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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.229

  • Numbered Discourses 4.229Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.229
  • 23. Bad Conduct23. Duccaritavagga

Lack of ConscienceAhirikasutta

“A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They’re faithless, unethical, shameless, and imprudent. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … They’re faithful, ethical, conscientious, and prudent. …”…pe… Assaddho hoti, dussīlo hoti, ahiriko hoti, anottappī hoti …pe… saddho hoti, sīlavā hoti, hirimā hoti, ottappī hoti …pe….

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 4.230 Witless 0.82near 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…
  2. AN 4.223 Ungrateful 0.75near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.223 23. Bad Conduct Ungrateful “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…
  3. AN 4.226 Path (2nd) 0.74near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.226 23. Bad Conduct Path (2nd) “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion. … An astute person … brims with much merit. ……
  4. AN 4.225 Path (1st) 0.74near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.225 23. Bad Conduct Path (1st) “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … right view, righ…
  5. AN 4.228 Kinds of Expression (2nd) 0.72near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.228 23. Bad Conduct Kinds of Expression (2nd) “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They say they haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they have. … An astute person … br…