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Numbered Discourses · AN 6.31

  • Numbered Discourses 6.31Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.31
  • 4. Deities4. Devatāvagga

A TraineeSekhasutta

“These six things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.“Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti. What six?Katame cha? They relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They don’t guard the sense doors, and they eat too much.Kammārāmatā, bhassārāmatā, niddārāmatā, saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu aguttadvāratā, bhojane amattaññutā— These six things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

These six things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. What six?Katame cha? They don’t relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They guard the sense doors, and they don’t eat too much.Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, na saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu guttadvāratā, bhojane mattaññutā— These six things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.”ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī”ti.

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  1. AN 5.89 A Trainee (1st) 0.73near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.89 9. Senior Mendicants A Trainee (1st) “These five things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee. What five? They relish work, talk, sleep, and company. And they don’t review the extent of thei…
  2. AN 8.79 Decline 0.67near 0.1Numbered Discourses 8.79 8. Pairs Decline “These eight things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee. What eight? They relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They don’t guard the sense doors and they eat too much. Th…
  3. AN 5.90 A Trainee (2nd) 0.61near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.90 9. Senior Mendicants A Trainee (2nd) “These five things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee. What five? Firstly, a mendicant trainee has many duties and responsibilities, and is competent…
  4. AN 5.8 Failure 0.51near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.8 1. Powers of a Trainee Failure “Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching. What five? A mendicant who is faithless … shameless … impr…