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AN 4.71PTS AN 2.76Padhāna1 min read

Effort

Padhānasutta

Sure bets: morality, learning, energy, and wisdom.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.71Numbered Discourses 4.71
  • 0.28. Apaṇṇakavagga8. Sure Bet

0.3PadhānasuttaEffort

1.1“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu apaṇṇakappaṭipadaṁ paṭipanno hoti, yoni cassa āraddhā hoti āsavānaṁ khayāya.“Mendicants, when a mendicant has four things their practice is a sure bet, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.1.2Katamehi catūhi?What four?1.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti, bahussuto hoti, āraddhavīriyo hoti, paññavā hoti.It’s when a mendicant is ethical, learned, energetic, and wise.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu apaṇṇakappaṭipadaṁ paṭipanno hoti, yoni cassa āraddhā hoti āsavānaṁ khayāyā”ti.When a mendicant possesses these four things their practice is a sure bet, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.”

1.5Paṭhamaṁ.