- Linked Discourses 14.19Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.19
- Chapter Two2. Dutiyavagga
Beginning With the ShamelessAhirikamūlakasutta
At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element:“Dhātusova …pe… the unconscientious with the unconscientious … imprudent … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … prudent … wise.ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, ottappino ottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti …pe….
… shameless … unlearned … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … learned … wise.Ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, appassutā appassutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, bahussutā bahussutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti …pe….
… shameless … lazy … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … energetic … wise.Ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, kusītā kusītehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, āraddhavīriyā āraddhavīriyehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti …pe….
… shameless … unmindful … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … mindful … wise.”Ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, muṭṭhassatino muṭṭhassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, upaṭṭhitassatino upaṭṭhitassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti …pe….