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Numbered Discourses · AN 6.65

  • Numbered Discourses 6.65Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.65
  • 7. A God7. Devatāvagga

The Fruit of Non-ReturnAnāgāmiphalasutta

“Mendicants, without giving up six things you can’t realize the fruit of non-return.“Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme appahāya abhabbo anāgāmiphalaṁ sacchikātuṁ. What six?Katame cha? Lack of faith, conscience, and prudence; laziness, unmindfulness, and witlessness.Assaddhiyaṁ, ahirikaṁ, anottappaṁ, kosajjaṁ, muṭṭhassaccaṁ, duppaññataṁ— Without giving up these six things you can’t realize the fruit of non-return.ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme appahāya abhabbo anāgāmiphalaṁ sacchikātuṁ.

After giving up six things you can realize the fruit of non-return.Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme pahāya bhabbo anāgāmiphalaṁ sacchikātuṁ. What six?Katame cha? Lack of faith, conscience, and prudence; laziness, unmindfulness, and witlessness.Assaddhiyaṁ, ahirikaṁ, anottappaṁ, kosajjaṁ, muṭṭhassaccaṁ, duppaññataṁ— After giving up these six things you can realize the fruit of non-return.”ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme pahāya bhabbo anāgāmiphalaṁ sacchikātun”ti.

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