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Living Apart

Vapakāsasutta

Five factors that show whether a mendicant is ready to live apart from the Sangha.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.127Numbered Discourses 5.127
  • 0.213. Gilānavagga13. Sick

0.3VapakāsasuttaLiving Apart

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu nālaṁ saṅghamhā vapakāsituṁ.“Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is not fit to live apart from a Saṅgha community.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asantuṭṭho hoti itarītarena cīvarena, asantuṭṭho hoti itarītarena piṇḍapātena, asantuṭṭho hoti itarītarena senāsanena, asantuṭṭho hoti itarītarena gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārena, kāmasaṅkappabahulo ca viharati.It’s when a mendicant is not content with any kind of robe, almsfood, lodging, and medicines and supplies for the sick. And they have a lot of sensual thoughts.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu nālaṁ saṅghamhā vapakāsituṁ.A mendicant with these five qualities is not fit to live apart from a Saṅgha community.

2.1PTS 3.146Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu alaṁ saṅghamhā vapakāsituṁ.A mendicant with five qualities is fit to live apart from a Saṅgha community.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu santuṭṭho hoti itarītarena cīvarena, santuṭṭho hoti itarītarena piṇḍapātena, santuṭṭho hoti itarītarena senāsanena, santuṭṭho hoti itarītarena gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārena, nekkhammasaṅkappabahulo ca viharati.It’s when a mendicant is content with any kind of robe, almsfood, lodging, and medicines and supplies for the sick. And they think a lot about renunciation.2.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu alaṁ saṅghamhā vapakāsitun”ti.A mendicant with these five qualities is fit to live apart from a Saṅgha community.”

2.5Sattamaṁ.