Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

7: The Book of the Sevens

33. Moral Shame

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1 "Imaṃ, bhikkhave, rattiṃ aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yenāhaṃ tenupasankami; upasankamitvā maṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho, bhikkhave, sā devatā maṃ etadavoca:  ‘sattime, bhante, dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṃvattanti. Katame satta? Satthugāravatā, dhammagāravatā, sanghagāravatā, sikkhāgāravatā, samādhigāravatā, hirigāravatā, ottappagāravatā. Ime kho, bhante, satta dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṃvattantī’ti. Idamavoca, bhikkhave, sā devatā. Idaṃ vatvā maṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tatthevantaradhāyīti.

2 Satthugaru dhammagaru,
sanghe ca tibbagāravo;
Samādhigaru ātāpī,
sikkhāya tibbagāravo.

3 Hiriottappasampanno,
sappatisso sagāravo;
Abhabbo parihānāya,
nibbānasseva santike"ti.

Dutiyaṃ.