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Sīlasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 5।213

Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.213

Numbered Discourses 5.213
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22। अक्कोसकवग्गak·ko·sa·ka·vag·ga

22. Akkosakavagga

22. Abuse
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सीलसुत्तsī·la·sut·ta

Sīlasutta

Ethics
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“पञ्चिमे,pañ·ci·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve आदीनवाā·dī·na·vā दुस्सीलस्सdus·sī·las·sa सीलविपत्तिया।sī·la·vi·pat·ti·yā

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks for an unethical person because of their failure in ethics.
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कतमेka·ta·me पञ्च?pañ·ca

Katame pañca?

What five?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दुस्सीलोdus·sī·lo सीलविपन्नोsī·la·vi·pan·no पमादाधिकरणंpa·mā·dā·dhi·ka·ra·ṇaṃ महतिंma·ha·tiṃ भोगजानिंbho·ga·jā·niṃ निगच्छति।ni·gac·cha·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, dussīlo sīlavipanno pamādādhikaraṇaṁ mahatiṁ bhogajāniṁ nigacchati.

Firstly, an unethical person loses great wealth on account of negligence.
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अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पठमोpa·ṭha·mo आदीनवोā·dī·na·vo दुस्सीलस्सdus·sī·las·sa सीलविपत्तिया।sī·la·vi·pat·ti·yā

Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

This is the first drawback.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दुस्सीलस्सdus·sī·las·sa सीलविपन्नस्सsī·la·vi·pan·nas·sa पापकोpā·pa·ko कित्तिसद्दोkit·ti·sad·do अब्भुग्गच्छति।ab·bhug·gac·cha·ti

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, dussīlassa sīlavipannassa pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati.

Furthermore, an unethical person gets a bad reputation.
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अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दुतियोdu·ti·yo आदीनवोā·dī·na·vo दुस्सीलस्सdus·sī·las·sa सीलविपत्तिया।sī·la·vi·pat·ti·yā

Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

This is the second drawback.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दुस्सीलोdus·sī·lo सीलविपन्नोsī·la·vi·pan·no यञ्ञदेवyañ·ña·de·va परिसंpa·ri·saṃ उपसङ्कमति—यदिu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti खत्तियपरिसं,khat·ti·ya·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di ब्राह्मणपरिसं,brāh·ma·ṇa·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di गहपतिपरिसं,ga·ha·pa·ti·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di समणपरिसं—अविसारदोsa·ma·ṇa·pa·ri·saṃ उपसङ्कमतिu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti मङ्कुभूतो।maṅ·ku·bhū·to

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, dussīlo sīlavipanno yaññadeva parisaṁ upasaṅkamati—yadi khattiyaparisaṁ, yadi brāhmaṇaparisaṁ, yadi gahapatiparisaṁ, yadi samaṇaparisaṁ—avisārado upasaṅkamati maṅkubhūto.

Furthermore, an unethical person enters any kind of assembly unconfident and embarrassed, whether it’s an assembly of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, or ascetics.
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अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ततियोta·ti·yo आदीनवोā·dī·na·vo दुस्सीलस्सdus·sī·las·sa सीलविपत्तिया।sī·la·vi·pat·ti·yā

Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyo ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

This is the third drawback.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दुस्सीलोdus·sī·lo सीलविपन्नोsī·la·vi·pan·no सम्मूळ्होsam·mū·ḷho कालंkā·laṃ करोति।ka·ro·ti

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, dussīlo sīlavipanno sammūḷho kālaṁ karoti.

Furthermore, an unethical person feels lost when they die.
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अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चतुत्थोca·tut·tho आदीनवोā·dī·na·vo दुस्सीलस्सdus·sī·las·sa सीलविपत्तिया।sī·la·vi·pat·ti·yā

Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, catuttho ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

This is the fourth drawback.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दुस्सीलोdus·sī·lo सीलविपन्नोsī·la·vi·pan·no कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā अपायंa·pā·yaṃ दुग्गतिंdug·ga·tiṃ विनिपातंvi·ni·pā·taṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, dussīlo sīlavipanno kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati.

Furthermore, an unethical person, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.
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अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चमोpañ·ca·mo आदीनवोā·dī·na·vo दुस्सीलस्सdus·sī·las·sa सीलविपत्तिया।sī·la·vi·pat·ti·yā

Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, pañcamo ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

This is the fifth drawback.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चpañ·ca आदीनवाā·dī·na·vā दुस्सीलस्सdus·sī·las·sa सीलविपत्तिया।sī·la·vi·pat·ti·yā

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

These are the five drawbacks for an unethical person because of their failure in ethics.
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पञ्चिमे,pañ·ci·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve आनिसंसाā·ni·saṃ·sā सीलवतोsī·la·va·to सीलसम्पदाय।sī·la·sam·pa·dā·ya

Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

There are these five benefits for an ethical person because of their accomplishment in ethics.
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कतमेka·ta·me पञ्च?pañ·ca

Katame pañca?

