FaithlessAssaddhasaṁsandanasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element:“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. the faithless with the faithless,Assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; the unconscientious with the unconscientious,ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; the imprudent with the imprudent,anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; the unlearned with the unlearned,appassutā appassutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; the lazy with the lazy,kusītā kusītehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; the unmindful with the unmindful,muṭṭhassatino muṭṭhassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; and the witless with the witless.duppaññā duppaññehi 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.

Sentient beings join together and converge because of an element:Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. the faithful with the faithful,Saddhā saddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; the conscientious with the conscientious,hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; the prudent with the prudent,ottappino ottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; the learned with the learned,bahussutā bahussutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; the energetic with the energetic,āraddhavīriyā āraddhavīriyehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; the mindful with the mindful,upaṭṭhitassatino upaṭṭhitassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; and the wise with the wise.paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti. In the past …Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ …pe… In the future …anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave …pe… At present, too, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element. …”etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti.