Inferior ConvictionsHīnādhimuttikasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions.Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.

In the past, too, sentient beings came together and converged because of an element. …Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.

In the future, too, sentient beings will join together and converge because of an element. …Anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandissanti samessanti.

At present, too, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.Etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions.Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.”kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.