpa: Kalyāṇa Suttaṃ

The Wicked (b)

Aṇguttara Nikāya
Catukka Nipāta
XXI: Sappurisa Vagga

The Book of the Gradual Sayings
The Book of the Fours
Chapter XXI: The Worthy Man