Aṅguttara-Nikāya
II. Dukanipāta
VIII. Nimitta Vagga

II. The Book of the Twos

VIII. On Characteristics¹³¹

Suttas 76-85

 

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Sutta 76

"Monks, with characteristics
arise evil, unprofitable states,
not without them.

By abandoning just those characteristics,
those evil,
unprofitable states exist not."

 

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Sutta 77

"Conditioned, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not unconditioned.

By abandoning just that condition,
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."

 

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Sutta 78

"Caused, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not uncaused.

By abandoning just that cause
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."

 

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Sutta 79

"Having constituent parts, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without constituents.

By abandoning just those constituent parts,
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."

 

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Sutta 80

"Having reasons, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without reasons.

By abandoning just those reasons
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."

 

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Sutta 81

"Along with objects, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without objects.

By abandoning just those objects
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."

 

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Sutta 82

"Along with feeling, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without feeling.

By abandoning just those feelings
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."

 

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Sutta 83

"Along with perception, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without perception

By abandoning just those perceptions
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."

 

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Sutta 84

"Along with consciousness, monks,
is the arising of evil, unprofitable states,
not without consciousness.

By abandoning just that consciousness
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."

 

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Sutta 85

"Monks, it is by making some compounded thing one's object¹³²
that evil, unprofitable states arise,
not without doing so.

By abandoning just that compound¹³³
those evil, unprofitable states exist not."

 

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¹³¹ 'With characteristic marks by which to distinguish them.' Cf. K.S. v, 188 n., where No.3 of our category is omitted.

¹³² Sankhat'ārammaṇā = paccaya-nibbatta-sankhataṅ dhammaṅ ārammaṇaṅ katvā. Comy.

¹³³ Sankhatassa.