23. Duccaritavagga

23. Bad Conduct

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.223

Numbered Discourses 4.223

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23. Duccaritavagga

23. Bad Conduct

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Akataññutāsutta

Ungrateful

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“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati.

“When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has four qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they brim with much wickedness.

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Katamehi catūhi?

What four?

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Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, akataññutā akataveditā—

Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being ungrateful and thankless.

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imehi …pe… kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena kataññutākataveditā …pe….

An astute person … brims with much merit. … Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being grateful and thankful. …”

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Tatiyaṁ.