Assaddhamūlakasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Nidānavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 16 · Section 376

[376] Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements (dhātu) that beings flow together and come together: those without faith (assaddhā) flow together and come together with those without faith; those without fear of wrongdoing (anottāpino) flow together and come together with those without fear of wrongdoing; those of poor wisdom (duppaññā) flow together and come together with those of poor wisdom. Those with faith flow together and come together with those with faith; those with fear of wrongdoing flow together and come together with those with fear of wrongdoing; those possessed of wisdom flow together and come together with those possessed of wisdom.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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