Jains

Nigaṇṭhasutta

Jains

Nigaṇṭhasutta

EN
“Mendicants, Jain ascetics possess ten bad qualities. What ten? They’re faithless and unethical,
PL
“Dasahi, bhikkhave, asaddhammehi samannāgatā nigaṇṭhā. Katamehi dasahi? Assaddhā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; dussīlā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā;
EN
without conscience or prudence, and devoted to untrue persons. They glorify themselves and put others down.
PL
ahirikā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; anottappino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; asappurisasambhattino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; attukkaṁsakaparavambhakā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā;
EN
They’re attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go. They’re deceptive, with corrupt wishes and bad friends.
PL
sandiṭṭhiparāmāsā ādhānaggāhī duppaṭinissaggino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; kuhakā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; pāpicchā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; pāpamittā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā—
EN
Jain ascetics possess these ten bad qualities.”
PL
imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi asaddhammehi samannāgatā nigaṇṭhā”ti. Aṭṭhamaṁ.

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

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