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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

5: The Book of the Fives

XXII. Abuse — AN 5.217: Uninspiring Conduct (1st)

1“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of uninspiring conduct. What five? You blame yourself. After examination, sensible people criticize you. You get a bad reputation. You feel lost when you die. And when your body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. These are the five drawbacks of uninspiring conduct.

2There are these five benefits of inspiring conduct. What five? You don’t blame yourself. After examination, sensible people praise you. You get a good reputation. You don’t feel lost when you die. And when the body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm. These are the five benefits of inspiring conduct.”

1"Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā apāsādike. Katame pañca? Attāpi attānaṁ upavadati, anuvicca viññū garahanti, pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati, sammūḷho kālaṁ karoti, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā apāsādike.

2Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā pāsādike. Katame pañca? Attāpi attānaṁ na upavadati, anuvicca viññū pasaṁsanti, kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati, asammūḷho kālaṁ karoti, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā pāsādike"ti.

Sattamaṁ.