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  • Linked Discourses 48.27Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.27
  • 3. The Six Faculties3. Chaḷindriyavagga

A Perfected OneArahantasutta

“Mendicants, there are these six faculties.“Chayimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni. What six?Katamāni cha? The faculties of the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind.Cakkhundriyaṁ, sotindriyaṁ, ghānindriyaṁ, jivhindriyaṁ, kāyindriyaṁ, manindriyaṁ. A mendicant comes to be freed by not grasping after truly understanding these six faculties’ origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape.Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imesaṁ channaṁ indriyānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ viditvā anupādāvimutto hoti—

Such a mendicant is called a perfected one, with defilements ended, who has completed the spiritual journey, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, achieved their heart’s goal, utterly ended the fetter of continued existence, and is rightly freed through enlightenment.”ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘bhikkhu arahaṁ khīṇāsavo vusitavā katakaraṇīyo ohitabhāro anuppattasadattho parikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano sammadaññāvimutto’”ti.

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  1. SN 48.5 A Perfected One (2nd) 0.82near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.5 1. Plain Version A Perfected One (2nd) “Mendicants, there are these five faculties. What five? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. A mendicant comes to be freed by n…
  2. SN 48.33 A Perfected One 0.79near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.33 4. The Pleasure Faculty A Perfected One “Mendicants, there are these five faculties. What five? The faculties of pleasure, pain, happiness, sadness, and equanimity. A mendicant comes to be freed b…
  3. SN 48.4 A Perfected One (1st) 0.78near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.4 1. Plain Version A Perfected One (1st) “Mendicants, there are these five faculties. What five? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. A noble disciple comes to be freed…
  4. SN 48.25 Plain Version 0.75near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.25 3. The Six Faculties Plain Version “Mendicants, there are these six faculties. What six? The faculties of the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. These are the six faculties.”…
  5. SN 48.28 Awakened 0.68near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.28 3. The Six Faculties Awakened “Mendicants, there are these six faculties. What six? The faculties of the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. As long as I didn’t truly understand these six facu…