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The Fruit of Non-Return

Anāgāmiphalasutta

Six things lead to non-return.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.65Numbered Discourses 6.65
  • 0.27. Devatāvagga7. A God

0.3AnāgāmiphalasuttaThe Fruit of Non-Return

1.1“Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme appahāya abhabbo anāgāmiphalaṁ sacchikātuṁ.“Mendicants, without giving up six things you can’t realize the fruit of non-return.1.2Katame cha?What six?1.3Assaddhiyaṁ, ahirikaṁ, anottappaṁ, kosajjaṁ, muṭṭhassaccaṁ, duppaññataṁ—Lack of faith, conscience, and prudence; laziness, unmindfulness, and witlessness.1.4ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme appahāya abhabbo anāgāmiphalaṁ sacchikātuṁ.Without giving up these six things you can’t realize the fruit of non-return.

2.1Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme pahāya bhabbo anāgāmiphalaṁ sacchikātuṁ.After giving up six things you can realize the fruit of non-return.2.2Katame cha?What six?2.3Assaddhiyaṁ, ahirikaṁ, anottappaṁ, kosajjaṁ, muṭṭhassaccaṁ, duppaññataṁ—Lack of faith, conscience, and prudence; laziness, unmindfulness, and witlessness.2.4ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme pahāya bhabbo anāgāmiphalaṁ sacchikātun”ti.After giving up these six things you can realize the fruit of non-return.”

2.5Paṭhamaṁ.