Numbered Discourses 10.168 17. With Jānussoṇi The Noble Descent (AN10.168)

1.1

“Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paccorohaṇiṁ desessāmi.

“Mendicants, I will teach you the noble descent.

1.2

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

1.3

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

“Yes, sir,” they replied.

1.4

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:

2.1

“Katamā ca, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī?

“And what, mendicants, is the noble descent?

2.2

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:

It’s when a noble disciple reflects:

2.3

‘pāṇātipātassa kho pāpako vipāko—

‘Killing living creatures has a bad result

2.4

diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.

in the present life and in lives to come.’

2.5

So iti paṭisaṅkhāya pāṇātipātaṁ pajahati;

Reflecting like this, they give up killing living creatures,

2.6

pāṇātipātā paccorohati.

they descend from killing living creatures.

3.1

… ‘Adinnādānassa kho pāpako vipāko—

… ‘Stealing has a bad result

3.2

diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.

in the present life and in lives to come.’

3.3

So iti paṭisaṅkhāya adinnādānaṁ pajahati;

Reflecting like this, they give up stealing,

3.4

adinnādānā paccorohati.

they descend from stealing.

4.1

… ‘Kāmesumicchācārassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

… ‘Sexual misconduct has a bad result …’ …

4.2

kāmesumicchācārā paccorohati.

they descend from sexual misconduct.

5.1

… ‘Musāvādassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

… ‘Lying has a bad result …’ …

5.2

musāvādā paccorohati.

they descend from lying.

6.1

… ‘Pisuṇāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

… ‘Backbiting has a bad result …’ …

6.2

pisuṇāya vācāya paccorohati.

they descend from backbiting.

7.1

… ‘Pharusāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

… ‘Harsh speech has a bad result …’ …

7.2

pharusāya vācāya paccorohati.

they descend from harsh speech.

8.1

… ‘Samphappalāpassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

… ‘Talking nonsense has a bad result …’ …

8.2

samphappalāpā paccorohati.

they descend from talking nonsense.

9.1

… ‘Abhijjhāya kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

… ‘Covetousness has a bad result …’ …

9.2

abhijjhāya paccorohati.

they descend from covetousness.

10.1

… ‘Byāpādassa kho pāpako vipāko …pe…

… ‘Ill will has a bad result …’ …

10.2

byāpādā paccorohati.

they descend from ill will.

11.1

… ‘Micchādiṭṭhiyā kho pāpako vipāko diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.

… ‘Wrong view has a bad result both in the present life and in lives to come.’

11.2

So iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchādiṭṭhiṁ pajahati;

Reflecting like this, they give up wrong view,

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micchādiṭṭhiyā paccorohati.

they descend from wrong view.

11.4

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyā paccorohaṇī”ti.

This is called the noble descent.”

11.5

Dutiyaṁ.