{"id":"an10.67","title":"At Naḷakapāna (1st)","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an10.67","title":"At Naḷakapāna (1st)","units":[{"id":"an10.67:0","sourceIds":["an10.67:0.1","an10.67:0.2","an10.67:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.67\n7. Yamakavagga\nPaṭhamanaḷakapānasutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 10.67\n7. Pairs\nAt Naḷakapāna (1st)"}},{"id":"an10.67:1","sourceIds":["an10.67:1.1","an10.67:1.2","an10.67:1.3","an10.67:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosalesu cārikaṁ caramāno mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṁ yena naḷakapānaṁ nāma kosalānaṁ nigamo tadavasari.\nTatra sudaṁ bhagavā naḷakapāne viharati palāsavane.\nTena kho pana samayena bhagavā tadahuposathe bhikkhusaṅghaparivuto nisinno hoti.\nAtha kho bhagavā bahudeva rattiṁ bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṁsetvā tuṇhībhūtaṁ tuṇhībhūtaṁ bhikkhusaṅghaṁ anuviloketvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:","en":"At one time the Buddha was wandering in the land of the Kosalans together with a large Saṅgha of monks when he arrived at a town of the Kosalans named Naḷakapāna.\nThere the Buddha stayed near Naḷakapāna in the grove of flame-of-the-forest trees.\nNow, at that time it was the sabbath, and the Buddha was sitting surrounded by the Saṅgha of monks.\nThe Buddha spent much of the night educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the monks with a Dhamma talk. Then he looked around the Saṅgha of monks, who were so very silent. He addressed Venerable Sāriputta:"}},{"id":"an10.67:2","sourceIds":["an10.67:2.1","an10.67:2.2","an10.67:2.3","an10.67:2.4","an10.67:2.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Vigatathinamiddho kho, sāriputta, bhikkhusaṅgho.\nPaṭibhātu taṁ, sāriputta, bhikkhūnaṁ dhammī kathā.\nPiṭṭhi me āgilāyati;\ntamahaṁ āyamissāmī”ti.\n“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā sāriputto bhagavato paccassosi.","en":"“Sāriputta, the Saṅgha of monks is rid of dullness and drowsiness.\nGive them some Dhamma talk as you feel inspired.\nMy back is sore,\nI’ll stretch it.”\n“Yes, sir,” Sāriputta replied."}},{"id":"an10.67:3","sourceIds":["an10.67:3.1","an10.67:3.2","an10.67:3.3","an10.67:3.4","an10.67:3.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho bhagavā catugguṇaṁ saṅghāṭiṁ paññāpetvā dakkhiṇena passena sīhaseyyaṁ kappesi pāde pādaṁ accādhāya sato sampajāno uṭṭhānasaññaṁ manasi karitvā.\nTatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi:\n“āvuso bhikkhave”ti.\n“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ.\nĀyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:","en":"And then the Buddha spread out his outer robe folded in four and laid down in the lion’s posture—on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other—mindful and aware, and focused on the time of getting up.\nThere Sāriputta addressed the monks:\n“Reverends, monks!”\n“Reverend,” they replied.\nSāriputta said this:"}},{"id":"an10.67:4","sourceIds":["an10.67:4.1","an10.67:4.2","an10.67:4.3","an10.67:4.4","an10.67:4.5","an10.67:4.6","an10.67:4.7","an10.67:4.8","an10.67:4.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi …\nottappaṁ natthi …\nvīriyaṁ natthi …\npaññā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.\nSeyyathāpi, āvuso, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena;\nevamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi …\nottappaṁ natthi …\nvīriyaṁ natthi …\npaññā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.","en":"“Reverends, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities\ncan expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.\nIt’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.\nIn the same way, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities\ncan expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night."}},{"id":"an10.67:5","sourceIds":["an10.67:5.1","an10.67:5.2","an10.67:5.3","an10.67:5.4","an10.67:5.5","an10.67:5.6","an10.67:5.7","an10.67:5.8","an10.67:5.9","an10.67:5.10"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Assaddho purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, parihānametaṁ;\n‘ahiriko purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, parihānametaṁ;\n‘anottappī purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, parihānametaṁ;\n‘kusīto purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, parihānametaṁ;\n‘duppañño purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, parihānametaṁ;\n‘kodhano purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, parihānametaṁ;\n‘upanāhī purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, parihānametaṁ;\n‘pāpiccho purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, parihānametaṁ;\n‘pāpamitto purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, parihānametaṁ;\n‘micchādiṭṭhiko purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, parihānametaṁ.","en":"A faithless individual is in decline.\nAn individual with no conscience is in decline.\nAn imprudent individual is in decline.\nA lazy individual is in decline.\nA witless individual is in decline.\nAn irritable individual is in decline.\nAn acrimonious individual is in decline.\nAn individual with corrupt wishes is in decline.\nAn individual with bad friends is in decline.\nAn individual with wrong view is in decline."}},{"id":"an10.67:6","sourceIds":["an10.67:6.1","an10.67:6.2","an10.67:6.3","an10.67:6.4","an10.67:6.5","an10.67:6.6","an10.67:6.7","an10.67:6.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī atthi …\nottappaṁ atthi …\npaññā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.