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Numbered Discourses 1.150–169

12. Anāpattivagga
The Chapter on Non-offense

150

“Ye te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū anāpattiṁ āpattīti dīpenti te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū bahujanaahitāya paṭipannā bahujanaasukhāya, bahuno janassa anatthāya ahitāya dukkhāya devamanussānaṁ.
“Mendicants, those mendicants who explain non-offense as an offense are acting for the hurt and unhappiness of the people, for the harm, hurt, and suffering of gods and humans.

Bahuñca te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū apuññaṁ pasavanti, te cimaṁ saddhammaṁ antaradhāpentī”ti.
They create much wickedness and make the true teaching disappear.”

Paṭhamaṁ.

151

“Ye te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū āpattiṁ anāpattīti dīpenti te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū bahujanaahitāya paṭipannā bahujanaasukhāya, bahuno janassa anatthāya ahitāya dukkhāya devamanussānaṁ.
“Mendicants, those mendicants who explain an offense as non-offense are acting for the hurt and unhappiness of the people, for the harm, hurt, and suffering of gods and humans.

Bahuñca te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū apuññaṁ pasavanti, te cimaṁ saddhammaṁ antaradhāpentī”ti.
Those mendicants create much wickedness and make the true teaching disappear.”

Dutiyaṁ.

152–159

“Ye te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū lahukaṁ āpattiṁ garukā āpattīti dīpenti …pe… garukaṁ āpattiṁ lahukā āpattīti dīpenti …pe… duṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ aduṭṭhullā āpattīti dīpenti …pe… aduṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ duṭṭhullā āpattīti dīpenti …pe… sāvasesaṁ āpattiṁ anavasesā āpattīti dīpenti …pe… anavasesaṁ āpattiṁ sāvasesā āpattīti dīpenti …pe… sappaṭikammaṁ āpattiṁ appaṭikammā āpattīti dīpenti …pe… appaṭikammaṁ āpattiṁ sappaṭikammā āpattīti dīpenti te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū bahujanaahitāya paṭipannā bahujanaasukhāya, bahuno janassa anatthāya ahitāya dukkhāya devamanussānaṁ.
“Those mendicants who explain a light offense as a serious offense … a serious offense as a light offense … an offense committed with corrupt intention as an offense not committed with corrupt intention … an offense not committed with corrupt intention as an offense committed with corrupt intention … an offense requiring rehabilitation as an offense not requiring rehabilitation … an offense not requiring rehabilitation as an offense requiring rehabilitation … an offense with redress as an offense without redress … an offense without redress as an offense with redress are acting for the hurt and unhappiness of the people, for the harm, hurt, and suffering of gods and humans.

Bahuñca te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū apuññaṁ pasavanti, te cimaṁ saddhammaṁ antaradhāpentī”ti.
Those mendicants create much wickedness and make the true teaching disappear.”

Dasamaṁ.

160

“Ye te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū anāpattiṁ anāpattīti dīpenti te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū bahujanahitāya paṭipannā bahujanasukhāya, bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṁ.
“Mendicants, those mendicants who explain non-offense as non-offense are acting for the welfare and happiness of the people, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.

Bahuñca te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū puññaṁ pasavanti, te cimaṁ saddhammaṁ ṭhapentī”ti.
They create much merit and make the true teaching continue.”

Ekādasamaṁ.

161

“Ye te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū āpattiṁ āpattīti dīpenti te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū bahujanahitāya paṭipannā bahujanasukhāya, bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṁ.
“Mendicants, those mendicants who explain an offense as an offense are acting for the welfare and happiness of the people, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.

Bahuñca te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū puññaṁ pasavanti, te cimaṁ saddhammaṁ ṭhapentī”ti.
They create much merit and make the true teaching continue.”

Dvādasamaṁ.

162–169

“Ye te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū lahukaṁ āpattiṁ lahukā āpattīti dīpenti … garukaṁ āpattiṁ garukā āpattīti dīpenti … duṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ duṭṭhullā āpattīti dīpenti … aduṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ aduṭṭhullā āpattīti dīpenti … sāvasesaṁ āpattiṁ sāvasesā āpattīti dīpenti … anavasesaṁ āpattiṁ anavasesā āpattīti dīpenti … sappaṭikammaṁ āpattiṁ sappaṭikammā āpattīti dīpenti … appaṭikammaṁ āpattiṁ appaṭikammā āpattīti dīpenti;
“Those mendicants who explain a light offense as a light offense … a serious offense as a serious offense … an offense committed with corrupt intention as an offense committed with corrupt intention … an offense not committed with corrupt intention as an offense not committed with corrupt intention … an offense requiring rehabilitation as an offense requiring rehabilitation … an offense not requiring rehabilitation as an offense not requiring rehabilitation … an offense with redress as an offense with redress … an offense without redress as an offense without redress

te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū bahujanahitāya paṭipannā bahujanasukhāya, bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṁ.
are acting for the welfare and happiness of the people, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of the people, of gods and humans.

Bahuñca te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū puññaṁ pasavanti, te cimaṁ saddhammaṁ ṭhapentī”ti.
They create much merit and make the true teaching continue.”

Vīsatimaṁ.

Anāpattivaggo dvādasamo.