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AN 6.66PTS AN 3.421Arahatta1 min read

Perfection

Arahattasutta

Six things lead to perfection.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.66Numbered Discourses 6.66
  • 0.27. Devatāvagga7. A God

0.3ArahattasuttaPerfection

1.1“Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme appahāya abhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ.“Mendicants, without giving up six things you can’t realize perfection.1.2Katame cha?What six?1.3Thinaṁ, middhaṁ, uddhaccaṁ, kukkuccaṁ, assaddhiyaṁ, pamādaṁ—Dullness, drowsiness, restlessness, remorse, lack of faith, and negligence.1.4ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme appahāya abhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ.Without giving up these six things you can’t realize perfection.

2.1PTS 3.422Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme pahāya bhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ.After giving up six things you can realize perfection.2.2Katame cha?What six?2.3Thinaṁ, middhaṁ, uddhaccaṁ, kukkuccaṁ, assaddhiyaṁ, pamādaṁ—Dullness, drowsiness, restlessness, remorse, lack of faith, and negligence.2.4ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme pahāya bhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātun”ti.After giving up these six things you can realize perfection.”

2.5Dutiyaṁ.