Hīnādhimuttikasutta

Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.14

Linked Discourses 14.14

2. Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

Hīnādhimuttikasutta

Inferior Convictions

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.

“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti.

“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.

Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;

Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions.

kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.

Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.

Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.

In the past, too, sentient beings came together and converged because of an element. …

Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu;

kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.

Anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandissanti samessanti.

In the future, too, sentient beings will join together and converge because of an element. …

Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti;

kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti.

Etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti.

At present, too, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.

Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;

Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions.

kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.

Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.”

Catutthaṁ.