Broken (4th)

Catutthakhatasutta

Broken (4th)

Catutthakhatasutta

EN
“When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has three qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. … Impure deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. … When an astute, competent true person has three qualities they keep themselves intact and unscathed. … Pure deeds by way of body, speech, and mind. …”
PL
“Tīhi, bhikkhave …pe… asucinā kāyakammena, asucinā vacīkammena, asucinā manokammena …pe…. Tīhi, bhikkhave …pe… sucinā kāyakammena, sucinā vacīkammena, sucinā manokammena—
PL
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṁ, bahuñca puññaṁ pasavatī”ti. Aṭṭhamaṁ.

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

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