Ottappa

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Ottappa

WP: The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, Bodhi, trans., I. The Book of Causation, Kasapa, 11. The Robe, pp678; II.The Great Book V.i.45.i. Ignorance, pp 1523

WP: The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, Bodhi/Nanamoli, trans., 39.3 n416 (links to quote below); 53.12

PTS: The Book of the Gradual Sayings, I: The Book of the Twos, I.1-10: Punishments, Woodward, trans., pp 50. See quote below.

PTS: The Book of the Gradual Sayings, III: The Book of the Fives, I.I.i: The Powers in Brief, pp1, and ii: The Powers in Detail, pp 2, Hare, trans.

Rhys Davids: Buddhist Suttas, I: The Book of the Great Decease, Chapter I, note 13

Pali	MO	Hare	Horner	Punnaji	Bodhi	Nanamoli	Rhys Davids	(Mrs)Rhys Davids	Thanissaro	Walshe	Woodward
ottappa	Fear of Blame	Fear of Blame			fear of wrongdoing	fear of wrongdoing	afraid of sin, discretion	discretion	Fear of Wrongdoing	Moral Dread	fear of blame

Ottappa: (nt.) [fr. tappati1 + ud, would corresp. to a Sk. form *auttapya fr. ut-tapya to be regretted, tormented by remorse....] fear of exile, shrinking back from doing wrong, remorse. ... Ottappa generally goes with hiri as one of the 7 noble treasures.... Hiri-ottappa... J I.129; hir-ottappa at M I.271; S II.220; V.1; A II.78; IV.99, 151; V.214;.... See also hiri. - Further passages: D III.212; M I.356; S II.196, 206, 208; V.89; A I.50, 83, 95; III.4 sq., 352; IV.11; V.123 sq... - anottappa (nt.) lack of conscience, unscrupulousness, disregard of morality A I.50, 83, 95; III.421; V.146, 214...
-g¤ravat¤ respect for conscience, A III.331; IV.29.
-dhana the treasure of (moral) self-control D III.163, 251, 282...
-bala the power of a (good) conscience D III.253...

Ottappati [ut + tappati1] to feel a sense of guilt, to be conscious or afraid of evil S I.154; Ps II.169, 176...

Ottappin and Ott¤pin (adj.) [fr. ottappa] afraid of wrong, conscientious, scrupulous (a) ottappin D III.252, 282... - (b) ott¤pin M I.43 sq.; S II.159 sq., 196, 207; IV.243 sq.; A II.13 sq.; III.3 sq., 112; IV.1 sq.; V.123, 146. Anottappin bold, reckless, unscrupulous.... anott¤pin at S II.159 sq., 195, 206; IV. 240 sq....

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PTS:GS.III.I.I.ii: And what, monks, is the power of the fear of blame?
Herein, monks, the Ariyan disciple is afraid of blame; he is afraid of the blame that comes when acting wrongly in deed, word and thoght; on entering on an evil and wrong states. This, monks, is called the power of the fear of blame.