- Numbered Discourses 4.223 Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.223
- 23. Bad Conduct 23. Duccaritavagga
Ungrateful Akataññutāsutta
“When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has four qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they brim with much wickedness. “Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati. What four? Katamehi catūhi? Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being ungrateful and thankless. Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, akataññutā akataveditā—An astute person … brims with much merit. … Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being grateful and thankful. …” imehi …pe… kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena kataññutākataveditā …pe….
Tatiyaṁ.
