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Not Mortifying · Atapanīyasutta

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This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

“These two things, mendicants, are not mortifying. What two? It’s when someone has done good and skillful things that keep them safe, but has not done bad things, violence and sin. Thinking, ‘I have done good things’, they’re not mortified. Thinking, ‘I haven’t done bad things’, they’re not mortified. These are the two things that are not mortifying.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā atapanīyā. Katame dve? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco katakalyāṇo hoti, katakusalo, katabhīruttāṇo, akatapāpo, akataluddo, akatakibbiso. So ‘kataṁ me kalyāṇan’tipi na tappati, ‘akataṁ me pāpan’tipi na tappati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā atapanīyā”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Having given up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and whatever else is corrupt;

“Kāyaduccaritaṁ hitvā, vacīduccaritāni ca; Manoduccaritaṁ hitvā, yañcaññaṁ dosasañhitaṁ.

not having done bad deeds, and having done many good, when their body breaks up, that wise person is reborn in heaven.”

Akatvākusalaṁ kammaṁ, katvāna kusalaṁ bahuṁ; Kāyassa bhedā sappañño, saggaṁ so upapajjatī”ti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Catutthaṁ.