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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.89

  • Numbered Discourses 5.89Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.89
  • 9. Senior Mendicants9. Theravagga

A Trainee (1st)Paṭhamasekhasutta

“These five things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti. What five?Katame pañca? They relish work, talk, sleep, and company. And they don’t review the extent of their mind’s freedom.Kammārāmatā, bhassārāmatā, niddārāmatā, saṅgaṇikārāmatā, yathāvimuttaṁ cittaṁ na paccavekkhati— These five things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

These five things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. What five?Katame pañca? They don’t relish work, talk, sleep, and company. And they review the extent of their mind’s freedom.Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, na saṅgaṇikārāmatā, yathāvimuttaṁ cittaṁ paccavekkhati— These five things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.”ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī”ti.

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