{"id":"an3.65","title":"With the Kālāmas of Kesamutta","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an3.65","title":"With the Kālāmas of Kesamutta","units":[{"id":"an3.65:0","sourceIds":["an3.65:0.1","an3.65:0.2","an3.65:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.65\n7. Mahāvagga\nKesamuttisutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 3.65\n7. The Great Chapter\nWith the Kālāmas of Kesamutta"}},{"id":"an3.65:1","sourceIds":["an3.65:1.1","an3.65:1.2","an3.65:1.3","an3.65:1.4","an3.65:1.5","an3.65:1.6","an3.65:1.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ me sutaṁ—\nekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosalesu cārikaṁ caramāno mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṁ yena kesamuttaṁ nāma kālāmānaṁ nigamo tadavasari.\nAssosuṁ kho kesamuttiyā kālāmā:\n“samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo sakyaputto sakyakulā pabbajito kesamuttaṁ anuppatto.\nTaṁ kho pana bhavantaṁ gotamaṁ evaṁ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggato:\n‘itipi so bhagavā …pe…\nsādhu kho pana tathārūpānaṁ arahataṁ dassanaṁ hotī’”ti.","en":"So I have heard.\nAt one time the Buddha was wandering in the land of the Kosalans together with a large Saṅgha of mendicants when he arrived at a town of the Kālāmas named Kesamutta.\nThe Kālāmas of Kesamutta heard:\n“It seems the ascetic Gotama—a Sakyan, gone forth from a Sakyan family—has arrived at Kesamutta.\nHe has this good reputation:\n‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha …’\nIt’s good to see such perfected ones.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:2","sourceIds":["an3.65:2.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho kesamuttiyā kālāmā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā appekacce bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu, appekacce bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodiṁsu, sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu, appekacce yena bhagavā tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu, appekacce nāmagottaṁ sāvetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu, appekacce tuṇhībhūtā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te kesamuttiyā kālāmā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:","en":"Then the Kālāmas went up to the Buddha. Before sitting down to one side, some bowed, some exchanged greetings and polite conversation, some held up their cupped palms toward the Buddha, some announced their name and clan, while some kept silent. Seated to one side the Kālāmas said to the Buddha:"}},{"id":"an3.65:3","sourceIds":["an3.65:3.1","an3.65:3.2","an3.65:3.3","an3.65:3.4","an3.65:3.5","an3.65:3.6","an3.65:3.7","an3.65:3.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Santi, bhante, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā kesamuttaṁ āgacchanti.\nTe sakaṁyeva vādaṁ dīpenti jotenti, parappavādaṁ pana khuṁsenti vambhenti paribhavanti omakkhiṁ karonti.\nAparepi, bhante, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā kesamuttaṁ āgacchanti.\nTepi sakaṁyeva vādaṁ dīpenti jotenti, parappavādaṁ pana khuṁsenti vambhenti paribhavanti omakkhiṁ karonti.\nTesaṁ no, bhante, amhākaṁ hoteva kaṅkhā hoti vicikicchā:\n‘ko su nāma imesaṁ bhavataṁ samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ saccaṁ āha, ko musā’”ti?\n“Alañhi vo, kālāmā, kaṅkhituṁ alaṁ vicikicchituṁ.\nKaṅkhanīyeva pana vo ṭhāne vicikicchā uppannā.","en":"“There are, sir, some ascetics and brahmins who come to Kesamutta.\nThey explain and promote only their own doctrine, while they attack, badmouth, disparage, and smear the doctrines of others.\nThen some other ascetics and brahmins come to Kesamutta.\nThey too explain and promote only their own doctrine, while they attack, badmouth, disparage, and smear the doctrines of others.\nSo, sir, we’re doubting and uncertain:\n‘I wonder who of these respected ascetics and brahmins speaks the truth, and who speaks falsehood?’”\n“It is enough, Kālāmas, for you to be doubting and uncertain.\nDoubt has come up in you about an uncertain matter."}},{"id":"an3.65:4","sourceIds":["an3.65:4.1","an3.65:4.2","an3.65:4.