• Numbered Discourses 8.84 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 8.84
  • 9. Mindfulness 9. Sativagga

A Master Thief Corasutta

ā€œMendicants, a master thief with eight factors is soon executed, and doesn’t have long to live. ā€œAį¹­į¹­hahi, bhikkhave, aį¹…gehi samannāgato mahācoro khippaṁ pariyāpajjati, na ciraį¹­į¹­hitiko hoti. What eight? Katamehi aį¹­į¹­hahi? He attacks unprovoked. He steals everything without exception. He kills a woman. He rapes a girl. He robs a monk. He robs the royal treasury. He works close to home. He’s not skilled at hiding his booty. Appaharantassa paharati, anavasesaṁ ādiyati, itthiṁ hanati, kumāriṁ dÅ«seti, pabbajitaṁ vilumpati, rājakosaṁ vilumpati, accāsanne kammaṁ karoti, na ca nidhānakusalo hoti. A master thief with these eight factors is soon executed, and doesn’t have long to live. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aį¹­į¹­hahaį¹…gehi samannāgato mahācoro khippaṁ pariyāpajjati, na ciraį¹­į¹­hitiko hoti.

A master thief with eight factors is not soon executed, and lives long. Aį¹­į¹­hahi, bhikkhave, aį¹…gehi samannāgato mahācoro na khippaṁ pariyāpajjati, ciraį¹­į¹­hitiko hoti. What eight? Katamehi aį¹­į¹­hahi? He doesn’t attack unprovoked. He doesn’t steal everything without exception. He doesn’t kill a woman. He doesn’t rape a girl. He doesn’t rob a monk. He doesn’t rob the royal treasury. He doesn’t work close to home. He’s skilled at hiding his booty. Na appaharantassa paharati, na anavasesaṁ ādiyati, na itthiṁ hanati, na kumāriṁ dÅ«seti, na pabbajitaṁ vilumpati, na rājakosaṁ vilumpati, na accāsanne kammaṁ karoti, nidhānakusalo ca hoti. A master thief with these eight factors is not soon executed, and lives long.ā€ Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aį¹­į¹­hahaį¹…gehi samannāgato mahācoro na khippaṁ pariyāpajjati, ciraį¹­į¹­hitiko hotÄ«ā€ti.

Catutthaṁ.