Ahirikamūlakasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Nidānavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 16 · Section 381

[381] Those without moral shame (ahirikā) come together and unite with those without moral shame; those of little learning (appassutā) come together and unite with those of little learning; those of poor wisdom (duppaññā) come together and unite with those of poor wisdom. Those endowed with moral shame (hirimanā) come together and unite with those endowed with moral shame; those of great learning (bahussutā) come together and unite with those of great learning; the wise (paññavanto) come together and unite with the wise.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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