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AN 5.8PTS AN 3.61 min read

Failure

Cavanasutta

A mendicant with five bad qualities fails in the Dharma.

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

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0.3CavanasuttaFailure

1.1PTS 3.7“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.“Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Assaddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.A mendicant who is faithless …1.4Ahiriko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.shameless …1.5Anottappī, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.imprudent …1.6Kusīto, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.lazy …1.7Duppañño, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.witless fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.1.8Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.A mendicant with these five qualities fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.

2.1Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.A mendicant with five qualities doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Saddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.A mendicant who is faithful …2.4Hirīmā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.conscientious …2.5Ottappī, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.prudent …2.6Āraddhavīriyo, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.energetic …2.7Paññavā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme.wise doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.2.8Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme”ti.A mendicant with these five qualities doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.”

2.9Aṭṭhamaṁ.