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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.217

  • Numbered Discourses 5.217Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.217
  • 22. Abuse22. Akkosakavagga

Unimpressive Conduct (1st)Paṭhamaapāsādikasutta

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of unimpressive conduct.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā apāsādike. What five?Katame pañca? You blame yourself.Attāpi attānaṁ upavadati, After examination, sensible people criticize you.anuvicca viññū garahanti, You get a bad reputation.pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati, You feel lost when you die.sammūḷho kālaṁ karoti, And when your body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati. These are the five drawbacks of unimpressive conduct.Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā apāsādike.

There are these five benefits of impressive conduct.Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā pāsādike. What five?Katame pañca? You don’t blame yourself.Attāpi attānaṁ na upavadati, After examination, sensible people praise you.anuvicca viññū pasaṁsanti, You get a good reputation.kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati, You don’t feel lost when you die.asammūḷho kālaṁ karoti, And when the body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. These are the five benefits of impressive conduct.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā pāsādike”ti.

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  1. AN 5.218 Unimpressive Conduct (2nd) 0.86near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.218 22. Abuse Unimpressive Conduct (2nd) “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of unimpressive conduct. What five? You don’t inspire confidence in those without it. You cause some with confide…
  2. AN 5.241 Bad Conduct (1st) 0.80near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.241 25. Bad Conduct Bad Conduct (1st) “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct. What five? You blame yourself. After examination, sensible people criticize you. You get a bad reput…
  3. AN 5.245 Bad Conduct (2nd) 0.71near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.245 25. Bad Conduct Bad Conduct (2nd) “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct. What five? You blame yourself. After examination, sensible people criticize you. You get a bad reput…
  4. AN 5.242 Bad Bodily Conduct (1st) 0.62near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.242 25. Bad Conduct Bad Bodily Conduct (1st) “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad bodily conduct … benefits in good bodily conduct …”…
  5. AN 5.244 Bad Mental Conduct (1st) 0.62near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.244 25. Bad Conduct Bad Mental Conduct (1st) “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad mental conduct … benefits in good mental conduct …”…