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AN 5.98PTS AN 3.121Āraññaka1 min read

In the Wilderness

Āraññakasutta

Supported by five factors, one who practices mindfulness of breathing will soon realize the unshakable.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.98Numbered Discourses 5.98
  • 0.210. Kakudhavagga10. With Kakudha

0.3ĀraññakasuttaIn the Wilderness

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṁ bahulīkaronto nacirasseva akuppaṁ paṭivijjhati.“Mendicants, a mendicant practicing mindfulness of breathing who has five things will soon penetrate the unshakable.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appaṭṭho hoti appakicco subharo susantoso jīvitaparikkhāresu;It’s when a mendicant has few obligations and duties, and is unburdensome and contented with life’s necessities.1.4appāhāro hoti anodarikattaṁ anuyutto;They eat little, not devoted to filling their stomach.1.5appamiddho hoti jāgariyaṁ anuyutto;They are rarely drowsy, and are dedicated to wakefulness.1.6āraññako hoti pantasenāsano;They live in the wilderness, in remote lodgings.1.7yathāvimuttaṁ cittaṁ paccavekkhati.They review the extent of their mind’s freedom.1.8Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṁ bahulīkaronto nacirasseva akuppaṁ paṭivijjhatī”ti.A mendicant practicing mindfulness of breathing who has these five things will soon penetrate the unshakable.”

1.9Aṭṭhamaṁ.