Aṅguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka-Nipāta
XVIII. Upāsaka Vaggo

Sutta 175

Upāsaka Caṇḍāla Suttaṁ

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

 

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[1][pts][than] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Pañcahi bhikkhave,||
dhammehi samannāgato upāsako||
upāsaka-caṇḍālo ca hoti||
upāsaka-malañ ca||
upāsaka-patikiṭṭho ca.|| ||

Katamehi pañcahi?|| ||

Assaddho hoti,||
du-s-sīlo hoti,||
kotuhala-maṅgaliko hoti,||
maṅgalaṁ pacceti no kammaṁ,||
ito ca bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati||
tattha ca pubba-kāraṁ karoti.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave,||
pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako||
upāsaka-caṇḍālo ca hoti||
upāsaka-malañ ca||
upāsaka-patikiṭṭho ca.|| ||

 

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Pañcahi bhikkhave,||
dhammehi samannāgato upāsako||
upāsaka-ratanañ ca hoti||
upāsaka-padumañ ca||
upāsaka-puṇḍarikañ ca.|| ||

Katamehi pañcahi?|| ||

Saddho hoti,||
sīlavā hoti,||
akotuhala-maṅgaliko hoti,||
kammaṁ pacceti no maṅgalaṁ,||
na ito bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati,||
idha ca pubba-kāraṁ karoti.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave,||
pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako||
upāsaka-ratanañ ca hoti||
upāsaka-padumañ ca||
upāsaka-puṇḍarīkañ cā ti.|| ||