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The Dighajanu Sutta (Pali Dīghajāṇu sutta), also known as the Byagghapajja Sutta or Vyagghapajja Sutta, is part of the Anguttara Nikaya (AN 8.54). [1] For Theravadin scholars, this discourse of the Pāli Canon is one of several considered key to understanding Buddhist lay ethics. [2] In this discourse, the Buddha instructs a householder named Dīghajāṇu Vyagghapajja, [3] a Koliyan householder, on eight personality traits or conditions that lead to happiness and well-being in this and future lives.
In this discourse ( Pali: sutta), [4] the townsman Dighajanu says to the Buddha the following:
In response, the Buddha first identifies four traits conducive to happiness (Pali: sukha) in this life:
In this discourse, [8] the Buddha describes wealth worthy of the householder's protection as being:
Regarding four traits conducive to happiness in future lives, the Buddha identifies accomplishments (sampadā) in:
This discourse ends with the following refrain:
This discourse is one of the core texts in the Pali canon for understanding the Buddha's moral expectations of his lay followers. [12]
Bhikkhu Bodhi describes this discourse as one of "a number of texts dealing with different aspects of household life united by an emphasis on right livelihood" (Pali: sammājiva). Bodhi identifies a common thread among such texts as being an emphasis on right conduct, as exemplified by adherence to the Five Precepts. [13]
In addition to the precepts, as in the Sigalovada Sutta, this discourse also warns against the dangers of libertinism and commends the keeping of good-hearted friends.
In suttas such as this one, Bodhi identifies a second common thread to what might be referred to as the pursuit of a kammic consciousness. [14] Discussing the broader context of Buddhist ethics, Ven. Narada Mahathera states:
In this sutta in particular such an awareness is underlined by Dighajanu's concern for happiness in ones future life. Bodhi notes:
Such a realization on the Buddhist path requires more than ethical business conduct. Narada comments:
Likewise, in his discourse to Dighajanu, the Buddha identifies wisdom as the ultimate trait for a householder to nurture and embody.
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The Dighajanu Sutta (Pali Dīghajāṇu sutta), also known as the Byagghapajja Sutta or Vyagghapajja Sutta, is part of the Anguttara Nikaya (AN 8.54). [1] For Theravadin scholars, this discourse of the Pāli Canon is one of several considered key to understanding Buddhist lay ethics. [2] In this discourse, the Buddha instructs a householder named Dīghajāṇu Vyagghapajja, [3] a Koliyan householder, on eight personality traits or conditions that lead to happiness and well-being in this and future lives.
In this discourse ( Pali: sutta), [4] the townsman Dighajanu says to the Buddha the following:
In response, the Buddha first identifies four traits conducive to happiness (Pali: sukha) in this life:
In this discourse, [8] the Buddha describes wealth worthy of the householder's protection as being:
Regarding four traits conducive to happiness in future lives, the Buddha identifies accomplishments (sampadā) in:
This discourse ends with the following refrain:
This discourse is one of the core texts in the Pali canon for understanding the Buddha's moral expectations of his lay followers. [12]
Bhikkhu Bodhi describes this discourse as one of "a number of texts dealing with different aspects of household life united by an emphasis on right livelihood" (Pali: sammājiva). Bodhi identifies a common thread among such texts as being an emphasis on right conduct, as exemplified by adherence to the Five Precepts. [13]
In addition to the precepts, as in the Sigalovada Sutta, this discourse also warns against the dangers of libertinism and commends the keeping of good-hearted friends.
In suttas such as this one, Bodhi identifies a second common thread to what might be referred to as the pursuit of a kammic consciousness. [14] Discussing the broader context of Buddhist ethics, Ven. Narada Mahathera states:
In this sutta in particular such an awareness is underlined by Dighajanu's concern for happiness in ones future life. Bodhi notes:
Such a realization on the Buddhist path requires more than ethical business conduct. Narada comments:
Likewise, in his discourse to Dighajanu, the Buddha identifies wisdom as the ultimate trait for a householder to nurture and embody.