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Avajānātisutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 5।141

Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.141

Numbered Discourses 5.141
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15। तिकण्डकीवग्गti·kaṇ·ḍa·kī·vag·ga

15. Tikaṇḍakīvagga

15. At Tikaṇḍakī
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अवजानातिसुत्तa·va·jā·nā·ti·sut·ta

Avajānātisutta

Scorn
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“पञ्चिमे,pañ·ci·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

“Mendicants, these five individuals are found in the world.
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कतमेka·ta·me पञ्च?pañ·ca

Katame pañca?

What five?
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दत्वाdat·vā अवजानाति,a·va·jā·nā·ti संवासेनsaṃ·vā·se·na अवजानाति,a·va·jā·nā·ti आधेय्यमुखोā·dhey·ya·mu·kho होति,ho·ti लोलोlo·lo होति,ho·ti मन्दोman·do मोमूहोmo·mū·ho होति।ho·ti

Datvā avajānāti, saṁvāsena avajānāti, ādheyyamukho hoti, lolo hoti, mando momūho hoti.

One gives then scorns, one lives together then scorns, one is gullible for gossip, one is impulsive, and one is dull and stupid.
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कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo दत्वाdat·vā अवजानाति?a·va·jā·nā·ti

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo datvā avajānāti?

And how does an individual give then scorn?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo पुग्गलस्सpug·ga·las·sa देतिde·ti चीवरपिण्डपातसेनासनगिलानप्पच्चयभेसज्जपरिक्खारं।cī·va·ra·piṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·se·nā·sa·na·gi·lā·nap·pac·ca·ya·bhe·saj·ja·pa·rik·khā·raṃ

Idha, bhikkhave, puggalo puggalassa deti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ.

It’s when an individual gives an individual robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.
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तस्सtas·sa एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

Tassa evaṁ hoti:

They think:
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‘अहंa·haṃ देमि;de·mi

‘ahaṁ demi;

‘I give;
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अयंa·yaṃ पटिग्गण्हाती’ति।pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·tī

ayaṁ paṭiggaṇhātī’ti.

this one receives.’
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ दत्वाdat·vā अवजानाति।a·va·jā·nā·ti

Tamenaṁ datvā avajānāti.

They give to them, then they scorn them.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo दत्वाdat·vā अवजानाति।a·va·jā·nā·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo datvā avajānāti.

That’s how an individual gives then scorns.
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कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo संवासेनsaṃ·vā·se·na अवजानाति?a·va·jā·nā·ti

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo saṁvāsena avajānāti?

And how does an individual live together then scorn?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo पुग्गलेनpug·ga·le·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ संवसतिsaṃ·va·sa·ti द्वेdve वाvā तीणिtī·ṇi वाvā वस्सानि।vas·sā·ni

Idha, bhikkhave, puggalo puggalena saddhiṁ saṁvasati dve vā tīṇi vā vassāni.

It’s when an individual lives with someone else for two or three years.
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ संवासेनsaṃ·vā·se·na अवजानाति।a·va·jā·nā·ti

Tamenaṁ saṁvāsena avajānāti.

They live together with them, then they scorn them.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo संवासेनsaṃ·vā·se·na अवजानाति।a·va·jā·nā·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo saṁvāsena avajānāti.

That’s how an individual lives together then scorns.
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कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo आधेय्यमुखोā·dhey·ya·mu·kho होति?ho·ti

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ādheyyamukho hoti?

And how is an individual gullible for gossip?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo परस्सpa·ras·sa वण्णेvaṇ·ṇe वाvā अवण्णेa·vaṇ·ṇe वाvā भासियमानेbhā·si·ya·mā·ne तंtaṃ खिप्पञ्ञेवkhip·pañ·ñe·va अधिमुच्चिताa·dhi·muc·ci·tā होति।ho·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo parassa vaṇṇe vā avaṇṇe vā bhāsiyamāne taṁ khippaññeva adhimuccitā hoti.

It’s when they’re very quick to believe what a certain individual says in praise or criticism of another.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo आधेय्यमुखोā·dhey·ya·mu·kho होति।ho·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ādheyyamukho hoti.

That’s how an individual is gullible for gossip.
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कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo लोलोlo·lo होति?ho·ti

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo lolo hoti?

And how is an individual impulsive?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo इत्तरसद्धोit·ta·ra·sad·dho होतिho·ti इत्तरभत्तीit·ta·ra·bhat·tī इत्तरपेमोit·ta·ra·pe·mo इत्तरप्पसादो।it·ta·rap·pa·sā·do

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ittarasaddho hoti ittarabhattī ittarapemo ittarappasādo.

It’s when a certain individual is fickle in faith, devotion, fondness, and confidence.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo लोलोlo·lo होति।ho·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo lolo hoti.

That’s how an individual is impulsive.
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कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo मन्दोman·do मोमूहोmo·mū·ho होति?ho·ti

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo mando momūho hoti?

And how is an individual dull and stupid?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo कुसलाकुसलेku·sa·lā·ku·sa·le धम्मेdham·me नna जानाति,jā·nā·ti सावज्जानवज्जेsā·vaj·jā·na·vaj·je धम्मेdham·me नna जानाति,jā·nā·ti हीनप्पणीतेhī·nap·pa·ṇī·te धम्मेdham·me नna जानाति,jā·nā·ti कण्हसुक्कसप्पटिभागेkaṇ·ha·suk·ka·sap·pa·ṭi·bhā·ge धम्मेdham·me नna जानाति।jā·nā·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo kusalākusale dhamme na jānāti, sāvajjānavajje dhamme na jānāti, hīnappaṇīte dhamme na jānāti, kaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāge dhamme na jānāti.

It’s when they don’t know the difference between qualities that are skillful and unskillful, blameworthy and blameless, inferior and superior, and those with a portion of dark or bright.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo मन्दोman·do मोमूहोmo·mū·ho होति।ho·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo mando momūho hoti.

That’s how an individual is dull and stupid.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चpañ·ca पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिन्”ति।lo·kas·min

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.

These are the five individuals found in the world.”
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पठमं।pa·ṭha·maṃ

Paṭhamaṁ.

(Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.