2. Caravagga — Tripiṭaka Reader

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.20

Numbered Discourses 4.20

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2. Caravagga

2. Walking

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Bhattuddesakasutta

A Meal Assigner

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“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

“Mendicants, a meal assigner who has four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

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Katamehi catūhi?

What four?

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Chandāgatiṁ gacchati, dosāgatiṁ gacchati, mohāgatiṁ gacchati, bhayāgatiṁ gacchati—

They make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.

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imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

A meal assigner who has these four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

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Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.

A meal designator who has four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.

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Katamehi catūhi?

What four?

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Na chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati—

They make decisions unprejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.

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imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ saggeti.

A meal assigner who has these four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.

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Ye keci kāmesu asaññatā janā,

All those people with unbridled sensuality,

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Adhammikā honti adhammagāravā;

unprincipled, with no respect for principle,

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Chandā dosā mohā ca bhayā gāmino,

led astray <j>by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, or cowardice,

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Parisākasaṭo ca panesa vuccati.

are called ‘an assembly of the dregs’:

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Evañhi vuttaṁ samaṇena jānatā,

that’s what was said by the ascetic who knows.

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Tasmā hi te sappurisā pasaṁsiyā;

And so those praiseworthy true persons,

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Dhamme ṭhitā ye na karonti pāpakaṁ,

standing on principle, doing nothing wrong,

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Na chandā na dosā na mohā na bhayā ca gāmino;

not led astray <j>by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, or cowardice,

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Parisāya maṇḍo ca panesa vuccati,

are called ‘an assembly of the cream’:

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Evañhi vuttaṁ samaṇena jānatā”ti.

that’s what was said by the ascetic who knows.”

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Dasamaṁ.

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Caravaggo dutiyo.

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Tassuddānaṁ

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Caraṁ sīlaṁ padhānāni,

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saṁvaraṁ paññatti pañcamaṁ;

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Sokhummaṁ tayo agatī,

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bhattuddesena te dasāti.