--- title: "Numbered Discourses: The Fours · Aṅguttara Nikāya · Catukkanipāta" author: "The Buddha" translator: "Bhikkhu Sujato" languages: [pi, en] shelf: "Pali Canon" section: 26 of 32 url: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-4/26/ cite: "The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato, Numbered Discourses: The Fours · Aṅguttara Nikāya · Catukkanipāta, section 26. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-4/26/" --- # Numbered Discourses: The Fours · Aṅguttara Nikāya · Catukkanipāta *The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato* Teachings grouped in fours: four kinds of persons, four right efforts, four ways of practice. > Pali: the Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka (Buddha Jayanti edition, 2500), from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). > English: Bhikkhu Sujato, from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). Notes are not included. > Rows follow the segment numbers the two texts share, gathered into paragraphs; verse keeps its lines. ## 26. Assembly · AN 4.211–4.220 Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-4/26/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-4/26/#p-N [¶0] AN 4.211 · Assembly > Pali: AN 4.211 · Parisāsutta [¶1] “Mendicants, these four corrupt an assembly. What four? A monk, nun, layman, or laywoman who is unethical, of bad character. These are the four that corrupt an assembly. > Pali: “Cattārome, bhikkhave, parisadūsanā. Katame cattāro? Bhikkhu, bhikkhave, dussīlo pāpadhammo parisadūsano; bhikkhunī, bhikkhave, dussīlā pāpadhammā parisadūsanā; upāsako, bhikkhave, dussīlo pāpadhammo parisadūsano; upāsikā, bhikkhave, dussīlā pāpadhammā parisadūsanā. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro parisadūsanā. [¶2] Mendicants, these four grace an assembly. What four? A monk, nun, layman, or laywoman who is ethical, of good character. These are the four that grace an assembly.” > Pali: Cattārome, bhikkhave, parisasobhanā. Katame cattāro? Bhikkhu, bhikkhave, sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo parisasobhano; bhikkhunī, bhikkhave, sīlavatī kalyāṇadhammā parisasobhanā; upāsako, bhikkhave, sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo parisasobhano; upāsikā, bhikkhave, sīlavatī kalyāṇadhammā parisasobhanā. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro parisasobhanā”ti. [¶3] > Pali: Paṭhamaṁ. [¶4] AN 4.212 · View > Pali: AN 4.212 · Diṭṭhisutta [¶5] “Mendicants, someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What four? Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and wrong view. Someone with these four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. > Pali: “Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. Katamehi catūhi? Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, micchādiṭṭhiyā— imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. [¶6] Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What four? Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and right view. Someone with these four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.” > Pali: Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. Katamehi catūhi? Kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena, sammādiṭṭhiyā— imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti. [¶7] > Pali: Dutiyaṁ. [¶8] AN 4.213 · Ungrateful > Pali: AN 4.213 · Akataññutāsutta [¶9] “Mendicants, someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What four? Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being ungrateful and thankless. Someone with these four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. > Pali: “Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. Katamehi catūhi? Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, akataññutā akataveditā— imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. [¶10] Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What four? Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being grateful and thankful. Someone with these four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.” > Pali: Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. Katamehi catūhi? Kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena, kataññutā kataveditā— imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti. [¶11] > Pali: Tatiyaṁ. [¶12] AN 4.214 · Killing Living Creatures > Pali: AN 4.214 · Pāṇātipātīsutta [¶13] “Someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie. … Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. … They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or lie. …” > Pali: …pe… Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti …pe… pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti. [¶14] > Pali: Catutthaṁ. [¶15] AN 4.215 · Path (1st) > Pali: AN 4.215 · Paṭhamamaggasutta [¶16] “Someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action. … Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. … right view, right purpose, right speech, right action. …” > Pali: …pe… Micchādiṭṭhiko hoti, micchāsaṅkappo hoti, micchāvāco hoti, micchākammanto hoti …pe… sammādiṭṭhiko hoti, sammāsaṅkappo hoti, sammāvāco hoti, sammākammanto hoti. [¶17] > Pali: Pañcamaṁ. [¶18] AN 4.216 · Path (2nd) > Pali: AN 4.216 · Dutiyamaggasutta [¶19] “Someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion. Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. … right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. …” > Pali: …pe… Micchāājīvo hoti, micchāvāyāmo hoti, micchāsati hoti, micchāsamādhi hoti …pe… sammāājīvo hoti, sammāvāyāmo hoti, sammāsati hoti, sammāsamādhi hoti. [¶20] > Pali: Chaṭṭhaṁ. [¶21] AN 4.217 · Kinds of Expression (1st) > Pali: AN 4.217 · Paṭhamavohārapathasutta [¶22] “Someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … They say they’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they haven’t. … Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. … They say they haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, and they haven’t. …” > Pali: …pe… Adiṭṭhe diṭṭhavādī hoti, asute sutavādī hoti, amute mutavādī hoti, aviññāte viññātavādī hoti …pe… adiṭṭhe adiṭṭhavādī hoti, asute asutavādī hoti, amute amutavādī hoti, aviññāte aviññātavādī hoti. [¶23] > Pali: Sattamaṁ. [¶24] AN 4.218 · Kinds of Expression (2nd) > Pali: AN 4.218 · Dutiyavohārapathasutta [¶25] “Someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … They say they haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they have. … Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. … They say they’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, and they have. …” > Pali: …pe… Diṭṭhe adiṭṭhavādī hoti, sute asutavādī hoti, mute amutavādī hoti, viññāte aviññātavādī hoti …pe… diṭṭhe diṭṭhavādī hoti, sute sutavādī hoti, mute mutavādī hoti, viññāte viññātavādī hoti. [¶26] > Pali: Aṭṭhamaṁ. [¶27] AN 4.219 · Lack of Conscience > Pali: AN 4.219 · Ahirikasutta [¶28] “Someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … They’re faithless, unethical, shameless, and imprudent. … Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. … They’re faithful, ethical, conscientious, and prudent. …” > Pali: …pe… Assaddho hoti, dussīlo hoti, ahiriko hoti, anottappī hoti …pe… saddho hoti, sīlavā hoti, hirimā hoti, ottappī hoti. [¶29] > Pali: Navamaṁ. [¶30] AN 4.220 · Unethical > Pali: AN 4.220 · Dussīlasutta [¶31] “Mendicants, someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What four? They’re faithless, unethical, lazy, and witless. Someone with these four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. > Pali: “Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. Katamehi catūhi? Assaddho hoti, dussīlo hoti, kusīto hoti, duppañño hoti— imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. [¶32] Someone with four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What four? They’re faithful, ethical, energetic, and wise. Someone with these four qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.” > Pali: Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. Katamehi catūhi? Saddho hoti, sīlavā hoti, āraddhavīriyo hoti, paññavā hoti— imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti. [¶33] > Pali: Dasamaṁ. [¶34] > Pali: Parisasobhaṇavaggo dutiyo. [¶35] > Pali: Tassuddānaṁ [¶36] > Pali: Parisā diṭṭhi akataññutā, Pāṇātipātāpi dve maggā; Dve vohārapathā vuttā, Ahirikaṁ duppaññena cāti.