Anottappamūlakasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Nidānavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 16 · Section 385

[385] Those without moral dread (anottāpī) come together and unite with those without moral dread; the lazy (kusīta) come together and unite with the lazy; the unwise (duppañña) come together and unite with the unwise. Those with moral dread (ottāpī) come together and unite with those with moral dread; those with energy (vīriya) aroused come together and unite with those with energy aroused; the wise (paññavant) come together and unite with the wise.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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