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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.150

  • Numbered Discourses 5.150Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.150
  • 15. At Tikaṇḍakī15. Tikaṇḍakīvagga

Temporarily Free (2nd)Dutiyasamayavimuttasutta

“Mendicants, these five things lead to the decline of a mendicant who is temporarily free.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā samayavimuttassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti. What five?Katame pañca? They relish work, talk, and sleep. They don’t guard the sense doors and they eat too much.Kammārāmatā, bhassārāmatā, niddārāmatā, indriyesu aguttadvāratā, bhojane amattaññutā. These five things lead to the decline of a mendicant who is temporarily free.Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā samayavimuttassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

These five things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant who is temporarily free.Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā samayavimuttassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. What five?Katame pañca? They don’t relish work, talk, and sleep. They guard the sense doors and they have moderation in eating.Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, indriyesu guttadvāratā, bhojane mattaññutā. These five things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant who is temporarily free.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā samayavimuttassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī”ti.

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