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Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.168
Numbered Discourses 10.168
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17. Jāṇussoṇivagga
17. With Jānussoṇi
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Ariyapaccorohaṇīsutta
The Noble Descent
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“Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paccorohaṇiṁ desessāmi.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the noble descent.
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Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.
Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”
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“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
“Yes, sir,” they replied.
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Bhagavā etadavoca:
The Buddha said this:
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“Katamā ca, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī?
“And what, mendicants, is the noble descent?
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Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:
It’s when a noble disciple reflects:
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‘pāṇātipātassa kho pāpako vipāko—
‘Killing living creatures has a bad result
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diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.
in the present life and in lives to come.’
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So iti paṭisaṅkhāya pāṇātipātaṁ pajahati;
Reflecting like this, they give up killing living creatures,
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pāṇātipātā paccorohati.
they descend from killing living creatures.
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… ‘Adinnādānassa kho pāpako vipāko—
… ‘Stealing has a bad result
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diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.
in the present life and in lives to come.’
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So iti paṭisaṅkhāya adinnādānaṁ pajahati;
Reflecting like this, they give up stealing,
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adinnādānā paccorohati.
they descend from stealing.
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… ‘Kāmesumicchācārassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Sexual misconduct has a bad result …’ …
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kāmesumicchācārā paccorohati.
they descend from sexual misconduct.
5.1
… ‘Musāvādassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Lying has a bad result …’ …
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musāvādā paccorohati.
they descend from lying.
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… ‘Pisuṇāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Backbiting has a bad result …’ …
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pisuṇāya vācāya paccorohati.
they descend from backbiting.
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… ‘Pharusāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Harsh speech has a bad result …’ …
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pharusāya vācāya paccorohati.
they descend from harsh speech.
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… ‘Samphappalāpassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Talking nonsense has a bad result …’ …
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samphappalāpā paccorohati.
they descend from talking nonsense.
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… ‘Abhijjhāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Covetousness has a bad result …’ …
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abhijjhāya paccorohati.
they descend from covetousness.
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… ‘Byāpādassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…
… ‘Ill will has a bad result …’ …
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byāpādā paccorohati.
they descend from ill will.
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… ‘Micchādiṭṭhiyā kho pāpako vipāko diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.
… ‘Wrong view has a bad result both in the present life and in lives to come.’
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So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchādiṭṭhiṁ pajahati;
Reflecting like this, they give up wrong view,
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micchādiṭṭhiyā paccorohati.
they descend from wrong view.
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Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī”ti.
This is called the noble descent.”
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