an.5.22 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)
Irreverent (2)
“(1) Bhikkhus, when a bhikkhu is irreverent and undeferential, and his behavior is uncongenial to his fellow monks, it is impossible for him to fulfill the factor of proper conduct. (2) Without fulfilling the factor of proper conduct, it is impossible for him to fulfill the factor of a trainee. (3) Without fulfilling the factor of a trainee, it is impossible for him to fulfill the aggregate of virtuous behavior. (4) Without fulfilling the aggregate of virtuous behavior, it is impossible for him to fulfill the aggregate of concentration. (5) Without fulfilling the aggregate of concentration, it is impossible for him to fulfill the aggregate of wisdom.
“(1) But, bhikkhus, when a bhikkhu is reverential and deferential, and his behavior is congenial to his fellow monks, it is possible for him to fulfill the factor of proper conduct. (2) Having fulfilled the factor of proper conduct, it is possible for him to fulfill the factor of a trainee. (3) Having fulfilled the factor of a trainee, it is possible for him to fulfill the aggregate of virtuous behavior. (4) Having fulfilled the aggregate of virtuous behavior, it is possible for him to fulfill the aggregate of concentration. (5) Having fulfilled the aggregate of concentration, it is possible for him to fulfill the aggregate of wisdom.”
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Disrespect (2nd)
“Mendicants, it’s simply impossible for a disrespectful and irreverent mendicant with incompatible lifestyle to fulfill the practice dealing with supplementary regulations regarding their spiritual companions.
Without fulfilling the practice dealing with supplementary regulations, it’s impossible to fulfill the practice of a trainee.
Without fulfilling the practice of a trainee, it’s impossible to fulfill the entire spectrum of ethics.
Without fulfilling the entire spectrum of ethics, it’s impossible to fulfill the entire spectrum of immersion.
Without fulfilling the entire spectrum of immersion, it’s impossible to fulfill the entire spectrum of wisdom.
But it is possible for a respectful and reverent mendicant with compatible lifestyle to fulfill the practice dealing with supplementary regulations regarding their spiritual companions.
Having fulfilled the practice dealing with supplementary regulations, it’s possible to fulfill the practice of a trainee.
Having fulfilled the practice of a trainee, it’s possible to fulfill the entire spectrum of ethics.
Having fulfilled the entire spectrum of ethics, it’s possible to fulfill the entire spectrum of immersion.
Having fulfilled the entire spectrum of immersion, it’s possible to fulfill the entire spectrum of wisdom.”
