Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

10: The Book of the Tens

40. Ānanda (2)

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1 "‘Sanghasāmaggī, sanghasāmaggī’ti, bhante, vuccati. Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, sangho samaggo hotī"ti? "Idhānanda, bhikkhū adhammaṃ adhammoti dīpenti, dhammaṃ dhammoti dīpenti, avinayaṃ avinayoti dīpenti, vinayaṃ vinayoti dīpenti, abhāsitaṃ alapitaṃ tathāgatena abhāsitaṃ alapitaṃ tathāgatenāti dīpenti, bhāsitaṃ lapitaṃ tathāgatena bhāsitaṃ lapitaṃ tathāgatenāti dīpenti, anāciṇṇaṃ tathāgatena anāciṇṇaṃ tathāgatenāti dīpenti, āciṇṇaṃ tathāgatena āciṇṇaṃ tathāgatenāti dīpenti, apaññattaṃ tathāgatena apaññattaṃ tathāgatenāti dīpenti, paññattaṃ tathāgatena paññattaṃ tathāgatenāti dīpenti. Te imehi dasahi vatthūhi na avakassanti na apakassanti na āveni kammāni karonti na āveni pātimokkhaṃ uddisanti. Ettāvatā kho, ānanda, sangho samaggo hotī"ti.

2 "Bhinnaṃ pana, bhante, sanghaṃ samaggaṃ katvā kiṃ so pasavatī"ti? "Brahmaṃ, ānanda, puññaṃ pasavatī"ti. "Kiṃ pana, bhante, brahmaṃ puññan"ti? "Kappaṃ, ānanda, saggamhi modatīti – 

3 Sukhā sanghassa sāmaggī,
samaggānañca anuggaho;
Samaggarato dhammaṭṭho,
yogakkhemā na dhaṃsati;
Sanghaṃ samaggaṃ katvāna,
kappaṃ saggamhi modatī"ti.

Dasamaṃ.

Upālivaggo catuttho.

4 Upāli ṭhapanā ubbāho,
upasampadanissayā;
Sāmaṇero ca dve bhedā,
ānandehi pare duveti.