Bad Conduct · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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said·thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said + perfected·quotationvuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
these three“Tīṇimāni,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
bad conductsduccaritāni.
whichKatamāni
threetīṇi?
bad conduct by bodyKāyaduccaritaṁ,
bad conduct by speechvacīduccaritaṁ,
bad conduct by mindmanoduccaritaṁ—
theseimāni
indeedkho,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
threetīṇi
bad conductsduccaritānī”ti.
this·matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spokeavoca.
there + thisTatthetaṁ
thusiti
it is saidvuccati:
“Mendicants, there are these three kinds of bad conduct. What three? Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. These are the three kinds of bad conduct.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
bad bodily conduct“Kāyaduccaritaṁ
having donekatvā,
speech·misconductsvacīduccaritāni
andca;
mind·misconductManoduccaritaṁ
having donekatvā,
and whatever elseyañcaññaṁ
connected with corruptiondosasaṁhitaṁ.
“Having done bad things by way of body, speech, and mind, and whatever else is corrupt;
not·doAkatvā
goodkusalaṁ
deedskammaṁ,
do + not·badkatvānākusalaṁ
manybahuṁ;
of the bodyKāyassa
when broken upbhedā
witless personduppañño,
in hellnirayaṁ
he is rebornsopapajjatī”ti.
not having done good deeds, and having done many bad, when their body breaks up, that witless person is reborn in hell.”
this·tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
Ime
heard·quotation markersutanti.
fifthPañcamaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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