- Numbered Discourses 10.78 Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.78
8. If You Want 8. Ākaṅkhavagga
Jains Nigaṇṭhasutta
“Mendicants, Jain ascetics have ten bad qualities. “Dasahi, bhikkhave, asaddhammehi samannāgatā nigaṇṭhā. What ten? Katamehi dasahi? They’re faithless and Assaddhā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; unethical, dussīlā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; without conscience ahirikā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; or prudence, anottappino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; and devoted to untrue persons. asappurisasambhattino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; They glorify themselves and put others down. attukkaṁsakaparavambhakā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; They’re attached to their own views, holding them tight, and refusing to let go. sandiṭṭhiparāmāsā ādhānaggāhī duppaṭinissaggino, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; They’re deceptive, kuhakā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; with corrupt wishes pāpicchā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā; and bad friends. pāpamittā, bhikkhave, nigaṇṭhā—Jain ascetics possess these ten bad qualities.” imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi asaddhammehi samannāgatā nigaṇṭhā”ti.
