Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, agatigamanāni.
“Mendicants, there are these four ways of making prejudiced decisions.
Katamāni cattāri?
What four?
Chandāgatiṁ gacchati, dosāgatiṁ gacchati, mohāgatiṁ gacchati, bhayāgatiṁ gacchati—
Making decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri agatigamanāni.
These are the four ways of making prejudiced decisions.
Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, nāgatigamanāni.
There are these four ways of making unprejudiced decisions.
Katamāni cattāri?
What four?
Na chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati—
Making decisions unprejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri nāgatigamanānīti.
These are the four ways of making unprejudiced decisions.
Chandā dosā bhayā mohā,
If you act against the teaching
yo dhammaṁ ativattati;
out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, or stupidity,
Nihīyati tassa yaso,
your fame fades away,
kāḷapakkheva candimā.
like the moon in the waning fortnight.
Chandā dosā bhayā mohā,
If you don’t act against the teaching
yo dhammaṁ nātivattati;
out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, and stupidity,
Āpūrati tassa yaso,
your fame swells,
sukkapakkheva candimā”ti.
like the moon in the waxing fortnight.”
Navamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Mendicants, there are these four ways of making prejudiced decisions.
What four?
Making decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.
These are the four ways of making prejudiced decisions.
There are these four ways of making unprejudiced decisions.
What four?
Making decisions unprejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice.
These are the four ways of making unprejudiced decisions.
If you act against the teaching
out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, or stupidity,
your fame fades away,
like the moon in the waning fortnight.
If you don’t act against the teaching
out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, and stupidity,
your fame swells,
like the moon in the waxing fortnight.”
“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, agatigamanāni.
Katamāni cattāri?
Chandāgatiṁ gacchati, dosāgatiṁ gacchati, mohāgatiṁ gacchati, bhayāgatiṁ gacchati—
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri agatigamanāni.
Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, nāgatigamanāni.
Katamāni cattāri?
Na chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati—
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri nāgatigamanānīti.
Chandā dosā bhayā mohā,
yo dhammaṁ ativattati;
Nihīyati tassa yaso,
kāḷapakkheva candimā.
Chandā dosā bhayā mohā,
yo dhammaṁ nātivattati;
Āpūrati tassa yaso,
sukkapakkheva candimā”ti.
Navamaṁ.