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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

3: The Book of the Threes


1“These three things, mendicants, lead to hurting yourself, hurting others, and hurting both. What three? Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind.

These are three things that lead to hurting yourself, hurting others, and hurting both.


2These three things, mendicants, don’t lead to hurting yourself, hurting others, or hurting both. What three? Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind.

These are three things that don’t lead to hurting yourself, hurting others, or hurting both.”

1"Tayome, bhikkhave, dhammā attabyābādhāyapi saṁvattanti, parabyābādhāyapi saṁvattanti, ubhayabyābādhāyapi saṁvattanti. Katame tayo? Kāyaduccaritaṁ, vacīduccaritaṁ, manoduccaritaṁ.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo dhammā attabyābādhāyapi saṁvattanti, parabyābādhāyapi saṁvattanti, ubhayabyābādhāyapi saṁvattanti.


2Tayome, bhikkhave, dhammā nevattabyābādhāyapi saṁvattanti, na parabyābādhāyapi saṁvattanti, na ubhayabyābādhāyapi saṁvattanti. Katame tayo? Kāyasucaritaṁ, vacīsucaritaṁ, manosucaritaṁ.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo dhammā nevattabyābādhāyapi saṁvattanti, na parabyābādhāyapi saṁvattanti, na ubhayabyābādhāyapi saṁvattantī"ti.

Sattamaṁ.