1On one occasion the Blessed One was wandering on tour among the Kosalans together with a large Saṅgha of bhikkhus when he reached the Kosalan town named Naḷakapāna. There at Naḷakapāna the Blessed One dwelled in a Judas tree grove. Now on that occasion, on the day of the uposatha, the Blessed One was sitting surrounded by the Saṅgha of bhikkhus. Having instructed, encouraged, inspired, and gladdened the Saṅgha of bhikkhus with a Dhamma talk for much of the night, and having surveyed the utterly silent Saṅgha of bhikkhus, the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Sāriputta:

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2"The Saṅgha of bhikkhus is free from dullness and drowsiness, Sāriputta. Give a Dhamma talk to the bhikkhus. My back is aching, so I will stretch it."

"Yes, Bhante," the Venerable Sāriputta replied.

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3Then the Blessed One folded his outer robe in four and lay down on his right side in the lion's posture, with one foot overlapping the other, mindful and clearly comprehending, after noting in his mind the idea of rising.

The Venerable Sāriputta then addressed the bhikkhus: "Friends, bhikkhus!"

"Friend!" those bhikkhus replied. The Venerable Sāriputta said this:

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4"Friends, for one (1) who does not have faith in cultivating wholesome qualities, (2) who does not have a sense of moral shame … (3) who does not have moral dread … (4) who does not have energy … (5) who does not have wisdom … (6) who does not lend an ear … (7) who does not retain the Dhamma in mind … (8) who does not examine the meaning … (9) who does not practice in accordance with the Dhamma … (10) who is not heedful in cultivating wholesome qualities, whether night or day comes, only deterioration and not growth in wholesome qualities is to be expected. Just as, during the dark fortnight, whether night or day comes, the moon only deteriorates in beauty, roundness, and brightness, in diameter and circumference, so too, for one who does not have faith in cultivating wholesome qualities … for one who is not heedful in cultivating wholesome qualities, whether night or day comes, only deterioration and not growth in wholesome qualities is to be expected.

5"Friends, for one (1) who has faith in cultivating wholesome qualities, (2) who has a sense of moral shame … (3) who has moral dread … (4) who has energy … (5) who has wisdom … (6) who lends an ear … (7) who retains the Dhamma in mind … (8) who examines the meaning … (9) who practices in accordance with the Dhamma … (10) who is heedful cultivating wholesome qualities, whether night or day comes, only growth and not deterioration in wholesome qualities is to be expected. Just as, during the bright fortnight, whether night or day comes, the moon only increases in beauty, roundness, and brightness, in diameter and circumference, so too, for one who has faith in cultivating wholesome qualities … heedfulness in cultivating wholesome qualities, whether night or day comes, only growth and not deterioration in wholesome qualities is to be expected."

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6–7Then the Blessed One got up and addressed the Venerable Sāriputta: "Good, good, Sāriputta! Sāriputta, for one who does not have faith in cultivating wholesome qualities … the Buddha here repeats Sāriputta's entire discourse down to: … whether night or day comes, only growth and not deterioration in wholesome qualities is to be expected."

1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā naḷakapāne viharati palāsavane. Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā tadahuposathe bhikkhusaṅghaparivuto nisinno hoti. Atha kho bhagavā bahudeva rattiṁ bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṁsetvā tuṇhībhūtaṁ tuṇhībhūtaṁ bhikkhusaṅghaṁ anuviloketvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:

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2"Vigatathinamiddho kho, sāriputta, bhikkhusaṅgho. Paṭibhātu taṁ, sāriputta, bhikkhūnaṁ dhammī kathā. Piṭṭhi me āgilāyati; tamahaṁ āyamissāmī"ti.

"Evaṁ, bhante"ti kho āyasmā sāriputto bhagavato paccassosi.

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3Atha kho bhagavā catugguṇaṁ saṅghāṭiṁ paññāpetvā dakkhiṇena passena sīhaseyyaṁ kappesi pāde pādaṁ accādhāya sato sampajāno uṭṭhānasaññaṁ manasi karitvā.

Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi: "āvuso bhikkhave"ti.

"Āvuso"ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ. Āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:

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4"Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi … ottappaṁ natthi … vīriyaṁ natthi … paññā natthi … sotāvadhānaṁ natthi … dhammadhāraṇā natthi … atthūpaparikkhā natthi … dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi … appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi. Seyyathāpi, āvuso, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena; evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi … ottappaṁ natthi … vīriyaṁ natthi … paññā natthi … sotāvadhānaṁ natthi … dhammadhāraṇā natthi … atthūpaparikkhā natthi … dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi … appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.

5Yassa kassaci, āvuso, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī atthi … ottappaṁ atthi … vīriyaṁ atthi … paññā atthi … sotāvadhānaṁ atthi … dhammadhāraṇā atthi … atthūpaparikkhā atthi … dhammānudhammappaṭipatti atthi … appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni. Seyyathāpi, āvuso, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena; evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu … pe … appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihānī"ti.

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6Atha kho bhagavā paccuṭṭhāya āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi: "sādhu sādhu, sāriputta. Yassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu hirī natthi … ottappaṁ natthi … paññā natthi … vīriyaṁ natthi … sotāvadhānaṁ natthi … dhammadhāraṇā natthi … atthūpaparikkhā natthi … dhammānudhammappaṭipatti natthi … appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi. Seyyathāpi, sāriputta, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena; evamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu … pe … appamādo natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.

7Yassa kassaci, sāriputta, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu hirī atthi … ottappaṁ atthi … vīriyaṁ atthi … paññā atthi … sotāvadhānaṁ atthi … dhammadhāraṇā atthi … atthūpaparikkhā atthi … dhammānudhammappaṭipatti atthi … appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni. Seyyathāpi, sāriputta, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena; evamevaṁ kho, sāriputta, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu … pe … appamādo atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihānī"ti.

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Aṭṭhamaṁ.