Dutiyakāyaduccaritasutta — Duccaritavagga — the twenty-fifth chapter of the Fives
Setting
None stated; the discourse continues from AN 5.1, whose setting at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove is understood to hold
Speakers
The Buddha alone, addressing the mendicants
Form
a single abbreviated line, matching this chapter's earlier compressions
Length
under 1 minute to read
Northern parallel
not identified in this collection
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆ — extremely short, compressed by the source itself
Why this discourse
Opening this chapter's second pass through the three conduct-channels, this discourse applies AN 5.245's doctrinal-drift variant to bodily conduct — compressed, exactly as AN 5.242 was, to a single abbreviated line.
Reading guide
The same compression, a different presupposed ending
This discourse's single line is structurally identical to AN 5.242's, but now presupposes AN 5.245's variant — drifting toward or away from the true teaching — rather than AN 5.241's death-and-rebirth ending.
Bodily conduct, given the same brief treatment twice
Across this chapter, bodily conduct receives identical minimal treatment in both passes: a single compressed line at AN 5.242, and the same again here, differing only in which underlying five-item formula the reader is expected to supply.
Reading this discourse requires holding both formulas in mind
To understand what this discourse actually claims, a reader needs to recall not one but two prior discourses: AN 5.245's specific doctrinal-drift wording, applied here specifically to conduct expressed through the body.
A structural mirror of this chapter's first half
AN 5.246–248 mirror AN 5.242–244's exact arrangement — two single-line compressions followed by a discourse spelling out at least the positive half — applied now to the second variant rather than the first.
What follows
AN 5.247 continues this same compression for verbal conduct, before AN 5.248 completes the second pass by spelling out its positive half in full, exactly as AN 5.244 did for the first.
Key terms
kāyaduccarita, kāyasucarite — “bad bodily conduct” and “good bodily conduct” — this discourse's title concepts, unchanged from AN 5.242.
pe — the standard abbreviation marker, compressing this discourse's entire content, as at AN 5.242.
saddhammā vuṭṭhāti, asaddhamme patiṭṭhāti — “drifts away from the true teaching, settles on untrue teachings” — the variant ending this discourse presupposes, from AN 5.245.
kāya — “body” — the first of the three classical conduct-channels, given the same brief treatment in both passes.
dutiya — “second” — marking this discourse as the second pass through this specific channel.
The text
The discourse as it survives in the source: a single abbreviated line. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
Bad and good bodily conduct
§1“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad bodily conduct … benefits in good bodily conduct …”
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Self-check quiz
Ten questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.
Question 1 of 10
What does this discourse's single line presuppose, differently from AN 5.242?
Correct: A. The same compression structure, a different underlying formula.
Question 2 of 10
How does bodily conduct's treatment compare across this chapter's two passes?
Correct: A. Differing only in which underlying formula is presupposed.
Question 3 of 10
What does understanding this discourse require of the reader?
Correct: A. The variant formula, applied to a specific channel.
Question 4 of 10
What pattern do AN 5.246-248 mirror from earlier in this chapter?
Correct: A. Two compressions followed by a discourse spelling out the positive half.
Question 5 of 10
What discourse follows, continuing this same compression?
Correct: A. The second channel, given the same treatment in this second pass.
Question 6 of 10
What does 'kāyaduccarite' mean?
Correct: A. This discourse's title concept, unchanged from AN 5.242.
Question 7 of 10
What does 'dutiya' mean in this discourse's title?
Correct: A. Distinguishing this discourse from AN 5.242's first-pass treatment.
Question 8 of 10
What discourse completes this second pass by spelling out its positive half?
Correct: A. The mental-conduct discourse, closing this second trio.
Question 9 of 10
What chapter does this discourse belong to?
Correct: A. 'Bad Conduct', this session's twenty-fifth chapter.
Question 10 of 10
What does 'pe' signal in this discourse's Pali text?
Correct: A. The same marker used throughout this chapter's compressed discourses.
