• Numbered Discourses 10.78 Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.78
  • 8. If You Want 8. Ākaṅkhavagga

Jains Nigaṇṭhasutta

“Mendicants, Jain ascetics have ten bad qualities. “Dasahi, bhikkhave, asaddhammehi samannāgatā nigaṇṭhā. What ten? Katamehi dasahi? They’re faithless and Assaddhā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; unethical, dussīlā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; without conscience ahirikā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; or prudence, anottappino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; and devoted to untrue persons. asappurisasambhattino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; They glorify themselves and put others down. attukkaṁsakaparavambhakā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; They’re attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go. sandiṭṭhiparāmāsā ādhānaggāhī duppaṭinissaggino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; They’re deceptive, kuhakā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; with corrupt wishes pāpicchā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; and bad friends. pāpamittā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā—Jain ascetics possess these ten bad qualities.” imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi asaddhammehi samannāgatā nigaṇṭhā”ti.

Aṭṭhamaṁ.