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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.199–210

  • Numbered Discourses 10.199–210Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.199–210
  • 20. Another Chapter on Individuals20. Aparapuggalavagga

Should Not Associate, Etc.Nasevitabbādisutta

“Mendicants, you should not associate with an individual who possesses ten qualities.“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo na sevitabbo. What ten?Katamehi dasahi? They kill living creatures, steal, and commit sexual misconduct. They use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. And they’re covetous, malicious, with wrong view.Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, pisuṇavāco hoti, pharusavāco hoti, samphappalāpī hoti, abhijjhālu hoti, byāpannacitto hoti, micchādiṭṭhiko hoti— You should not associate with an individual who possesses these ten qualities.imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato puggalo na sevitabbo.

You should associate with an individual who possesses ten qualities.Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo sevitabbo. What ten?Katamehi dasahi? They don’t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct. They don’t use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. They’re contented, kind-hearted, with right view.Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti, anabhijjhālu hoti, abyāpannacitto hoti, sammādiṭṭhiko hoti— You should associate with an individual who possesses these ten qualities.”imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato puggalo sevitabbo.

“Mendicants, you should not frequent an individual who possesses ten qualities …Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo na bhajitabbo …pe… You should frequent …”bhajitabbo … “You should not pay homage …na payirupāsitabbo … You should pay homage …”payirupāsitabbo … “You should not venerate …na pujjo hoti … You should venerate …”pujjo hoti … “You should not praise …na pāsaṁso hoti … You should praise …”pāsaṁso hoti … “You should not revere …agāravo hoti … You should revere …”gāravo hoti … “You should not defer to …appatisso hoti … You should defer to …”sappatisso hoti … “Someone is not a success …na ārādhako hoti … Someone is a success …”ārādhako hoti … “Someone is not pure …na visujjhati … Someone is pure …”visujjhati … “Someone does not win over conceit …mānaṁ nādhibhoti … Someone wins over conceit …”mānaṁ adhibhoti … “Someone does not grow in wisdom …paññāya na vaḍḍhati … Someone grows in wisdom …”paññāya vaḍḍhati …pe….

“An individual who possesses these ten qualities brims with much wickedness. …Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo bahuṁ apuññaṁ pasavati … An individual who possesses these ten qualities brims with much merit.bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavati. What ten?Katamehi dasahi? They don’t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct. They don’t use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. They’re contented, kind-hearted, with right view.Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti, anabhijjhālu hoti, abyāpannacitto hoti, sammādiṭṭhiko hoti— An individual who possesses these ten qualities brims with much merit.”imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato puggalo bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavatī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 10.155 You Should Associate 0.71near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.155 16. Individuals You Should Associate “Mendicants, you should not associate with an individual who has ten qualities. What ten? Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livel…
  2. AN 10.156–166 Frequenting, Etc. 0.61near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.156–166 16. Individuals Frequenting, Etc. “Mendicants, you should not frequent an individual who has ten qualities. … you should frequent … you should not pay homage … you should pay homage … you s…
  3. AN 10.233–236 Untitled Discourses on Ten to Forty Qualities (3rd) 0.56near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.233–236 22. Similarity Untitled Discourses on Ten to Forty Qualities (3rd) “A fool is known by ten qualities … astute person … twenty … thirty … forty …”…
  4. AN 3.27 You Should be Disgusted 0.55near 0.1Numbered Discourses 3.27 3. Individuals You Should be Disgusted “These three individuals are found in the world. What three? There is an individual you should be disgusted by, and you shouldn’t associate with, accompany,…
  5. AN 4.230 Witless 0.54near 3.17Numbered Discourses 4.230 23. Bad Conduct Witless “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They’re faithless, unethical, lazy, and witless. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … They’re faithful, ethical…
  6. AN 10.225–228 Untitled Discourses on Ten to Forty Qualities (1st) 0.53near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.225–228 22. Similarity Untitled Discourses on Ten to Forty Qualities (1st) “Someone with ten qualities keeps themselves broken and damaged … keeps themselves intact and unscathed … twenty … thirty…
  7. AN 2.130–140 The Chapter on Aspiration 0.52near 3.17When a foolish, incompetent untrue person possesses these two qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they brim with much wickedness. When an as…