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Numbered Discourses · AN 6.24

  • Numbered Discourses 6.24Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.24
  • 3. Unsurpassable3. Anuttariyavagga

The HimalayaHimavantasutta

“Mendicants, a mendicant who has six qualities could shatter Himalaya, the king of mountains, let alone this wretched ignorance!“Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu himavantaṁ pabbatarājaṁ padāleyya, ko pana vādo chavāya avijjāya. What six?Katamehi chahi? It’s when a mendicant is skilled in entering immersion, skilled in remaining in immersion, skilled in emerging from immersion, skilled in positivity for immersion, skilled in the territory of immersion, and skilled in projecting the mind purified by immersion.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu samādhissa samāpattikusalo hoti, samādhissa ṭhitikusalo hoti, samādhissa vuṭṭhānakusalo hoti, samādhissa kallitakusalo hoti, samādhissa gocarakusalo hoti, samādhissa abhinīhārakusalo hoti. A mendicant who possesses these six qualities could shatter Himalaya, the king of mountains, let alone this wretched ignorance!”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu himavantaṁ pabbatarājaṁ padāleyya, ko pana vādo chavāya avijjāyā”ti.

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  1. AN 6.72 Strength 0.51near 0.1Numbered Discourses 6.72 7. A God Strength “Mendicants, a mendicant who has six qualities can’t attain strength in immersion. What six? It’s when a mendicant is not skilled in entering immersion, skilled in remaining in…
  2. AN 5.98 In the Wilderness 0.51near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.98 10. With Kakudha In the Wilderness “Mendicants, a mendicant practicing mindfulness of breathing who has five things will soon penetrate the unshakable. What five? It’s when a mendicant has few ob…