Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

4: The Book of the Fours

223. Ingratitude

1"Bhikkhus, possessing four qualities, the foolish, incompetent, bad person maintains himself in a maimed and injured condition; he is blameworthy and subject to reproach by the wise; and he generates much demerit. What four? Bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental misconduct, and ingratitude or non-thankfulness. Possessing these four qualities … he generates much demerit.

"Bhikkhus, possessing four other qualities, the wise, competent, good person preserves himself unmaimed and uninjured; he is blameless and beyond reproach by the wise; and he generates much merit. What four? Bodily good conduct, verbal good conduct, mental good conduct, and gratitude or thankfulness. Possessing these four qualities … he generates much merit."

1"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.

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