Skip to content
True DhammaLibrary · Community
AN 6.78PTS AN 3.4311 min read

Joy and Happiness

Sukhasomanassasutta

Qualities leading to happiness.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.78Numbered Discourses 6.78
  • 0.28. Arahattavagga8. Perfection

0.3SukhasomanassasuttaJoy and Happiness

1.1PTS 3.431“Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme sukhasomanassabahulo viharati, yoni cassa āraddhā hoti āsavānaṁ khayāya.“Mendicants, when a mendicant has six things they’re full of joy and happiness in this very life, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.1.2Katamehi chahi?What six?1.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhammārāmo hoti, bhāvanārāmo hoti, pahānārāmo hoti, pavivekārāmo hoti, abyāpajjhārāmo hoti, nippapañcārāmo hoti.It’s when a mendicant enjoys the teaching, meditation, giving up, seclusion, kindness, and non-proliferation.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme sukhasomanassabahulo viharati, yoni cassa āraddhā hoti āsavānaṁ khayāyā”ti.When a mendicant possesses these six things they’re full of joy and happiness in this very life, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.”

1.5Catutthaṁ.