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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.262

  • Numbered Discourses 4.262Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.262
  • 26. Insight26. Abhiññāvagga

WildernessAraññasutta

“Mendicants, when a mendicant has four qualities they’re not ready to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest.“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu nālaṁ araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevituṁ. What four?Katamehi catūhi? They have sensual, malicious, and cruel thoughts; or they’re witless, dull, and idiotic.Kāmavitakkena, byāpādavitakkena, vihiṁsāvitakkena, duppañño hoti jaḷo elamūgo— When a mendicant possesses these four qualities they’re not ready to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest.imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu nālaṁ araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevituṁ.

When a mendicant has four qualities they’re ready to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest.Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu alaṁ araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevituṁ. What four?Katamehi catūhi? They have thoughts of renunciation, good will, and harmlessness; and they’re wise, bright, and clever.Nekkhammavitakkena, abyāpādavitakkena, avihiṁsāvitakkena, paññavā hoti ajaḷo anelamūgo— When a mendicant possesses these four qualities they’re ready to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest.”imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu alaṁ araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevitun”ti.

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  2. AN 8.78 Good Enough 0.55near 0.1A mendicant with these five qualities is good enough for themselves and others. A mendicant with four qualities is good enough for themselves but not for others. What four? A mendicant is quick-witted when it comes to sk…
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  4. AN 8.86 With Nāgita 0.54near 0.1Enjoying possessions, honor, and popularity they neglect retreat, and they neglect remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest. They come down to villages, towns, and capital cities and make their home there. So I’m…