8. The Nimitta Chapter

0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 2

0.1The Numerical Discourses 2

0.28. Sanimittavagga

0.28. The Nimitta Chapter

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1.1“Sanimittā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no animittā.

1.1“With a nimitta, bhikkhus, bad, unwholesome dhammas arise — not without a nimitta.

1.2Tasseva nimittassa pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.

1.2By abandoning that very nimitta, those bad, unwholesome dhammas do not come to be.”

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1.1“Sanidānā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no anidānā.

1.1“With a source, bhikkhus, bad, unwholesome dhammas arise — not without a source.

1.2Tasseva nidānassa pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.

1.2By abandoning that very source, those bad, unwholesome dhammas do not come to be.”

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1.1“Sahetukā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no ahetukā.

1.1“With a cause, bhikkhus, bad, unwholesome dhammas arise — not without a cause.

1.2Tasseva hetussa pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.

1.2By abandoning that very cause, those bad, unwholesome dhammas do not come to be.”

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1.1“Sasaṅkhārā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no asaṅkhārā.

1.1“With saṅkhāras, bhikkhus, bad, unwholesome dhammas arise — not without saṅkhāras.

1.2Tesaṁyeva saṅkhārānaṁ pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.

1.2By abandoning those very saṅkhāras, those bad, unwholesome dhammas do not come to be.”

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1.1“Sappaccayā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no appaccayā.

1.1“With a condition, bhikkhus, bad, unwholesome dhammas arise — not without a condition.

1.2Tasseva paccayassa pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.

1.2By abandoning that very condition, those bad, unwholesome dhammas do not come to be.”

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1.1“Sarūpā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no arūpā.

1.1“With form, bhikkhus, bad, unwholesome dhammas arise — not without form.

1.2Tasseva rūpassa pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.

1.2By abandoning that very form, those bad, unwholesome dhammas do not come to be.”

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1.1“Savedanā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no avedanā.

1.1“With vedanā, bhikkhus, bad, unwholesome dhammas arise — not without vedanā.

1.2Tassāyeva vedanāya pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.

1.2By abandoning that very vedanā, those bad, unwholesome dhammas do not come to be.”

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1.1“Sasaññā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no asaññā.

1.1“With saññā, bhikkhus, bad, unwholesome dhammas arise — not without saññā.

1.2Tassāyeva saññāya pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.

1.2By abandoning that very saññā, those bad, unwholesome dhammas do not come to be.”

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1.1“Saviññāṇā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no aviññāṇā.

1.1“With consciousness [viññāṇa], bhikkhus, bad, unwholesome dhammas arise — not without consciousness [viññāṇa].

1.2Tasseva viññāṇassa pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.

1.2By abandoning that very consciousness [viññāṇa], those bad, unwholesome dhammas do not come to be.”

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1.1“Saṅkhatārammaṇā, bhikkhave, uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā dhammā, no asaṅkhatārammaṇā.

1.1“With a saṅkhata object, bhikkhus, bad, unwholesome dhammas arise — not with an asaṅkhata object.

1.2Tasseva saṅkhatassa pahānā evaṁ te pāpakā akusalā dhammā na hontī”ti.

1.2By abandoning that very saṅkhata, those bad, unwholesome dhammas do not come to be.”

1.3Sanimittavaggo tatiyo.

1.3The Nimitta Chapter, the third.