The Buddha teaches on ungrateful, presenting a fourfold teaching for disciples on the path.
“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati. Katamehi catūhi? Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, akataññutā akataveditā— imehi …pe… kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena kataññutākataveditā …pe….
Tatiyaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati.
“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.
Katamehi catūhi?
What four?
Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, akataññutā akataveditā—
Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being ungrateful and thankless.
imehi …pe… kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena kataññutākataveditā …pe….
An astute person … brims with much merit. … Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being grateful and thankful. …”
Tatiyaṁ.
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