Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

3: The Book of the Threes

122. Sagacity

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1 "Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, moneyyāni. Katamāni tīṇi? Kāyamoneyyaṃ, vacīmoneyyaṃ, manomoneyyaṃ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, kāyamoneyyaṃ? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, abrahmacariyā paṭivirato hoti. Idaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, kāyamoneyyaṃ.

2 Katamañca, bhikkhave, vacīmoneyyaṃ? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti. Idaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, vacīmoneyyaṃ.

3 Katamañca, bhikkhave, manomoneyyaṃ? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu āsavānaṃ khayā anāsavaṃ cetovimuttiṃ paññāvimuttiṃ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. Idaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, manomoneyyaṃ. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi moneyyānīti.

4 Kāyamuniṃ vacīmuniṃ,
cetomuniṃ anāsavaṃ;
Muniṃ moneyyasampannaṃ,
āhu sabbappahāyinan"ti.

Dasamaṃ.

Āpāyikavaggo dutiyo.

5 Āpāyiko dullabho appameyyaṃ,
Āneñjavipattisampadā;
Apaṇṇako ca kammanto,
Dve soceyyāni moneyyanti.