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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.78

  • Numbered Discourses 10.78Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.78
  • 8. If You Want8. Ākaṅkhavagga

JainsNigaṇṭhasutta

“Mendicants, Jain ascetics possess ten bad qualities.“Dasahi, bhikkhave, asaddhammehi samannāgatā nigaṇṭhā. What ten?Katamehi dasahi? They’re faithless andAssaddhā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; unethical,dussīlā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; without conscienceahirikā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; or prudence,anottappino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; and devoted to untrue persons.asappurisasambhattino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; They glorify themselves and put others down.attukkaṁsakaparavambhakā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; They’re attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go.sandiṭṭhiparāmāsā ādhānaggāhī duppaṭinissaggino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; They’re deceptive,kuhakā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; with corrupt wishespāpicchā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; and bad friends.pāpamittā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā— Jain ascetics possess these ten bad qualities.”imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi asaddhammehi samannāgatā nigaṇṭhā”ti.

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