• Linked Discourses 14.23 Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.23

3. Ways of Performing Deeds 3. Kammapathavagga

Lacking Immersion Asamāhitasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

ā€œMendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element: ā€œDhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. the faithless with the faithless … Assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; shameless … ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; imprudent … anottappino anottappÄ«hi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; lacking immersion … asamāhitā asamāhitehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; witless … duppaƱƱā duppaƱƱehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.

The faithful with the faithful … Saddhā saddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; conscientious … hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; prudent … ottappino ottappÄ«hi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; possessing immersion … samāhitā samāhitehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; and the wise with the wise.ā€ paƱƱavanto paƱƱavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentÄ«ā€ti.