{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an4.207/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an4.207","id":"suttacentral_an4.207","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an4.207/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, I will teach you who\u2019s bad and who\u2019s worse, who\u2019s good and who\u2019s better. And who\u2019s bad? It\u2019s someone who kills living creatures, steals, and commits sexual misconduct. They use speech that\u2019s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. And they\u2019re covetous, malicious, with wrong view. This is called bad. And who\u2019s worse? It\u2019s someone who kills living creatures, steals, and commits sexual misconduct. They use speech that\u2019s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. They\u2019re covetous, malicious, with wrong view. And they encourage others to do these things. This is called worse. And who\u2019s good? It\u2019s someone who doesn\u2019t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct. They don\u2019t use speech that\u2019s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. And they\u2019re contented, kind-hearted, with right view. This is called good. And who\u2019s better? It\u2019s someone who doesn\u2019t kill living creatures, steal, or commit sexual misconduct. They don\u2019t use speech that\u2019s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. They\u2019re contented, kind-hearted, with right view. And they encourage others to do these things. This is called better.\u201d","title":"Bad Character (1st)","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":169}