Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN14: Connected Discourses on Elements

SN14:17 Lacking Faith

1–4At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite. Those lacking faith come together and unite with those lacking faith, the shameless with the shameless, those unafraid of wrongdoing with those unafraid of wrongdoing, the unlearned with the unlearned, the lazy with the lazy, the muddle-minded with the muddle-minded, the unwise with the unwise. In the past it was so; in the future it will be so; sn.ii.160 and now too at present it is so.


5"Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite. Those having faith come together and unite with those having faith, those having a sense of shame with those having a sense of shame, those afraid of wrongdoing with those afraid of wrongdoing, the learned with the learned, the energetic with the energetic, the mindful with the mindful, the wise with the wise. In the past it was so; in the future it will be so; and now too at present it is so."

1Sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati. "Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; appassutā appassutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; kusītā kusītehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; muṭṭhassatino muṭṭhassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.

2Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu. Assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu; ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu; anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu; appassutā appassutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu; kusītā kusītehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu; muṭṭhassatino muṭṭhassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.

3Anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandissanti samessanti. Assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti; ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti; anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ … pe … appassutā appassutehi saddhiṁ … pe … kusītā kusītehi saddhiṁ … pe … muṭṭhassatino muṭṭhassatīhi saddhiṁ … pe … duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti.

4Etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Assaddhā assaddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ahirikā ahirikehi saddhiṁ … pe … anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ … pe … appassutā appassutehi saddhiṁ … pe … kusītā kusītehi saddhiṁ … pe … muṭṭhassatino muṭṭhassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.


5Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Saddhā saddhehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; hirimanā hirimanehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ottappino ottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; bahussutā bahussutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; āraddhavīriyā āraddhavīriyehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; upaṭṭhitassatino upaṭṭhitassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti. Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ … pe … anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave … pe … etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Saddhā saddhehi saddhiṁ … pe … paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī"ti.


Sattamaṁ.

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