Abhiññāvagga

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Catukkanipāta · Vol. 21 · Section 263

[263] "Bhikkhus, possessed of four qualities, a fool, incompetent, a bad person (asappurisa), maintains himself maimed and injured; he is blameworthy and subject to reproach by the wise; and he generates much demerit (apuñña). Which four? Blameworthy bodily action (kāyakamma), blameworthy verbal action (vacīkamma), blameworthy mental action (manokamma), and blameworthy view (diṭṭhi). Possessed of these four qualities, bhikkhus, a fool, incompetent, a bad person, maintains himself maimed and injured; he is blameworthy and subject to reproach by the wise; and he generates much demerit. "Bhikkhus, possessed of four qualities, a wise person, competent, a good person (sappurisa), maintains himself unmaimed and uninjured; he is blameless and beyond reproach by the wise; and he generates much merit (puñña). Which four? Blameless bodily action, blameless verbal action, blameless mental action, and blameless view. Possessed of these four qualities, bhikkhus, a wise person, competent, a good person, maintains himself unmaimed and uninjured; he is blameless and beyond reproach by the wise; and he generates much merit." The Sixth Chapter, on Superknowledge (Abhiññāvagga), is finished. [1] ___________________ The Seventh Chapter, on the Courses of Action (Kammapathavagga)

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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