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Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 4.207 Numbered Discourses 4.207

21. Sappurisavagga 21. A True Person

Paṭhamapāpadhammasutta Bad Character (1st)

ā€œPāpaƱca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, pāpena pāpataraƱca; ā€œMendicants, I will teach you who’s bad and who’s worse,

kalyāṇaƱca, kalyāṇena kalyāṇataraƱca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe…. who’s good and who’s better.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, pāpo? And who’s bad?

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātÄ« hoti …pe… micchādiį¹­į¹­hiko hoti. It’s someone who kills living creatures, steals, and commits sexual misconduct. They use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. And they’re covetous, malicious, with wrong view.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, pāpo. This is called bad.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, pāpena pāpataro? And who’s worse?

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca pāṇātipātÄ« hoti, paraƱca pāṇātipāte samādapeti …pe… attanā ca micchādiį¹­į¹­hiko hoti, paraƱca micchādiį¹­į¹­hiyā samādapeti. It’s someone who kills living creatures, steals, and commits sexual misconduct. They use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. They’re covetous, malicious, with wrong view. And they encourage others to do these things.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, pāpena pāpataro. This is called worse.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, kalyāṇo? And who’s good?

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco pāṇātipātā paį¹­ivirato hoti …pe… sammādiį¹­į¹­hiko hoti. It’s someone who doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct. They don’t use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. And they’re contented, kind-hearted, with right view.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kalyāṇo. This is called good.

ā€œKatamo ca, bhikkhave, kalyāṇena kalyāṇataro? And who’s better?

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca pāṇātipātā paį¹­ivirato hoti, paraƱca pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti …pe… attanā ca sammādiį¹­į¹­hiko hoti, paraƱca sammādiį¹­į¹­hiyā samādapeti. It’s someone who doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct. They don’t use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. They’re contented, kind-hearted, with right view. And they encourage others to do these things.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kalyāṇena kalyāṇataroā€ti. This is called better.ā€

Sattamaṁ.
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