{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an10.67/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an10.67","id":"suttacentral_an10.67","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an10.67/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"At one time the Buddha was wandering in the land of the Kosalans together with a large Sa\u1e45gha of monks when he arrived at a town of the Kosalans named Na\u1e37akap\u0101na. There the Buddha stayed near Na\u1e37akap\u0101na in the grove of flame-of-the-forest trees. Now, at that time it was the sabbath, and the Buddha was sitting surrounded by the Sa\u1e45gha of monks. The Buddha spent much of the night educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the monks with a Dhamma talk. Then he looked around the Sa\u1e45gha of monks, who were so very silent. He addressed Venerable S\u0101riputta: \u201cS\u0101riputta, the Sa\u1e45gha of monks is rid of dullness and drowsiness. Give them some Dhamma talk as you feel inspired. My back is sore, I\u2019ll stretch it.\u201d \u201cYes, sir,\u201d S\u0101riputta replied. And then the Buddha spread out his outer robe folded in four and laid down in the lion\u2019s posture\u2014on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other\u2014mindful and aware, and focused on the time of getting up. There S\u0101riputta addressed the monks: \u201cReverends, monks!\u201d \u201cReverend,\u201d they replied. S\u0101riputta said this: \u201cReverends, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night. It\u2019s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline. In the same way, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night. A faithless individual is in decline. An individual with no conscience is in decline. An imprudent individual is in decline. A lazy individual is in decline. A witless individual is in decline. An irritable individual is in decline. An acrimonious individual is in decline. An individual with corrupt wishes is in decline. An individual with bad friends is in decline. An individual with wrong view is in decline. Whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night. It\u2019s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow. In the same way, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night. A faithful individual doesn\u2019t decline. An individual with a conscience doesn\u2019t decline. A prudent individual doesn\u2019t decline. An energetic individual doesn\u2019t decline. A wise individual doesn\u2019t decline. A loving individual doesn\u2019t decline. A kind individual doesn\u2019t decline. An individual with few desires doesn\u2019t decline. An individual with good friends doesn\u2019t decline. An individual with right view doesn\u2019t decline.\u201d Then the Buddha got up and said to Venerable S\u0101riputta: \u201cGood, good, S\u0101riputta! Whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night. It\u2019s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline. In the same way, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night. A faithless individual is in decline. An individual with no conscience \u2026 imprudent \u2026 lazy \u2026 witless \u2026 irritable \u2026 acrimonious \u2026 with corrupt wishes \u2026 bad friends \u2026 An individual with wrong view is in decline. Whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night. It\u2019s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow. In the same way, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night. A faithful individual doesn\u2019t decline. A conscientious individual \u2026 prudent \u2026 energetic \u2026 wise \u2026 loving \u2026 kind \u2026 with few desires \u2026 good friends \u2026 An individual with right view doesn\u2019t decline.\u201d","title":"At Na\u1e37akap\u0101na (1st)","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":732}