17. Jāṇussoṇivagga

17. With Jānussoṇi

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.175

Numbered Discourses 10.175

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17. Jāṇussoṇivagga

17. With Jānussoṇi

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Parikkamanasutta

The Bypass

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“Saparikkamano ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dhammo, nāyaṁ dhammo aparikkamano.

“Mendicants, this teaching provides a bypass, it doesn’t lack a bypass.

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Kathañca, bhikkhave, saparikkamano ayaṁ dhammo, nāyaṁ dhammo aparikkamano?

And how does this teaching provide a bypass, not lacking a bypass?

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Pāṇātipātissa, bhikkhave, pāṇātipātā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti.

Not killing living creatures bypasses killing living creatures.

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Adinnādāyissa, bhikkhave, adinnādānā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti.

Not stealing bypasses stealing.

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Kāmesumicchācārissa, bhikkhave, kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti.

Avoiding sexual misconduct bypasses sexual misconduct.

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Musāvādissa, bhikkhave, musāvādā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti.

Not lying bypasses lying.

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Pisuṇavācassa, bhikkhave, pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti.

Avoiding backbiting bypasses backbiting.

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Pharusavācassa, bhikkhave, pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti.

Avoiding harsh speech bypasses harsh speech.

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Samphappalāpissa, bhikkhave, samphappalāpā veramaṇī parikkamanaṁ hoti.

Avoiding talking nonsense bypasses talking nonsense.

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Abhijjhālussa, bhikkhave, anabhijjhā parikkamanaṁ hoti.

Contentment bypasses covetousness.

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Byāpannacittassa, bhikkhave, abyāpādo parikkamanaṁ hoti.

Good will bypasses ill will.

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Micchādiṭṭhissa, bhikkhave, sammādiṭṭhi parikkamanaṁ hoti.

Right view bypasses wrong view.

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Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, saparikkamano ayaṁ dhammo, nāyaṁ dhammo aparikkamano”ti.

That’s how this teaching provides a bypass, it doesn’t lack a bypass.”

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Navamaṁ.