Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

4: The Book of the Fours

20. An Assigner of Meals

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1 "Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ niraye. Katamehi catūhi? Chandāgatiṃ gacchati, dosāgatiṃ gacchati, mohāgatiṃ gacchati, bhayāgatiṃ gacchati – imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ niraye.

2 Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ sagge. Katamehi catūhi? Na chandāgatiṃ gacchati, na dosāgatiṃ gacchati, na mohāgatiṃ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṃ gacchati – imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ saggeti.

3 Ye keci kāmesu asaññatā janā,
Adhammikā honti adhammagāravā;
Chandā dosā mohā ca bhayā gāmino,
Parisākasaṭo ca panesa vuccati.

4 Evañhi vuttaṃ samaṇena jānatā,
Tasmā hi te sappurisā pasaṃsiyā;
Dhamme ṭhitā ye na karonti pāpakaṃ,
Na chandā na dosā na mohā na bhayā ca gāmino;
Parisāya maṇḍo ca panesa vuccati,
Evañhi vuttaṃ samaṇena jānatā"ti.

Dasamaṃ.

Caravaggo dutiyo.

5 Caraṃ sīlaṃ padhānāni,
saṃvaraṃ paññatti pañcamaṃ;
Sokhummaṃ tayo agatī,
bhattuddesena te dasāti.