Numbered Discourses 10.4 1. Benefits Vital Conditions (2nd) (AN10.4)

1.1

Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi …pe…

There Venerable Sāriputta addressed the mendicants …

1.2

“dussīlassa, āvuso, sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti avippaṭisāro;

“Reverends, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for having no regrets.

1.3

avippaṭisāre asati avippaṭisāravipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti …pe…

When there are regrets, one who has regrets has destroyed a vital condition for joy. …

1.4

vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.

One who lacks disillusionment and dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

1.5

Seyyathāpi, āvuso, rukkho sākhāpalāsavipanno. Tassa papaṭikāpi na pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi … pheggupi … sāropi na pāripūriṁ gacchati.

Suppose there was a tree that lacked branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would not grow to fullness.

1.6

Evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, dussīlassa sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti avippaṭisāro;

In the same way, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for having no regrets.

1.7

avippaṭisāre asati avippaṭisāravipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti …pe…

When there are regrets, one who has regrets has destroyed a vital condition for joy. …

1.8

vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.

One who lacks disillusionment and dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

2.1

Sīlavato, āvuso, sīlasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti avippaṭisāro;

An ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for not having regrets.

2.2

avippaṭisāre sati avippaṭisārasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti …pe…

When there are no regrets, one who has no regrets has fulfilled a vital condition for joy. …

2.3

vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.

One who has fulfilled disillusionment and dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

2.4

Seyyathāpi, āvuso, rukkho sākhāpalāsasampanno. Tassa papaṭikāpi pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi … pheggupi … sāropi pāripūriṁ gacchati.

Suppose there was a tree that was complete with branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would grow to fullness.

2.5

Evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, sīlavato sīlasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti avippaṭisāro;

In the same way, an ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for not having regrets.

2.6

avippaṭisāre sati avippaṭisārasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti …pe…

When there are no regrets, one who has no regrets has fulfilled a vital condition for joy. …

2.7

vimuttiñāṇadassanan”ti.

One who has fulfilled disillusionment and dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.”

2.8

Catutthaṁ.