Aṅguttara-Nikāya
II. Dukanipāta
VIII. Nimitta Vagga
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
or
More-Numbered Suttas
II. The Book of the Twos
VIII. On Characteristics[131]
Suttas 76-85
Translated from the Pali by
F.L. Woodward, M.A.
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Sutta 76
[76.1][olds] "Monks, with characteristics
arise evil, unprofitable states,
not without them.
By abandoning just those characteristics,
those evil,
unprofitable states exist not."
Sutta 77
[77.1][olds] "Conditioned, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not unconditioned.
By abandoning just that condition,
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."
Sutta 78
[78.1][olds] "Caused, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not uncaused.
By abandoning just that cause
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."
Sutta 79
[79.1][olds] "Having constituent parts, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without constituents.
By abandoning just those constituent parts,
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."
Sutta 80
[80.1][olds] "Having reasons, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without reasons.
By abandoning just those reasons
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."
Sutta 81
[81.1][olds] "Along with objects, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without objects.
By abandoning just those objects
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."
Sutta 82
[82.1][olds] "Along with feeling, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without feeling.
By abandoning just those feelings
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."
Sutta 83
[83.1][olds] "Along with perception, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without perception
By abandoning just those perceptions
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."
Sutta 84
[84.1][olds] "Along with consciousness, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without consciousness.
By abandoning just that consciousness
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."
Sutta 85
[85.1][olds] "Monks, it is by making some compounded thing one's object[132]
that evil, unprofitable states arise,
not without doing so.
By abandoning just that compound[133]
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."
[131] 'With characteristic marks by which to distinguish them.' Cf. K.S. v, 188 n., where No.3 of our category is omitted.
[132] Sankhat'ārammaṇā = paccaya-nibbatta-sankhataṅ dhammaṅ ārammaṇaṅ katvā. Comy.
[133] Sankhatassa.
