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Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

2: The Book of the Twos

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1 "Asantasannivāsañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi santasannivāsañca. Taṃ suṇātha, sādhukaṃ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī"ti. "Evaṃ, bhante"ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ.

Bhagavā etadavoca: 

2 "Kathañca, bhikkhave, asantasannivāso hoti, kathañca asanto sannivasanti? Idha, bhikkhave, therassa bhikkhuno evaṃ hoti:  ‘theropi maṃ na vadeyya, majjhimopi maṃ na vadeyya, navopi maṃ na vadeyya; therampāhaṃ na vadeyyaṃ, majjhimampāhaṃ na vadeyyaṃ, navampāhaṃ na vadeyyaṃ. Thero cepi maṃ vadeyya ahitānukampī maṃ vadeyya no hitānukampī, noti naṃ vadeyyaṃ viheṭheyyaṃ passampissa nappaṭikareyyaṃ. Majjhimo cepi maṃ vadeyya … pe … navo cepi maṃ vadeyya, ahitānukampī maṃ vadeyya no hitānukampī, noti naṃ vadeyyaṃ viheṭheyyaṃ passampissa nappaṭikareyyaṃ’. Majjhimassapi bhikkhuno evaṃ hoti … pe … navassapi bhikkhuno evaṃ hoti:  ‘theropi maṃ na vadeyya, majjhimopi maṃ na vadeyya, navopi maṃ na vadeyya; therampāhaṃ na vadeyyaṃ, majjhimampāhaṃ na vadeyyaṃ, navampāhaṃ na vadeyyaṃ. Thero cepi maṃ vadeyya ahitānukampī maṃ vadeyya no hitānukampī noti naṃ vadeyyaṃ viheṭheyyaṃ passampissa nappaṭikareyyaṃ. Majjhimo cepi maṃ vadeyya … navo cepi maṃ vadeyya ahitānukampī maṃ vadeyya no hitānukampī, noti naṃ vadeyyaṃ viheṭheyyaṃ passampissa nappaṭikareyyaṃ’. Evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, asantasannivāso hoti, evañca asanto sannivasanti.

3 Kathañca, bhikkhave, santasannivāso hoti, kathañca santo sannivasanti? Idha, bhikkhave, therassa bhikkhuno evaṃ hoti:  ‘theropi maṃ vadeyya, majjhimopi maṃ vadeyya, navopi maṃ vadeyya; therampāhaṃ vadeyyaṃ, majjhimampāhaṃ vadeyyaṃ, navampāhaṃ vadeyyaṃ. Thero cepi maṃ vadeyya hitānukampī maṃ vadeyya no ahitānukampī, sādhūti naṃ vadeyyaṃ na naṃ viheṭheyyaṃ passampissa paṭikareyyaṃ. Majjhimo cepi maṃ vadeyya … pe … navo cepi maṃ vadeyya hitānukampī maṃ vadeyya no ahitānukampī, sādhūti naṃ vadeyyaṃ na naṃ viheṭheyyaṃ passampissa paṭikareyyaṃ’. Majjhimassapi bhikkhuno evaṃ hoti … pe … navassapi bhikkhuno evaṃ hoti:  ‘theropi maṃ vadeyya, majjhimopi maṃ vadeyya, navopi maṃ vadeyya; therampāhaṃ vadeyyaṃ, majjhimampāhaṃ vadeyyaṃ, navampāhaṃ vadeyyaṃ. Thero cepi maṃ vadeyya hitānukampī maṃ vadeyya no ahitānukampī, sādhūti naṃ vadeyyaṃ na naṃ viheṭheyyaṃ passampissa paṭikareyyaṃ. Majjhimo cepi maṃ vadeyya … pe … navo cepi maṃ vadeyya hitānukampī maṃ vadeyya no ahitānukampī, sādhūti naṃ vadeyyaṃ na naṃ viheṭheyyaṃ passampissa paṭikareyyaṃ’. Evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, santasannivāso hoti, evañca santo sannivasantī"ti.