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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.155

  • Numbered Discourses 10.155Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.155
  • 16. Individuals16. Puggalavagga

You Should AssociateSevitabbasutta

“Mendicants, you should not associate with an individual who has ten qualities.“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo na sevitabbo. What ten?Katamehi dasahi? Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.Micchādiṭṭhiko hoti, micchāsaṅkappo hoti, micchāvāco hoti, micchākammanto hoti, micchāājīvo hoti, micchāvāyāmo hoti, micchāsati hoti, micchāsamādhi hoti, micchāñāṇī hoti, micchāvimutti hoti— You should not associate with an individual who has these ten qualities.imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato puggalo na sevitabbo.

You should associate with an individual who has ten qualities.Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo sevitabbo. What ten?Katamehi dasahi? Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.Sammādiṭṭhiko hoti, sammāsaṅkappo hoti, sammāvāco hoti, sammākammanto hoti, sammāājīvo hoti, sammāvāyāmo hoti, sammāsati hoti, sammāsamādhi hoti, sammāñāṇī hoti, sammāvimutti hoti— You should associate with an individual who has these ten qualities.”imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato puggalo sevitabbo”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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