Good Conduct · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
these three“Tīṇimāni,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
good conductssucaritāni.
whichKatamāni
threetīṇi?
good conduct by bodyKāyasucaritaṁ,
good conduct by speechvacīsucaritaṁ,
good conduct by mindmanosucaritaṁ—
theseimāni
indeedkho,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
threetīṇi
good conductssucaritānī”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spokeavoca.
there thisTatthetaṁ
thusiti
is saidvuccati:
“Mendicants, there are these kinds of good conduct. What three? Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. These are the three kinds of good conduct.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
bodily misconduct“Kāyaduccaritaṁ
having given uphitvā,
verbal misconductsvacīduccaritāni
andca;
mental misconductManoduccaritaṁ
having given uphitvā,
and whatever elseyañcaññaṁ
connected with corruptiondosasaṁhitaṁ.
“Having given up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and whatever else is corrupt;
not having done badAkatvākusalaṁ
deedkammaṁ,
having donekatvāna
goodkusalaṁ
manybahuṁ;
of the bodyKāyassa
from breaking upbhedā
wisesappañño,
heavensaggaṁ
that oneso
is rebornupapajjatī”ti.
not having done bad deeds, and having done many good, when their body breaks up, that wise person is reborn in heaven.”
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
heardsutanti.
The SixthChaṭṭhaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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