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  • Numbered Discourses 11.3 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 11.3
  • 1. Dependence 1. Nissayavagga

Vital Conditions (1st) Paį¹­hamaupanisāsutta

ā€œMendicants, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for having no regrets. ā€œDussÄ«lassa, bhikkhave, sÄ«lavipannassa hatÅ«paniso hoti avippaį¹­isāro. When there are regrets, one who has regrets has destroyed a vital condition for joy. Avippaį¹­isāre asati avippaį¹­isāravipannassa hatÅ«panisaį¹ hoti pāmojjaį¹. When there is no joy, one who lacks joy has destroyed a vital condition for rapture. Pāmojje asati pāmojjavipannassa hatÅ«panisā hoti pÄ«ti. When there is no rapture, one who lacks rapture has destroyed a vital condition for tranquility. PÄ«tiyā asati pÄ«tivipannassa hatÅ«panisā hoti passaddhi. When there is no tranquility, one who lacks tranquility has destroyed a vital condition for bliss. Passaddhiyā asati passaddhivipannassa hatÅ«panisaį¹ hoti sukhaį¹. When there is no bliss, one who lacks bliss has destroyed a vital condition for right immersion. Sukhe asati sukhavipannassa hatÅ«paniso hoti sammāsamādhi. When there is no right immersion, one who lacks right immersion has destroyed a vital condition for true knowledge and vision. Sammāsamādhimhi asati sammāsamādhivipannassa hatÅ«panisaį¹ hoti yathābhÅ«taƱāį¹‡adassanaį¹. When there is no true knowledge and vision, one who lacks true knowledge and vision has destroyed a vital condition for disillusionment. YathābhÅ«taƱāį¹‡adassane asati yathābhÅ«taƱāį¹‡adassanavipannassa hatÅ«panisā hoti nibbidā. When there is no disillusionment, one who lacks disillusionment has destroyed a vital condition for dispassion. Nibbidāya asati nibbidāvipannassa hatÅ«paniso hoti virāgo. When there is no dispassion, one who lacks dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom. Virāge asati virāgavipannassa hatÅ«panisaį¹ hoti vimuttiƱāį¹‡adassanaį¹.

Suppose there was a tree that lacked branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would not grow to fullness. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, rukkho sākhāpalāsavipanno. Tassa papaį¹­ikāpi na pāripÅ«riį¹ gacchati, tacopi ā€¦ pheggupi ā€¦ sāropi na pāripÅ«riį¹ gacchati.

In the same way, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for having no regrets. Evamevaį¹ kho, bhikkhave, dussÄ«lassa sÄ«lavipannassa hatÅ«paniso hoti avippaį¹­isāro, When there are regrets, one who has regrets has destroyed a vital condition for joy. ā€¦ avippaį¹­isāre asati avippaį¹­isāravipannassa hatÅ«panisaį¹ hoti pāmojjaį¹ ā€¦peā€¦ When there is no dispassion, one who lacks dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom. vimuttiƱāį¹‡adassanaį¹.

An ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for not having regrets. SÄ«lavato, bhikkhave, sÄ«lasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti avippaį¹­isāro, When there are no regrets, one who has no regrets has fulfilled a vital condition for joy. avippaį¹­isāre sati avippaį¹­isārasampannassa upanisasampannaį¹ hoti pāmojjaį¹, When there is joy, one who has fulfilled joy has fulfilled a vital condition for rapture. pāmojje sati pāmojjasampannassa upanisasampannā hoti pÄ«ti, When there is rapture, one who has fulfilled rapture has fulfilled a vital condition for tranquility. pÄ«tiyā sati pÄ«tisampannassa upanisasampannā hoti passaddhi, When there is tranquility, one who has fulfilled tranquility has fulfilled a vital condition for bliss. passaddhiyā sati passaddhisampannassa upanisasampannaį¹ hoti sukhaį¹, When there is bliss, one who has fulfilled bliss has fulfilled a vital condition for right immersion. sukhe sati sukhasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti sammāsamādhi, When there is right immersion, one who has fulfilled right immersion has fulfilled a vital condition for true knowledge and vision. sammāsamādhimhi sati sammāsamādhisampannassa upanisasampannaį¹ hoti yathābhÅ«taƱāį¹‡adassanaį¹, When there is true knowledge and vision, one who has fulfilled true knowledge and vision has fulfilled a vital condition for disillusionment. yathābhÅ«taƱāį¹‡adassane sati yathābhÅ«taƱāį¹‡adassanasampannassa upanisasampannā hoti nibbidā, When there is disillusionment, one who has fulfilled disillusionment has fulfilled a vital condition for dispassion. nibbidāya sati nibbidāsampannassa upanisasampanno hoti virāgo, When there is dispassion, one who has fulfilled dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom. virāge sati virāgasampannassa upanisasampannaį¹ hoti vimuttiƱāį¹‡adassanaį¹.

Suppose there was a tree that was complete with branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would grow to fullness. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, rukkho sākhāpalāsasampanno. Tassa papaį¹­ikāpi pāripÅ«riį¹ gacchati, tacopi ā€¦ pheggupi ā€¦ sāropi pāripÅ«riį¹ gacchati.

In the same way, an ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for not having regrets. Evamevaį¹ kho, bhikkhave, sÄ«lavato sÄ«lasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti avippaį¹­isāro, When there are no regrets, one who has no regrets has fulfilled a vital condition for joy. ā€¦ avippaį¹­isāre sati avippaį¹­isārasampannassa upanisasampannaį¹ hoti ā€¦peā€¦ When there is dispassion, one who has fulfilled dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.ā€ vimuttiƱāį¹‡adassananā€ti.

Tatiyaį¹.