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Etha tumhe, kālāmā, mā anussavena, mā paramparāya, mā itikirāya, mā piṭakasampadānena, mā takkahetu, mā nayahetu, mā ākāraparivitakkena, mā diṭṭhinijjhānakkhantiyā, mā bhabbarūpatāya, mā samaṇo no garūti.\nYadā tumhe, kālāmā, attanāva jāneyyātha:\n‘ime dhammā akusalā, ime dhammā sāvajjā, ime dhammā viññugarahitā, ime dhammā samattā samādinnā ahitāya dukkhāya saṁvattantī’ti, atha tumhe, kālāmā, pajaheyyātha.","en":"Please, Kālāmas, don’t go by oral transmission, don’t go by lineage, don’t go by testament, don’t go by canonical authority, don’t rely on logic, don’t rely on inference, don’t go by reasoned train of thought, don’t go by the acceptance of a view after deliberation, don’t go by the appearance of competence, and don’t think ‘The ascetic is our respected teacher.’\nBut when you know for yourselves:\n‘These things are unskillful, blameworthy, criticized by sensible people, and when you undertake them, they lead to harm and suffering’, then you should give them up."}},{"id":"an3.65:5","sourceIds":["an3.65:5.1","an3.65:5.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, kālāmā,\nlobho purisassa ajjhattaṁ uppajjamāno uppajjati hitāya vā ahitāya vā”ti?","en":"What do you think, Kālāmas?\nDoes greed come up in a person for their welfare or harm?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:6","sourceIds":["an3.65:6.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ahitāya, bhante”.","en":"“Harm, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:7","sourceIds":["an3.65:7.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Luddho panāyaṁ, kālāmā, purisapuggalo lobhena abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto pāṇampi hanati, adinnampi ādiyati, paradārampi gacchati, musāpi bhaṇati, parampi tathattāya samādapeti, yaṁ sa hoti dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāyā”ti.","en":"“A greedy individual, overcome by greed, kills living creatures, steals, commits adultery, lies, and encourages others to do the same. Is that for their lasting harm and suffering?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:8","sourceIds":["an3.65:8.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Evaṁ, bhante”.","en":"“Yes, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:9","sourceIds":["an3.65:9.1","an3.65:9.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, kālāmā,\ndoso purisassa ajjhattaṁ uppajjamāno uppajjati hitāya vā ahitāya vā”ti?","en":"“What do you think, Kālāmas?\nDoes hate come up in a person for their welfare or harm?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:10","sourceIds":["an3.65:10.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ahitāya, bhante”.","en":"“Harm, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:11","sourceIds":["an3.65:11.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Duṭṭho panāyaṁ, kālāmā, purisapuggalo dosena abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto pāṇampi hanati, adinnampi ādiyati, paradārampi gacchati, musāpi bhaṇati, parampi tathattāya samādapeti, yaṁ sa hoti dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāyā”ti.","en":"“A hateful individual, overcome by hate, kills living creatures, steals, commits adultery, lies, and encourages others to do the same. Is that for their lasting harm and suffering?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:12","sourceIds":["an3.65:12.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Evaṁ, bhante”.","en":"“Yes, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:13","sourceIds":["an3.65:13.1","an3.65:13.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, kālāmā,\nmoho purisassa ajjhattaṁ uppajjamāno uppajjati hitāya vā ahitāya vā”ti?","en":"“What do you think, Kālāmas?\nDoes delusion come up in a person for their welfare or harm?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:14","sourceIds":["an3.65:14.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ahitāya, bhante”.","en":"“Harm, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:15","sourceIds":["an3.65:15.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Mūḷho panāyaṁ, kālāmā, purisapuggalo mohena abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto pāṇampi hanati, adinnampi ādiyati, paradārampi gacchati, musāpi bhaṇati, parampi tathattāya samādapeti, yaṁ sa hoti dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāyā”ti.","en":"“A deluded individual, overcome by delusion, kills living creatures, steals, commits adultery, lies, and encourages others to do the same. Is that for their lasting harm and suffering?