Caṇḍālasutta
An outcaste is not born, but they make themselves an outcaste by their behavior.
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Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.175
Numbered Discourses 5.175
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18. Upāsakavagga
18. A Lay Follower
Caṇḍālasutta
Corpse-worker
- 1.1
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca.
“Mendicants, a lay follower with five qualities is a corpse-worker, a stain, and a reject among lay followers.
- 1.2
Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?
- 1.3
Assaddho hoti;
They’re faithless.
- 1.4
dussīlo hoti;
They’re unethical.
- 1.5
kotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, maṅgalaṁ pacceti no kammaṁ;
They follow boisterous, superstitious rites, believing in omens rather than deeds.
- 1.6
ito ca bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati;
They seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations.
- 1.7
tattha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti.
And they make offerings there first.
- 1.8
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca.
A lay follower with these five qualities is a corpse-worker, a stain, and a reject among lay followers.
- 2.1
Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañca.
A lay follower with five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers.
- 2.2
Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?
- 2.3
Saddho hoti;
They’re faithful.
- 2.4
sīlavā hoti;
They’re ethical.
- 2.5
akotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, kammaṁ pacceti no maṅgalaṁ;
They don’t practice boisterous, superstitious rites, and believe in deeds rather than omens.
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na ito bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati;
They don’t seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations.
- 2.7
idha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti.
And they don’t make offerings there first.
- 2.8
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañcā”ti.
A lay follower with these five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers.”
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Pañcamaṁ.
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