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AN 4.169PTS AN 2.155Sasaṅkhāra2 min read

Extra Effort

Sasaṅkhārasutta

Getting awakened either with or without extra effort.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.169Numbered Discourses 4.169
  • 0.217. Paṭipadāvagga17. Practice

0.3SasaṅkhārasuttaExtra Effort

1.1“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?

  1. 1.3Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.One individual is fully extinguished in this very life by making extra effort.
  2. 1.4Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo kāyassa bhedā sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.One individual is fully extinguished when the body breaks up by making extra effort.
  3. 1.5Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.One individual is fully extinguished in this very life without making extra effort.
  4. 1.6Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo kāyassa bhedā asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.One individual is fully extinguished when the body breaks up without making extra effort.

2.1PTS 2.156Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti?And how is an individual fully extinguished in this very life by making extra effort?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asubhānupassī kāye viharati, āhāre paṭikūlasaññī, sabbaloke anabhiratisaññī, sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassī.It’s when a mendicant meditates observing the ugliness of the body, perceives the repulsiveness of food, perceives dissatisfaction with the whole world, observes the impermanence of all conditions,2.3Maraṇasaññā kho panassa ajjhattaṁ sūpaṭṭhitā hoti.and has well established the perception of their own death.2.4So imāni pañca sekhabalāni upanissāya viharati—They rely on these five powers of a trainee:2.5saddhābalaṁ, hiribalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ.faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.2.6Tassimāni pañcindriyāni adhimattāni pātubhavanti—And these five faculties manifest in them strongly:2.7saddhindriyaṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ, satindriyaṁ, samādhindriyaṁ, paññindriyaṁ.faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.2.8So imesaṁ pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ adhimattattā diṭṭheva dhamme sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.Because of the strength of the five faculties, they are fully extinguished in this very life by making extra effort.2.9Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.That’s how an individual is fully extinguished in this very life by making extra effort.

3.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo kāyassa bhedā sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti?How is an individual fully extinguished when the body breaks up by making extra effort?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asubhānupassī kāye viharati, āhāre paṭikūlasaññī, sabbaloke anabhiratisaññī, sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassī.It’s when a mendicant meditates observing the ugliness of the body, perceives the repulsiveness of food, perceives dissatisfaction with the whole world, observes the impermanence of all conditions,3.3Maraṇasaññā kho panassa ajjhattaṁ sūpaṭṭhitā hoti.and has well established the perception of their own death.3.4So imāni pañca sekhabalāni upanissāya viharati—They rely on these five powers of a trainee:3.5saddhābalaṁ, hiribalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ.faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.3.6Tassimāni pañcindriyāni mudūni pātubhavanti—But these five faculties manifest in them weakly:3.7saddhindriyaṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ, satindriyaṁ, samādhindriyaṁ, paññindriyaṁ.faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.3.8So imesaṁ pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ muduttā kāyassa bhedā sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.Because of the weakness of the five faculties, they are fully extinguished when the body breaks up by making extra effort.3.9Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo kāyassa bhedā sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.That’s how an individual is fully extinguished when the body breaks up by making extra effort.

4.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti?And how is an individual fully extinguished in this very life without making extra effort?4.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.It’s when a mendicant … enters and remains in the first absorption … second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption …4.3So imāni pañca sekhabalāni upanissāya viharati—They rely on these five powers of a trainee:4.4saddhābalaṁ …pe… paññābalaṁ.faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.4.5Tassimāni pañcindriyāni adhimattāni pātubhavanti—And these five faculties manifest in them strongly:4.6saddhindriyaṁ …pe… paññindriyaṁ.faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.4.7So imesaṁ pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ adhimattattā diṭṭheva dhamme asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.Because of the strength of the five faculties, they are fully extinguished in this very life without making extra effort.4.8Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.That’s how an individual is fully extinguished in this very life without making extra effort.

5.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo kāyassa bhedā asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti?And how is an individual fully extinguished when the body breaks up without making extra effort?5.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.It’s when a mendicant … enters and remains in the first absorption … second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption …5.3So imāni pañca sekhabalāni upanissāya viharati—They rely on these five powers of a trainee:5.4saddhābalaṁ, hiribalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ.faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.5.5Tassimāni pañcindriyāni …pe… paññindriyaṁ.But these five faculties manifest in them weakly: faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.5.6So imesaṁ pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ muduttā kāyassa bhedā asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.Because of the weakness of the five faculties, they are fully extinguished when the body breaks up without making extra effort.5.7Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo kāyassa bhedā asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.That’s how an individual is fully extinguished when the body breaks up without making extra effort.

5.8Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.These are the four individuals found in the world.”

5.9Navamaṁ.