AN 10.5 Vital Conditions (3rd)

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Tatra kho āyasmā ānando bhikkhū āmantesi …pe…

¶ 1There Venerable Ānanda addressed the mendicants …

“dussīlassa, āvuso, sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti avippaṭisāro;

¶ 2“Reverends, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for having no regrets.

avippaṭisāre asati avippaṭisāravipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti pāmojjaṁ;

¶ 3When there are regrets, one who has regrets has destroyed a vital condition for joy.

pāmojje asati pāmojjavipannassa hatūpanisā hoti pīti;

¶ 4When there is no joy, one who lacks joy has destroyed a vital condition for rapture.

pītiyā asati pītivipannassa hatūpanisā hoti passaddhi;

¶ 5When there is no rapture, one who lacks rapture has destroyed a vital condition for tranquility.

passaddhiyā asati passaddhivipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti sukhaṁ;

¶ 6When there is no tranquility, one who lacks tranquility has destroyed a vital condition for bliss.

sukhe asati sukhavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti sammāsamādhi;

¶ 7When there is no bliss, one who lacks bliss has destroyed a vital condition for right immersion.

sammāsamādhimhi asati sammāsamādhivipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṁ;

¶ 8When there is no right immersion, one who lacks right immersion has destroyed a vital condition for true knowledge and vision.

yathābhūtañāṇadassane asati yathābhūtañāṇadassanavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti nibbidāvirāgo;

¶ 9When there is no true knowledge and vision, one who lacks true knowledge and vision has destroyed a vital condition for disillusionment and dispassion.

nibbidāvirāge asati nibbidāvirāgavipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.

¶ 10When there is no disillusionment and dispassion, one who lacks disillusionment and dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

Seyyathāpi, āvuso, rukkho sākhāpalāsavipanno. Tassa papaṭikāpi na pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi … pheggupi … sāropi na pāripūriṁ gacchati.

¶ 11Suppose there was a tree that lacked branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would not grow to fullness.

Evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, dussīlassa sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti avippaṭisāro;

¶ 12In the same way, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for having no regrets.

avippaṭisāre asati avippaṭisāravipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti …pe…

¶ 13When there are regrets, one who has regrets has destroyed a vital condition for joy. …

vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.

¶ 14One who lacks disillusionment and dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

Sīlavato, āvuso, sīlasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti avippaṭisāro;

¶ 15An ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for not having regrets.

avippaṭisāre sati avippaṭisārasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti pāmojjaṁ;

¶ 16When there are no regrets, one who has no regrets has fulfilled a vital condition for joy.

pāmojje sati pāmojjasampannassa upanisasampannā hoti pīti;

¶ 17When there is joy, one who has fulfilled joy has fulfilled a vital condition for rapture.

pītiyā sati pītisampannassa upanisasampannā hoti passaddhi;

¶ 18When there is rapture, one who has fulfilled rapture has fulfilled a vital condition for tranquility.

passaddhiyā sati passaddhisampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti sukhaṁ;

¶ 19When there is tranquility, one who has fulfilled tranquility has fulfilled a vital condition for bliss.

sukhe sati sukhasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti sammāsamādhi;

¶ 20When there is bliss, one who has fulfilled bliss has fulfilled a vital condition for right immersion.

sammāsamādhimhi sati sammāsamādhisampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṁ;

¶ 21When there is right immersion, one who has fulfilled right immersion has fulfilled a vital condition for true knowledge and vision.

yathābhūtañāṇadassane sati yathābhūtañāṇadassanasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti nibbidāvirāgo;

¶ 22When there is true knowledge and vision, one who has fulfilled true knowledge and vision has fulfilled a vital condition for disillusionment and dispassion.

nibbidāvirāge sati nibbidāvirāgasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.

¶ 23When there is disillusionment and dispassion, one who has fulfilled disillusionment and dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

Seyyathāpi, āvuso, rukkho sākhāpalāsasampanno. Tassa papaṭikāpi pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi … pheggupi … sāropi pāripūriṁ gacchati.

¶ 24Suppose there was a tree that was complete with branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would grow to fullness.

Evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, sīlavato sīlasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti avippaṭisāro;

¶ 25In the same way, an ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for not having regrets.

avippaṭisāre sati avippaṭisārasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti …pe…

¶ 26When there are no regrets, one who has no regrets has fulfilled a vital condition for joy. …

vimuttiñāṇadassanan”ti.

¶ 27One who has fulfilled disillusionment and dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.”