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:16","sourceIds":["an3.65:16.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Evaṁ, bhante”.","en":"“Yes, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:17","sourceIds":["an3.65:17.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, kālāmā, ime dhammā kusalā vā akusalā vā”ti?","en":"“What do you think, Kālāmas, are these things skillful or unskillful?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:18","sourceIds":["an3.65:18.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Akusalā, bhante”.","en":"“Unskillful, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:19","sourceIds":["an3.65:19.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sāvajjā vā anavajjā vā”ti?","en":"“Blameworthy or blameless?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:20","sourceIds":["an3.65:20.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sāvajjā, bhante”.","en":"“Blameworthy, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:21","sourceIds":["an3.65:21.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Viññugarahitā vā viññuppasatthā vā”ti?","en":"“Criticized or praised by sensible people?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:22","sourceIds":["an3.65:22.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Viññugarahitā, bhante”.","en":"“Criticized by sensible people, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:23","sourceIds":["an3.65:23.1","an3.65:23.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Samattā samādinnā ahitāya dukkhāya saṁvattanti, no vā?\nKathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?","en":"“When you undertake them, do they lead to harm and suffering, or not?\nOr how do you see this?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:24","sourceIds":["an3.65:24.1","an3.65:24.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Samattā, bhante, samādinnā ahitāya dukkhāya saṁvattantīti.\nEvaṁ no ettha hotī”ti.","en":"“When you undertake them, they lead to harm and suffering.\nThat’s how we see it.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:25","sourceIds":["an3.65:25.1","an3.65:25.2","an3.65:25.3","an3.65:25.4","an3.65:25.5","an3.65:25.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti kho, kālāmā, yaṁ taṁ avocumhā:\n‘etha tumhe, kālāmā.\nMā anussavena, mā paramparāya, mā itikirāya, mā piṭakasampadānena, mā takkahetu, mā nayahetu, mā ākāraparivitakkena, mā diṭṭhinijjhānakkhantiyā, mā bhabbarūpatāya, mā samaṇo no garūti.\nYadā tumhe kālāmā attanāva jāneyyātha:\n“ime dhammā akusalā, ime dhammā sāvajjā, ime dhammā viññugarahitā, ime dhammā samattā samādinnā ahitāya dukkhāya saṁvattantīti, atha tumhe, kālāmā, pajaheyyāthā”’ti,\niti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ.","en":"“So, Kālāmas, when I said:\n‘Please,\ndon’t go by oral transmission, don’t go by lineage, don’t go by testament, don’t go by canonical authority, don’t rely on logic, don’t rely on inference, don’t go by reasoned train of thought, don’t go by the acceptance of a view after deliberation, don’t go by the appearance of competence, and don’t think “The ascetic is our respected teacher.”\nBut when you know for yourselves:\n“These things are unskillful, blameworthy, criticized by sensible people, and when you undertake them, they lead to harm and suffering”, then you should give them up.’\nThat’s what I said, and this is why I said it."}},{"id":"an3.65:26","sourceIds":["an3.65:26.1","an3.65:26.2","an3.65:26.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Etha tumhe, kālāmā, mā anussavena, mā paramparāya, mā itikirāya, mā piṭakasampadānena, mā takkahetu, mā nayahetu, mā ākāraparivitakkena, mā diṭṭhinijjhānakkhantiyā, mā bhabbarūpatāya, mā samaṇo no garūti.