TheravādaAN 4.4HOLYMAP · SACRED TEXTS
Sutta PiṭakaAN 4.4

Sutta Piṭaka

AN 4.4

Dutiyakhatasutta

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

Broken (2nd)

“When a foolish, incompetent untrue person acts wrongly toward four people they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they brim with much wickedness. What four? Mother … father … a Realized One … and a disciple of a Realized One. When a foolish, incompetent untrue person acts wrongly toward these four people they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they brim with much wickedness.

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

When an astute, competent true person acts rightly toward four individuals they keep themselves intact and unscathed. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they brim with much merit. What four? Mother … father … a Realized One … and a disciple of a Realized One. When an astute, competent true person acts rightly toward these four people they keep themselves healthy and whole. They don’t deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they brim with much merit.

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

A person who does wrong by their mother or father, or a Realized One, a Buddha, or one of their disciples, brims with much wickedness.

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

Because of their unprincipled conduct toward their parents, they’re criticized in this life by the astute, and they depart to be reborn in a place of loss.

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

A person who does right by their mother and father, or a Realized One, a Buddha, or one of their disciples, brims with much merit.

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English · Bhikkhu Sujato

Because of their principled conduct toward their parents, they’re praised in this life by the astute, and they depart to rejoice in heaven.”

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Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (M.L. Maniratana Bunnag Dhamma Society Fund), as published by SuttaCentral. Public domain. · Source ↗

Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka, via SuttaCentral. Public domain.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato. SuttaCentral, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). · Source ↗

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato (SuttaCentral), dedicated to the public domain via CC0. The translator respectfully requests that any use be in accordance with the values and principles of the Buddhist community. In particular, please do not use this work in AI training datasets, for the development of any AI model or algorithm, or in any AI-derived technologies.

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