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Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN14: Connected Discourses on Elements

SN14:18 Rooted in those Lacking Faith

i. shameless / sense of shame

1"Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite. sn.ii.161
Those lacking faith come together and unite with those lacking faith,
the shameless with the shameless,
the unwise with the unwise.

Those having faith come together and unite with those having faith,
those having a sense of shame with those having a sense of shame,
the wise with the wise.


In the past it was so;

in the future it will be so;


2and now too at present it is so."

The next four parts of this sutta substitute the following in the second place, instead of "the shameless," and "those having a sense of shame":
ii those unafraid of wrongdoing, those afraid of wrongdoing;
iii the unlearned, the learned; sn.ii.162
iv the lazy, the energetic;
v the muddle-minded, the mindful.

ii. un/afraid of wrongdoing


3"Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite.
Those lacking faith come together and unite with those lacking faith,
those unafraid of wrongdoing with those unafraid of wrongdoing,
the unwise with the unwise.

Those having faith come together and unite with those having faith,
those afraid of wrongdoing with those afraid of wrongdoing,
the wise with the wise.

In the past it was so; in the future it will be so; and now too at present it is so."

iii. unlearned / learned


4"Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite.
Those lacking faith come together and unite with those lacking faith,
the unlearned with the unlearned, the unwise with the unwise.

Those having faith come together and unite with those having faith,
the learned with the learned, sn.ii.162
the wise with the wise.


In the past it was so; in the future it will be so; and now too at present it is so."

iv. lazy / energetic


5"Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite.
Those lacking faith come together and unite with those lacking faith,
the lazy with the lazy,
the unwise with the unwise.

Those having faith come together and unite with those having faith,
the energetic with the energetic,
the wise with the wise.


In the past it was so; in the future it will be so; and now too at present it is so."

v. muddle-minded / mindful


6"Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite.
Those lacking faith come together and unite with those lacking faith,
the muddle-minded with the muddle-minded,
the unwise with the unwise.

Those having faith come together and unite with those having faith,
the mindful with the mindful,
the wise with the wise.


In the past it was so; in the future it will be so; and now too at present it is so."

i. ahirikā / hirimanā

1Sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati. "Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;

saddhā saddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.


Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu … pe …

anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandissanti samessanti … pe … .


2Etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; saddhā saddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentīti.

ii. anottappino / ottappino


3Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;

saddhā saddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ottappino ottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti

… pe … paṭhamavāro viya vitthāretabbo.

iii. appassutā / bahussutā


4Dhātusova, bhikkhave … pe … assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; appassutā appassutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;

saddhā saddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; bahussutā bahussutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti, paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti


… pe … .

iv. kusītā / āraddhavīriyā


5Dhātusova, bhikkhave … pe … assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; kusītā kusītehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;

saddhā saddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; āraddhavīriyā āraddhavīriyehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti


… pe … .

v. muṭṭhassatino / upaṭṭhitassatino


6Dhātusova, bhikkhave … pe … assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; muṭṭhassatino muṭṭhassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;

saddhā saddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; upaṭṭhitassatino upaṭṭhitassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī"ti


… pe … .


Aṭṭhamaṁ.