Paṭhamaduccaritasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.241

Numbered Discourses 5.241

25. Duccaritavagga

25. Bad Conduct

Paṭhamaduccaritasutta

Bad Conduct (1st)

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā duccarite.

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct.

Katame pañca?

What five?

Attāpi attānaṁ upavadati;

You blame yourself.

anuvicca viññū garahanti;

After examination, sensible people criticize you.

pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati;

You get a bad reputation.

sammūḷho kālaṁ karoti;

You feel lost when you die.

kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati.

And when your body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā duccarite.

These are the five drawbacks of bad conduct.

Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā sucarite.

There are these five benefits of good conduct.

Katame pañca?

What five?

Attāpi attānaṁ na upavadati;

You don’t blame yourself.

anuvicca viññū pasaṁsanti;

After examination, sensible people praise you.

kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati;

You get a good reputation.

asammūḷho kālaṁ karoti;

You don’t feel lost when you die.

kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.

When your body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā sucarite”ti.

These are the five benefits of good conduct.”

Paṭhamaṁ.