Akusala Suttaṃ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Tīhi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ Niraye.|| ||

Katamehi tīhi?|| ||

Akusalena kāya-kammena,||
akusalena vacī-kammena,||
akusalena mano-kammena.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave tīhi dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ Niraye.|| ||

Tīhi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ sagge.|| ||

Katamehi tīhi?|| ||

Kusalena kāya-kammena,||
kusalena vacī-kammena,||
kusalena mano-kammena.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave tīhi dhammehi samannāgato yath'ābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ sagge" ti.|| ||