Ekanibāta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipāta · Dukanipāta · Tikanipāta · Vol. 20 · Section 59

[59] Bhikkhus, I do not see even one other thing (dhamma) by which unarisen unwholesome states arise, or arisen wholesome states decline, so much as this, bhikkhus: heedlessness (pamāda). Bhikkhus, for one who is heedless, unarisen unwholesome states arise, and arisen wholesome states decline.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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