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Numbered Discourses · AN 6.71

  • Numbered Discourses 6.71Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.71
  • 7. A God7. Devatāvagga

Capable of RealizingSakkhibhabbasutta

“Mendicants, a mendicant with six qualities is incapable of realizing anything that can be realized, since each and every one is within range.“Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo tatra tatreva sakkhibhabbataṁ pāpuṇituṁ sati sati āyatane. What six?Katamehi chahi? It’s when a mendicant doesn’t truly understand which qualities make things worse, which keep things steady, which lead to distinction, and which lead to penetration. And they don’t practice carefully or do what’s suitable.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ‘ime hānabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti, ‘ime ṭhitibhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti, ‘ime visesabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti, ‘ime nibbedhabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti, asakkaccakārī ca hoti, asappāyakārī ca. A mendicant with these six qualities is incapable of realizing anything that can be realized, since each and every one is within range.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo tatra tatreva sakkhibhabbataṁ pāpuṇituṁ sati sati āyatane.

A mendicant with six qualities is capable of realizing anything that can be realized, since each and every one is within range.Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo tatra tatreva sakkhibhabbataṁ pāpuṇituṁ sati sati āyatane. What six?Katamehi chahi? It’s when a mendicant truly understands which qualities make things worse, which keep things steady, which lead to distinction, and which lead to penetration. And they practice carefully and do what’s suitable.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ‘ime hānabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ime ṭhitibhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ime visesabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ‘ime nibbedhabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, sakkaccakārī ca hoti, sappāyakārī ca. A mendicant with these six qualities is capable of realizing anything that can be realized, since each and every one is within range.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo tatra tatreva sakkhibhabbataṁ pāpuṇituṁ sati sati āyatane”ti.

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