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Greatness

Mahantattasutta

Possessing six qualities a mendicant attains to greatness.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.80Numbered Discourses 6.80
  • 0.28. Arahattavagga8. Perfection

0.3MahantattasuttaGreatness

1.1“Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu nacirasseva mahantattaṁ vepullattaṁ pāpuṇāti dhammesu.“Mendicants, a mendicant with six qualities soon acquires great and abundant good qualities.1.2Katamehi chahi?What six?1.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ālokabahulo ca hoti yogabahulo ca vedabahulo ca asantuṭṭhibahulo ca anikkhittadhuro ca kusalesu dhammesu uttari ca patāreti.It’s when a mendicant is full of light, full of practice, full of inspiration, and full of eagerness. They don’t slack off when it comes to developing skillful qualities. They reach further.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu nacirasseva mahantattaṁ vepullattaṁ pāpuṇāti dhammesū”ti.A mendicant who possesses these six qualities soon acquires great and abundant good qualities.”

1.5Chaṭṭhaṁ.