AN 1.150 - AN 1.150
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AN I

Suttas 150-169

Anāpatti Vagga

“Not an Offence”

150. “Bhikkhus, those Bhikkhus who explain what is not an offense as an offense, are not just harming themselves, but are bringing such pain and harm onto so many others as well, causing the suffering of so many people. In doing so, they are ruining not just their own lives, but the lives of many others, creating misfortune and miserable merit-making and damaging results not just to their own detriment, but to the detriment of all others, both Devas and humans.

“Therefore, these Bhikkhus are bringing harm and misery not just to themselves, but to countless others, leading to the rapid degeneration and inevitable disappearance of This Beautiful and Good Dhamma.”