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Sangitisutta 2.1.36-47

Saṅgītisutta 2.1.36-47

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2.1.36

Pañca ādīnavā dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

Five drawbacks for an unethical person because of their failure in ethics:

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2.1.37

Idhāvuso, dussīlo sīlavipanno pamādādhikaraṇaṃ mahatiṃ bhogajāniṃ nigacchati,

Firstly, an unethical person loses great wealth on account of negligence.

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2.1.38

ayaṃ paṭhamo ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

This is the first drawback.

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2.1.39

Puna caparaṃ, āvuso, dussīlassa sīlavipannassa pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati,

Furthermore, an unethical person gets a bad reputation.

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2.1.40

ayaṃ dutiyo ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

This is the second drawback.

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2.1.41

Puna caparaṃ, āvuso, dussīlo sīlavipanno yaññadeva parisaṃ upasaṅkamati yadi khattiyaparisaṃ yadi brāhmaṇaparisaṃ yadi gahapatiparisaṃ yadi samaṇaparisaṃ, avisārado upasaṅkamati maṅkubhūto,

Furthermore, an unethical person enters any kind of assembly unconfident and embarrassed, whether it’s an assembly of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, or ascetics.

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2.1.42

ayaṃ tatiyo ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

This is the third drawback.

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2.1.43

Puna caparaṃ, āvuso, dussīlo sīlavipanno sammūḷho kālaṃ karoti,

Furthermore, an unethical person feels lost when they die.

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2.1.44

ayaṃ catuttho ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

This is the fourth drawback.

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2.1.45

Puna caparaṃ, āvuso, dussīlo sīlavipanno kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā apāyaṃ duggatiṃ vinipātaṃ nirayaṃ upapajjati,

Furthermore, an unethical person, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.

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2.1.46

ayaṃ pañcamo ādīnavo dussīlassa sīlavipattiyā.

This is the fifth drawback.

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2.1.47

Pañca ānisaṃsā sīlavato sīlasampadāya.

Five benefits for an ethical person because of their accomplishment in ethics:

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