What five?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सीलवाsī·la·vā सीलसम्पन्नोsī·la·sam·pan·no अप्पमादाधिकरणंap·pa·mā·dā·dhi·ka·ra·ṇaṃ महन्तंma·han·taṃ भोगक्खन्धंbho·gak·khan·dhaṃ अधिगच्छति।a·dhi·gac·cha·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, sīlavā sīlasampanno appamādādhikaraṇaṁ mahantaṁ bhogakkhandhaṁ adhigacchati.

Firstly, an ethical person gains great wealth on account of diligence.
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अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पठमोpa·ṭha·mo आनिसंसोā·ni·saṃ·so सीलवतोsī·la·va·to सीलसम्पदाय।sī·la·sam·pa·dā·ya

Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo ānisaṁso sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

This is the first benefit.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सीलवतोsī·la·va·to सीलसम्पन्नस्सsī·la·sam·pan·nas·sa कल्याणोkal·yā·ṇo कित्तिसद्दोkit·ti·sad·do अब्भुग्गच्छति।ab·bhug·gac·cha·ti

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sīlavato sīlasampannassa kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati.

Furthermore, an ethical person gets a good reputation.
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अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दुतियोdu·ti·yo आनिसंसोā·ni·saṃ·so सीलवतोsī·la·va·to सीलसम्पदाय।sī·la·sam·pa·dā·ya

Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo ānisaṁso sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

This is the second benefit.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सीलवाsī·la·vā सीलसम्पन्नोsī·la·sam·pan·no यञ्ञदेवyañ·ña·de·va परिसंpa·ri·saṃ उपसङ्कमति—यदिu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti खत्तियपरिसं,khat·ti·ya·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di ब्राह्मणपरिसं,brāh·ma·ṇa·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di गहपतिपरिसं,ga·ha·pa·ti·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di समणपरिसं—विसारदोsa·ma·ṇa·pa·ri·saṃ उपसङ्कमतिu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti अमङ्कुभूतो।a·maṅ·ku·bhū·to

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sīlavā sīlasampanno yaññadeva parisaṁ upasaṅkamati—yadi khattiyaparisaṁ, yadi brāhmaṇaparisaṁ, yadi gahapatiparisaṁ, yadi samaṇaparisaṁ—visārado upasaṅkamati amaṅkubhūto.

Furthermore, an ethical person enters any kind of assembly bold and self-assured, whether it’s an assembly of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, or ascetics.
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अयंa·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ततियोta·ti·yo आनिसंसोā·ni·saṃ·so सीलवतोsī·la·va·to सीलसम्पदाय।sī·la·sam·pa·dā·ya

Ayaṁ bhikkhave, tatiyo ānisaṁso sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

This is the third benefit.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सीलवाsī·la·vā सीलसम्पन्नोsī·la·sam·pan·no असम्मूळ्होa·sam·mū·ḷho कालंkā·laṃ करोति।ka·ro·ti

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sīlavā sīlasampanno asammūḷho kālaṁ karoti.

Furthermore, an ethical person dies not feeling lost.
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अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चतुत्थोca·tut·tho आनिसंसोā·ni·saṃ·so सीलवतोsī·la·va·to सीलसम्पदाय।sī·la·sam·pa·dā·ya

Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, catuttho ānisaṁso sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

This is the fourth benefit.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सीलवाsī·la·vā सीलसम्पन्नोsī·la·sam·pan·no कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sīlavā sīlasampanno kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.

Furthermore, when an ethical person’s body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.
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अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चमोpañ·ca·mo आनिसंसोā·ni·saṃ·so सीलवतोsī·la·va·to सीलसम्पदाय।sī·la·sam·pa·dā·ya

Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, pañcamo ānisaṁso sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

This is the fifth benefit.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चpañ·ca आनिसंसाā·ni·saṃ·sā सीलवतोsī·la·va·to सीलसम्पदाया”ति।sī·la·sam·pa·dā·yā

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā sīlavato sīlasampadāyā”ti.

These are the five benefits for an ethical person because of their accomplishment in ethics.”
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ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ

Tatiyaṁ.

(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.