17. Akusalapeyyālaṃ | 2 | Aṅguttara

Aṅguttara Nikāya
2. Dukanipāta

17. Akusalapeyyālaṃ
XVII. Unwholesome Repetition Series

230 (1)–234 (5)

Bhikkhus, there are these 2 unwholesome qualities. What 2?

(230) Anger and hostility ...
(231) Denigration and insolence ...
(232) Envy and miserliness ...
(233) Deceitfulness and craftiness ...
(234) Moral shamelessness and moral recklessness.

- These are the 2 unwholesome qualities.

235 (6)–239 (10)

Bhikkhus, there are these 2 wholesome qualities. What 2?

(235) Non-anger and non-hostility ...
(236) Non-denigration and non-insolence ...
(237) Non-envy and non-miserliness ...
(238) Non-deceitfulness and non-craftiness ...
(239) Moral shame and moral dread.

- These are the 2 wholesome qualities.

240 (11)–244 (15)

Bhikkhus, there are these 2 blameworthy qualities. What 2?

(240) Anger and hostility ...
(241) Denigration and insolence ...
(242) Envy and miserliness ...
(243) Deceitfulness and craftiness ...
(244) Moral shamelessness and moral recklessness.

- These are the 2 blameworthy qualities.

245 (16)–249 (20)

Bhikkhus, there are these 2 blameless qualities. What 2?

(245) Non-anger and non-hostility ...
(246) Non-denigration and non-insolence ...
(247) Non-envy and non-miserliness ...
(248) Non-deceitfulness and non-craftiness ...
(249) Moral shame and moral dread.

- These are the 2 blameless qualities.

250 (21)–254 (25)

Bhikkhus, there are these 2 qualities that have suffering as their outcome. What 2?

(250) Anger and hostility ...
(251) Denigration and insolence ...
(252) Envy and miserliness ...
(253) Deceitfulness and craftiness ...
(254) Moral shamelessness and moral recklessness.

- These are the 2 qualities that have suffering as their outcome.

255 (26)–259 (30)

Bhikkhus, there are these 2 qualities that have happiness as their outcome. What 2?

(255) Non-anger and non-hostility ...
(256) Non-denigration and non-insolence ...
(257) Non-envy and non-miserliness ...
(258) Non-deceitfulness and non-craftiness ...
(259) Moral shame and moral dread.

- These are the 2 qualities that have happiness as their outcome.

260 (31)–264 (35)

Bhikkhus, there are these 2 qualities that result in suffering. What 2?

(260) Anger and hostility ...
(261) Denigration and insolence ...
(262) Envy and miserliness ...
(263) Deceitfulness and craftiness ...
(264) Moral shamelessness and moral recklessness.

- These are the 2 qualities that result in suffering.

265 (36)–269 (40)

Bhikkhus, there are these 2 qualities that result in happiness. What 2?

(265) Non-anger and non-hostility ...
(266) Non-denigration and non-insolence ...
(267) Non-envy and non-miserliness ...
(268) Non-deceitfulness and non-craftiness ...
(269) Moral shame and moral dread.

- These are the 2 qualities that result in happiness.

270 (41)–274 (45)

Bhikkhus, there are these 2 afflictive qualities. What 2?

(270) Anger and hostility ...
(271) Denigration and insolence ...
(272) Envy and miserliness ...
(273) Deceitfulness and craftiness ...
(274) Moral shamelessness and moral recklessness.

- These are the 2 afflictive qualities.

275 (46)–279 (50)

Bhikkhus, there are these 2 non-afflictive qualities. What 2?

(275) Non-anger and non-hostility ...
(276) Non-denigration and non-insolence ...
(277) Non-envy and non-miserliness ...
(278) Non-deceitfulness and non-craftiness ...
(279) Moral shame and moral dread.

- These are the 2 non-afflictive qualities.