Sādhusutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.178

Numbered Discourses 10.178

18. Sādhuvagga

18. Good

Sādhusutta

Good

“Sādhuñca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi asādhuñca.

“Mendicants, I will teach you what is good and what is not good.

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

“Yes, sir,” they replied.

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:

“Katamañca, bhikkhave, asādhu?

“And what, mendicants, is not good?

Pāṇātipāto, adinnādānaṁ, kāmesumicchācāro, musāvādo, pisuṇā vācā, pharusā vācā, samphappalāpo, abhijjhā, byāpādo, micchādiṭṭhi—

Killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct; speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical; covetousness, ill will, and wrong view.

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asādhu.

This is called what is not good.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, sādhu?

And what is good?

Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī, adinnādānā veramaṇī, kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇī, musāvādā veramaṇī, pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī, pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī, samphappalāpā veramaṇī, anabhijjhā, abyāpādo, sammādiṭṭhi—

Refraining from killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct; refraining from speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical; contentment, good will, and right view.

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sādhū”ti.

This is called what is good.”

Paṭhamaṁ.