\nYadā tumhe, kālāmā, attanāva jāneyyātha:\n‘ime dhammā kusalā, ime dhammā anavajjā, ime dhammā viññuppasatthā, ime dhammā samattā samādinnā hitāya sukhāya saṁvattantī’ti, atha tumhe, kālāmā, upasampajja vihareyyātha.","en":"Please, Kālāmas, don’t go by oral transmission, don’t go by lineage, don’t go by testament, don’t go by canonical authority, don’t rely on logic, don’t rely on inference, don’t go by reasoned train of thought, don’t go by the acceptance of a view after deliberation, don’t go by the appearance of competence, and don’t think ‘The ascetic is our respected teacher.’\nBut when you know for yourselves:\n‘These things are skillful, blameless, praised by sensible people, and when you undertake them, they lead to welfare and happiness’, then you should acquire them and keep them."}},{"id":"an3.65:27","sourceIds":["an3.65:27.1","an3.65:27.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, kālāmā,\nalobho purisassa ajjhattaṁ uppajjamāno uppajjati hitāya vā ahitāya vā”ti?","en":"What do you think, Kālāmas?\nDoes contentment come up in a person for their welfare or harm?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:28","sourceIds":["an3.65:28.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Hitāya, bhante”.","en":"“Welfare, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:29","sourceIds":["an3.65:29.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Aluddho panāyaṁ, kālāmā, purisapuggalo lobhena anabhibhūto apariyādinnacitto neva pāṇaṁ hanati, na adinnaṁ ādiyati, na paradāraṁ gacchati, na musā bhaṇati, na parampi tathattāya samādapeti, yaṁ sa hoti dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāyā”ti.","en":"“An individual who is content, not overcome by greed, doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit adultery, lie, or encourage others to do the same. Is that for their lasting welfare and happiness?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:30","sourceIds":["an3.65:30.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Evaṁ, bhante”.","en":"“Yes, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:31","sourceIds":["an3.65:31.1","an3.65:31.2","an3.65:31.3","an3.65:31.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, kālāmā,\nadoso purisassa ajjhattaṁ uppajjamāno uppajjati …pe…\namoho purisassa ajjhattaṁ uppajjamāno uppajjati …pe…\nhitāya sukhāyā”ti.","en":"“What do you think, Kālāmas?\nDoes love come up in a person for their welfare or harm? …\nDoes understanding come up in a person for their welfare or harm? …\nIs that for their lasting welfare and happiness?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:32","sourceIds":["an3.65:32.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Evaṁ, bhante”.","en":"“Yes, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:33","sourceIds":["an3.65:33.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, kālāmā, ime dhammā kusalā vā akusalā vā”ti?","en":"“What do you think, Kālāmas, are these things skillful or unskillful?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:34","sourceIds":["an3.65:34.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Kusalā, bhante”.","en":"“Skillful, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:35","sourceIds":["an3.65:35.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sāvajjā vā anavajjā vā”ti?","en":"“Blameworthy or blameless?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:36","sourceIds":["an3.65:36.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Anavajjā, bhante”.","en":"“Blameless, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:37","sourceIds":["an3.65:37.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Viññugarahitā vā viññuppasatthā vā”ti?","en":"“Criticized or praised by sensible people?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:38","sourceIds":["an3.65:38.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Viññuppasatthā, bhante”.","en":"“Praised by sensible people, sir.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:39","sourceIds":["an3.65:39.1","an3.65:39.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Samattā samādinnā hitāya sukhāya saṁvattanti no vā?\nKathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?","en":"“When you undertake them, do they lead to welfare and happiness, or not?\nOr how do you see this?”"}},{"id":"an3.65:40","sourceIds":["an3.65:40.1","an3.65:40.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Samattā, bhante, samādinnā hitāya sukhāya saṁvattanti.\nEvaṁ no ettha hotī”ti.","en":"“When you undertake them, they lead to welfare and happiness.