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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.223

  • Numbered Discourses 4.223Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.223
  • 23. Bad Conduct23. Duccaritavagga

UngratefulAkataññutāsutta

“When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has four qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they brim with much wickedness.“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati. What four?Katamehi catūhi? Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being ungrateful and thankless.Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, akataññutā akataveditā— An astute person … brims with much merit. … Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being grateful and thankful. …”imehi …pe… kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena kataññutākataveditā …pe….

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  1. AN 4.222 View 0.85near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.222 23. Bad Conduct View “When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has four qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they…
  2. AN 4.230 Witless 0.77near 0.1Numbered 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…
  3. AN 3.9 Broken 0.75near 0.1Numbered Discourses 3.9 1. Fools Broken “When a foolish, incompetent, untrue person has three qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they brim…
  4. AN 4.229 Lack of Conscience 0.75near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.229 23. Bad Conduct Lack of Conscience “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They’re faithless, unethical, shameless, and imprudent. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … They’re…
  5. AN 4.263 Deeds 0.73near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.263 26. Insight Deeds “When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has four qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they bri…