Unimpressive Conduct (1st)

Paṭhamaapāsādikasutta

Unimpressive Conduct (1st)

Paṭhamaapāsādikasutta

EN
“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of unimpressive conduct. What five? You blame yourself. After examination, sensible people criticize you.
PL
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā apāsādike. Katame pañca? Attāpi attānaṁ upavadati, anuvicca viññū garahanti,
EN
You get a bad reputation. You feel lost when you die. And when your body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell. These are the five drawbacks of unimpressive conduct.
PL
pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati, sammūḷho kālaṁ karoti, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā apāsādike.
EN
There are these five benefits of impressive conduct. What five? You don’t blame yourself. After examination, sensible people praise you.
PL
Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā pāsādike. Katame pañca? Attāpi attānaṁ na upavadati, anuvicca viññū pasaṁsanti,
EN
You get a good reputation. You don’t feel lost when you die. And when the body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm. These are the five benefits of impressive conduct.”
PL
kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati, asammūḷho kālaṁ karoti, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā pāsādike”ti.
PL
Sattamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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