Tatiyaadhammasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.173

Numbered Discourses 10.173

17. Jāṇussoṇivagga

17. With Jānussoṇi

Tatiyaadhammasutta

Bad Principles (3rd)

“Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca;

“Mendicants, you should know bad principles and good principles.

anattho ca veditabbo attho ca.

And you should know bad results and good results.

Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabbaṁ.

Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, adhammo, katamo ca dhammo;

So what are bad principles? What are good principles? What are bad results? And what are good results?

katamo ca anattho, katamo ca attho?

Pāṇātipāto, bhikkhave, adhammo;

Killing living creatures is a bad principle.

pāṇātipātā veramaṇī dhammo;

Refraining from killing living creatures is a good principle.

ye ca pāṇātipātapaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṁ anattho;

And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by killing living creatures are bad results.

pāṇātipātā veramaṇipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti, ayaṁ attho.

And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of not killing living creatures are good results.

Adinnādānaṁ, bhikkhave, adhammo;

Stealing is a bad principle.

adinnādānā veramaṇī dhammo …

Refraining from stealing is a good principle. …

kāmesumicchācāro, bhikkhave, adhammo;

Sexual misconduct is a bad principle.

kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇī dhammo …

Refraining from sexual misconduct is a good principle. …

musāvādo, bhikkhave, adhammo;

Lying is a bad principle.

musāvādā veramaṇī dhammo …

Refraining from lying is a good principle. …

pisuṇā vācā, bhikkhave, adhammo;

Backbiting is a bad principle.

pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī dhammo …

Refraining from divisive speech is a good principle. …

pharusā vācā, bhikkhave, adhammo;

Harsh speech is a bad principle.

pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī dhammo …

Refraining from harsh speech is a good principle. …

samphappalāpo, bhikkhave, adhammo;

Talking nonsense is a bad principle.

samphappalāpā veramaṇī dhammo …

Refraining from talking nonsense is a good principle. …

abhijjhā, bhikkhave, adhammo;

Covetousness is a bad principle.

anabhijjhā dhammo …

Contentment is a good principle. …

byāpādo, bhikkhave, adhammo;

Ill will is a bad principle.

abyāpādo dhammo ….

Good will is a good principle. …

Micchādiṭṭhi, bhikkhave, adhammo;

Wrong view is a bad principle.

sammādiṭṭhi dhammo;

Right view is a good principle.

ye ca micchādiṭṭhipaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṁ anattho;

And the many bad, unskillful qualities produced by wrong view are bad results.

sammādiṭṭhipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti, ayaṁ attho.

And the many skillful qualities fully developed because of right view are good results.

‘Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca;

‘You should know bad principles and good principles.

anattho ca veditabbo attho ca.

And you should know bad results and good results.

Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabban’ti,

Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.’

iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttan”ti.

That’s what I said, and this is why I said it.”

Sattamaṁ.