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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.137

  • Numbered Discourses 5.137Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.137
  • 14. Kings14. Rājavagga

Little SleepAppaṁsupatisutta

“Mendicants, these five sleep little at night, staying mostly awake.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, appaṁ rattiyā supanti, bahuṁ jagganti. What five?Katame pañca? A woman longing for a man.Itthī, bhikkhave, purisādhippāyā appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A man longing for a woman.Puriso, bhikkhave, itthādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A thief longing for their loot.Coro, bhikkhave, ādānādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A king busy with his duties.Rājā, bhikkhave, rājakaraṇīyesu yutto appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A mendicant longing for freedom from the yoke.Bhikkhu, bhikkhave, visaṁyogādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. These five sleep little at night, staying mostly awake.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca appaṁ rattiyā supanti, bahuṁ jaggantī”ti.