AN 4.99 Training Rules

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world.

What four?

One who practices to benefit themselves, but not others;

one who practices to benefit others, but not themselves;

one who practices to benefit neither themselves nor others; and

one who practices to benefit both themselves and others.

And how does an individual practice to benefit themselves, but not others?

It’s when an individual doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. But they don’t encourage others to do the same.

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That’s how an individual practices to benefit themselves, but not others.

And how does an individual practice to benefit others, but not themselves?

It’s when an individual kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, lies, and consumes intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. But they encourage others to not do these things.

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That’s how an individual practices to benefit others, but not themselves.

And how does a person practice to benefit neither themselves nor others?

It’s when an individual kills, etc. … and doesn’t encourage others to not do these things.

That’s how an individual practices to benefit neither themselves nor others.

And how does an individual practice to benefit both themselves and others?

It’s when an individual doesn’t kill, etc. … and encourages others to do the same.

That’s how an individual practices to benefit both themselves and others.

These are the four individuals found in the world.”

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“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

Katame cattāro?

attahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya,

parahitāya paṭipanno no attahitāya,

nevattahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya,

attahitāya ceva paṭipanno parahitāya ca.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya?

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

attanā adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ adinnādānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

attanā kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

attanā musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ musāvādā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

attanā surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo parahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no attahitāya?

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā pāṇātipātā appaṭivirato hoti, paraṁ pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

attanā adinnādānā appaṭivirato hoti, paraṁ adinnādānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

attanā kāmesumicchācārā appaṭivirato hoti, paraṁ kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

attanā musāvādā appaṭivirato hoti, paraṁ musāvādā veramaṇiyā samādapeti;

attanā surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā appaṭivirato hoti, paraṁ surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo parahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no attahitāya.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo nevattahitāya paṭipanno hoti no parahitāya?

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā pāṇātipātā appaṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti …pe… attanā surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā appaṭivirato hoti, no paraṁ surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo nevattahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya ceva paṭipanno hoti parahitāya ca?

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā ca pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, parañca pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā samādapeti …pe… attanā ca surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti, parañca surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiyā samādapeti.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya ceva paṭipanno hoti parahitāya ca.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.

Navamaṁ.