\nThat’s how we see it.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:41","sourceIds":["an3.65:41.1","an3.65:41.2","an3.65:41.3","an3.65:41.4","an3.65:41.5","an3.65:41.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti kho, kālāmā, yaṁ taṁ avocumhā:\n‘etha tumhe, kālāmā.\nMā anussavena, mā paramparāya, mā itikirāya, mā piṭakasampadānena, mā takkahetu, mā nayahetu, mā ākāraparivitakkena, mā diṭṭhinijjhānakkhantiyā, mā bhabbarūpatāya, mā samaṇo no garūti.\nYadā tumhe, kālāmā, attanāva jāneyyātha—\nime dhammā kusalā, ime dhammā anavajjā, ime dhammā viññuppasatthā, ime dhammā samattā samādinnā hitāya sukhāya saṁvattantīti, atha tumhe, kālāmā, upasampajja vihareyyāthā’ti,\niti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ idametaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ.","en":"“So, Kālāmas, when I said:\n‘Please,\ndon’t go by oral transmission, don’t go by lineage, don’t go by testament, don’t go by canonical authority, don’t rely on logic, don’t rely on inference, don’t go by reasoned train of thought, don’t go by the acceptance of a view after deliberation, don’t go by the appearance of competence, and don’t think “The ascetic is our respected teacher.”\nBut when you know for yourselves:\n“These things are skillful, blameless, praised by sensible people, and when you undertake them, they lead to welfare and happiness”, then you should acquire them and keep them.’\nThat’s what I said, and this is why I said it."}},{"id":"an3.65:42","sourceIds":["an3.65:42.1","an3.65:42.2","an3.65:42.3","an3.65:42.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sa kho so, kālāmā, ariyasāvako evaṁ vigatābhijjho vigatabyāpādo asammūḷho sampajāno patissato mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ, iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ mettāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjhena pharitvā viharati.\nKaruṇāsahagatena cetasā …pe…\nmuditāsahagatena cetasā …pe…\nupekkhāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ, iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ upekkhāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjhena pharitvā viharati.","en":"Then that noble disciple is rid of desire, rid of ill will, unconfused, aware, and mindful. They meditate spreading a heart full of love to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, they spread a heart full of love to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will.\nThey meditate spreading a heart full of compassion to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, they spread a heart full of compassion to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will.\nThey meditate spreading a heart full of rejoicing to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, they spread a heart full of rejoicing to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will.\nThey meditate spreading a heart full of equanimity to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, they spread a heart full of equanimity to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will."}},{"id":"an3.65:43","sourceIds":["an3.65:43.1","an3.65:43.2","an3.65:43.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sa kho so, kālāmā, ariyasāvako evaṁ averacitto evaṁ abyāpajjhacitto evaṁ asaṅkiliṭṭhacitto evaṁ visuddhacitto.\nTassa diṭṭheva dhamme cattāro assāsā adhigatā honti.\n‘Sace kho pana atthi paro loko, atthi sukatadukkaṭānaṁ kammānaṁ phalaṁ vipāko, athāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjissāmī’ti, ayamassa paṭhamo assāso adhigato hoti.","en":"When that noble disciple has a mind that’s free of enmity and ill will, uncorrupted and purified,\nthey’ve won four consolations in this very life.\n‘If it turns out there is another world, and good and bad deeds have a result, then—when the body breaks up, after death—I’ll be reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.’ This is the first consolation they’ve won."}},{"id":"an3.65:44","sourceIds":["an3.65:44.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Sace kho pana natthi paro loko, natthi sukatadukkaṭānaṁ kammānaṁ phalaṁ vipāko, athāhaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme averaṁ abyāpajjhaṁ anīghaṁ sukhiṁ attānaṁ pariharāmī’ti, ayamassa dutiyo assāso adhigato hoti.","en":"‘If it turns out there is no other world, and good and bad deeds don’t have a result, then in this very life I’ll keep myself free of enmity and ill will, untroubled and happy.’ This is the second consolation they’ve won."}},{"id":"an3.65:45","sourceIds":["an3.65:45.1","an3.65:45.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Sace kho pana karoto karīyati pāpaṁ, na kho panāhaṁ kassaci pāpaṁ cetemi.\nAkarontaṁ kho pana maṁ pāpakammaṁ kuto dukkhaṁ phusissatī’ti, ayamassa tatiyo assāso adhigato hoti.","en":"‘If it turns out that bad things happen to people who do bad things, then since I have no bad intentions,\nand since I’m not doing anything bad, how can suffering touch me?’ This is the third consolation they’ve won."}},{"id":"an3.65:46","sourceIds":["an3.65:46.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Sace kho pana karoto na karīyati pāpaṁ, athāhaṁ ubhayeneva visuddhaṁ attānaṁ samanupassāmī’ti, ayamassa catuttho assāso adhigato hoti.","en":"‘If it turns out that bad things don’t happen to people who do bad things, then I still see myself pure on both sides.’ This is the fourth consolation they’ve won."}},{"id":"an3.65:47","sourceIds":["an3.65:47.1","an3.65:47.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sa kho so, kālāmā, ariyasāvako evaṁ averacitto evaṁ abyāpajjhacitto evaṁ asaṅkiliṭṭhacitto evaṁ visuddhacitto.\nTassa diṭṭheva dhamme ime cattāro assāsā adhigatā hontī”ti.","en":"When that noble disciple has a mind that’s free of enmity and ill will, uncorrupted and purified,\nthey’ve won these four consolations in this very life.”"}},{"id":"an3.65:48","sourceIds":["an3.65:48.1","an3.65:48.2","an3.65:48.3","an3.65:48.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Evametaṁ, bhagavā, evametaṁ, sugata.\nSa kho so, bhante, ariyasāvako evaṁ averacitto evaṁ abyāpajjhacitto evaṁ asaṅkiliṭṭhacitto evaṁ visuddhacitto.\nTassa diṭṭheva dhamme cattāro assāsā adhigatā honti.\n‘Sace kho pana atthi paro loko, atthi sukatadukkaṭānaṁ kammānaṁ phalaṁ vipāko, athāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjissāmī’ti, ayamassa paṭhamo assāso adhigato hoti.","en":"“That’s so true, Blessed One! That’s so true, Holy One!\nWhen that noble disciple has a mind that’s free of enmity and ill will, uncorrupted and purified,\nthey’ve won these four consolations in this very life. …"}},{"id":"an3.65:49","sourceIds":["an3.65:49.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Sace kho pana natthi paro loko, natthi sukatadukkaṭānaṁ kammānaṁ phalaṁ vipāko, athāhaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme averaṁ abyāpajjhaṁ anīghaṁ sukhiṁ attānaṁ pariharāmī’ti, ayamassa dutiyo assāso adhigato hoti."}},{"id":"an3.65:50","sourceIds":["an3.65:50.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Sace kho pana karoto karīyati pāpaṁ, na kho panāhaṁ kassaci pāpaṁ cetemi, akarontaṁ kho pana maṁ pāpakammaṁ kuto dukkhaṁ phusissatī’ti, ayamassa tatiyo assāso adhigato hoti."}},{"id":"an3.65:51","sourceIds":["an3.65:51.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Sace kho pana karoto na karīyati pāpaṁ, athāhaṁ ubhayeneva visuddhaṁ attānaṁ samanupassāmī’ti, ayamassa catuttho assāso adhigato hoti."}},{"id":"an3.65:52","sourceIds":["an3.65:52.1","an3.65:52.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sa kho so, bhante, ariyasāvako evaṁ averacitto evaṁ abyāpajjhacitto evaṁ asaṅkiliṭṭhacitto evaṁ visuddhacitto.\nTassa diṭṭheva dhamme ime cattāro assāsā adhigatā honti."}},{"id":"an3.65:53","sourceIds":["an3.65:53.1","an3.65:53.2","an3.65:53.3","an3.65:53.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Abhikkantaṁ, bhante …pe…\nete mayaṁ, bhante, bhagavantaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāma dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca.\nUpāsake no, bhante, bhagavā dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupete saraṇaṁ gate”ti.\nPañcamaṁ.","en":"Excellent, sir! Excellent! …\nWe go for refuge to the Buddha, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha.\nFrom this day forth, may the Buddha remember us as lay followers who have gone for refuge for life.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an3.65/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."}