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9. The Chapter on Negligence and So Forth

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0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 1

The Numerical Discourses 1

0.29. Pamādādivagga

9. The Chapter on Negligence and So Forth

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, pamādo.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great harm as this: negligence.

1.2Pamādo, bhikkhave, mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Negligence, bhikkhus, leads to great harm."

1.3Paṭhamaṁ.

The first.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, appamādo.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great benefit as this: diligence.

1.2Appamādo, bhikkhave, mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Diligence, bhikkhus, leads to great benefit."

1.3Dutiyaṁ.

The second.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kosajjaṁ.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great harm as this: laziness.

1.2Kosajjaṁ, bhikkhave, mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Laziness, bhikkhus, leads to great harm."

1.3Tatiyaṁ.

The third.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, vīriyārambho.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great benefit as this: the arousing of energy.

1.2Vīriyārambho, bhikkhave, mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

The arousing of energy, bhikkhus, leads to great benefit."

1.3Catutthaṁ.

The fourth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, mahicchatā.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great harm as this: having many wishes.

1.2Mahicchatā, bhikkhave, mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Having many wishes, bhikkhus, leads to great harm."

1.3Pañcamaṁ.

The fifth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, appicchatā.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great benefit as this: having few wishes.

1.2Appicchatā, bhikkhave, mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Having few wishes, bhikkhus, leads to great benefit."

1.3Chaṭṭhaṁ.

The sixth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, asantuṭṭhitā.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great harm as this: discontent.

1.2Asantuṭṭhitā, bhikkhave, mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Discontent, bhikkhus, leads to great harm."

1.3Sattamaṁ.

The seventh.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, santuṭṭhitā.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great benefit as this: contentment.

1.2Santuṭṭhitā, bhikkhave, mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Contentment, bhikkhus, leads to great benefit."

1.3Aṭṭhamaṁ.

The eighth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, ayonisomanasikāro.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great harm as this: inappropriate attention [ayoniso manasikāra].

1.2Ayonisomanasikāro, bhikkhave, mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Inappropriate attention [ayoniso manasikāra], bhikkhus, leads to great harm."

1.3Navamaṁ.

The ninth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikāro.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great benefit as this: appropriate attention [yoniso manasikāra].

1.2Yonisomanasikāro, bhikkhave, mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Appropriate attention [yoniso manasikāra], bhikkhus, leads to great benefit."

1.3Dasamaṁ.

The tenth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, asampajaññaṁ.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great harm as this: non-full-awareness [asampajaññaṁ].

1.2Asampajaññaṁ, bhikkhave, mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Non-full-awareness [asampajaññaṁ], bhikkhus, leads to great harm."

1.3Ekādasamaṁ.

The eleventh.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, sampajaññaṁ.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great benefit as this: full awareness [sampajaññaṁ].

1.2Sampajaññaṁ, bhikkhave, mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Full awareness [sampajaññaṁ], bhikkhus, leads to great benefit."

1.3Dvādasamaṁ.

The twelfth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, pāpamittatā.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great harm as this: bad friendship.

1.2Pāpamittatā, bhikkhave, mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Bad friendship, bhikkhus, leads to great harm."

1.3Terasamaṁ.

The thirteenth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kalyāṇamittatā.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great benefit as this: good friendship.

1.2Kalyāṇamittatā, bhikkhave, mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Good friendship, bhikkhus, leads to great benefit."

1.3Cuddasamaṁ.

The fourteenth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, anuyogo akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ, ananuyogo kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great harm as this: devotion to unwholesome dhammas and non-devotion to wholesome dhammas.

1.2Anuyogo, bhikkhave, akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ, ananuyogo kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Devotion, bhikkhus, to unwholesome dhammas and non-devotion to wholesome dhammas leads to great harm."

1.3Pannarasamaṁ.

The fifteenth.

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1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, anuyogo kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ, ananuyogo akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ.

"I do not see, bhikkhus, even a single other thing that leads to such great benefit as this: devotion to wholesome dhammas and non-devotion to unwholesome dhammas.

1.2Anuyogo, bhikkhave, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ, ananuyogo akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

Devotion, bhikkhus, to wholesome dhammas and non-devotion to unwholesome dhammas leads to great benefit."

1.3Soḷasamaṁ.

The sixteenth.

1.4Pamādādivaggo navamo.

The ninth chapter, on Negligence and So Forth.