\nSeyyathāpi, āvuso, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena;\nevamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī atthi …\nottappaṁ atthi …\nvīriyaṁ atthi …\npaññā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.","en":"Whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities\ncan expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.\nIt’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.\nIn the same way, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities\ncan expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night."}},{"id":"an10.67:7","sourceIds":["an10.67:7.1","an10.67:7.2","an10.67:7.3","an10.67:7.4","an10.67:7.5","an10.67:7.6","an10.67:7.7","an10.67:7.8","an10.67:7.9","an10.67:7.10"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Saddho purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, aparihānametaṁ;\n‘hirīmā purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, aparihānametaṁ;\n‘ottappī purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, aparihānametaṁ;\n‘āraddhavīriyo purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, aparihānametaṁ;\n‘paññavā purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, aparihānametaṁ;\n‘akkodhano purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, aparihānametaṁ;\n‘anupanāhī purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, aparihānametaṁ;\n‘appiccho purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, aparihānametaṁ;\n‘kalyāṇamitto purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, aparihānametaṁ;\n‘sammādiṭṭhiko purisapuggalo’ti, āvuso, aparihānametan”ti.","en":"A faithful individual doesn’t decline.\nAn individual with a conscience doesn’t decline.\nA prudent individual doesn’t decline.\nAn energetic individual doesn’t decline.\nA wise individual doesn’t decline.\nA loving individual doesn’t decline.\nA kind individual doesn’t decline.\nAn individual with few desires doesn’t decline.\nAn individual with good friends doesn’t decline.\nAn individual with right view doesn’t decline.”"}},{"id":"an10.67:8","sourceIds":["an10.67:8.1","an10.67:8.2","an10.67:8.3","an10.67:8.4","an10.67:8.5","an10.67:8.6","an10.67:8.7","an10.67:8.8","an10.67:8.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho bhagavā paccuṭṭhāya āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:\n“sādhu sādhu, sāriputta.\nYassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi …\nottappaṁ natthi …\nvīriyaṁ natthi …\npaññā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.\nSeyyathāpi, sāriputta, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena;\nevamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…\npaññā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā …pe… no vuddhi.","en":"Then the Buddha got up and said to Venerable Sāriputta:\n“Good, good, Sāriputta!\nWhoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities\ncan expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.\nIt’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.\nIn the same way, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities\ncan expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night."}},{"id":"an10.67:9","sourceIds":["an10.67:9.1","an10.67:9.2","an10.67:9.3","an10.67:9.4","an10.67:9.5","an10.67:9.6","an10.67:9.7","an10.67:9.8","an10.67:9.9","an10.67:9.10"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Assaddho purisapuggalo’ti, sāriputta, parihānametaṁ;\nahiriko …\nanottappī …\nkusīto …\nduppañño …\nkodhano …\nupanāhī …\npāpiccho …\npāpamitto …\n‘micchādiṭṭhiko purisapuggalo’ti, sāriputta, parihānametaṁ.","en":"A faithless individual is in decline.\nAn individual with no conscience …\nimprudent …\nlazy …\nwitless …\nirritable …\nacrimonious …\nwith corrupt wishes …\nbad friends …\nAn individual with wrong view is in decline."}},{"id":"an10.67:10","sourceIds":["an10.67:10.1","an10.67:10.2","an10.67:10.3","an10.67:10.4","an10.67:10.5","an10.67:10.6","an10.67:10.7","an10.67:10.8","an10.67:10.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī atthi …\nottappaṁ atthi …\nvīriyaṁ atthi …\npaññā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.\nSeyyathāpi, sāriputta, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena;\nevamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī atthi …\nottappaṁ atthi …\nvīriyaṁ atthi …\npaññā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.","en":"Whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities\ncan expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.\nIt’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.\nIn the same way, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities\ncan expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night."}},{"id":"an10.67:11","sourceIds":["an10.67:11.1","an10.67:11.2","an10.67:11.3","an10.67:11.4","an10.67:11.5","an10.67:11.6","an10.67:11.7","an10.67:11.8","an10.67:11.9","an10.67:11.10","an10.67:11.11"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Saddho purisapuggalo’ti, sāriputta, aparihānametaṁ;\nhirīmā …\nottappī …\nāraddhavīriyo …\npaññavā …\nakkodhano …\nanupanāhī …\nappiccho …\nkalyāṇamitto …\n‘sammādiṭṭhiko purisapuggalo’ti, sāriputta, aparihānametan”ti.\nSattamaṁ.","en":"A faithful individual doesn’t decline.\nA conscientious individual …\nprudent …\nenergetic …\nwise …\nloving …\nkind …\nwith few desires …\ngood friends …\nAn individual with right view doesn’t decline.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an10.67/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}