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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.112

  • Numbered Discourses 10.112Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.112
  • 11. Perceptions for Ascetics11. Samaṇasaññāvagga

An Adept (2nd)Dutiyaasekhasutta

“Mendicants, there are ten qualities of an adept.“Dasayime, bhikkhave, asekhiyā dhammā. What ten?Katame dasa? An adept’s right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.Asekhā sammādiṭṭhi, asekho sammāsaṅkappo, asekhā sammāvācā, asekho sammākammanto, asekho sammāājīvo, asekho sammāvāyāmo, asekhā sammāsati, asekho sammāsamādhi, asekhaṁ sammāñāṇaṁ, asekhā sammāvimutti— These are the ten qualities of an adept.”ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa asekhiyā dhammā”ti.

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