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The Best Thing

Aggadhammasutta

Things leading to or obstructing the attainment of perfection.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.83Numbered Discourses 6.83
  • 0.28. Arahattavagga8. Perfection

0.3AggadhammasuttaThe Best Thing

1.1“Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo aggaṁ dhammaṁ arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ.“Mendicants, a mendicant with six qualities can’t realize the best thing, perfection.1.2Katamehi chahi?What six?1.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu assaddho hoti, ahiriko hoti, anottappī hoti, kusīto hoti, duppañño hoti, kāye ca jīvite ca sāpekkho hoti.It’s when a mendicant is faithless, shameless, imprudent, lazy, and witless. And they’re concerned with their body and their life.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo aggaṁ dhammaṁ arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ.A mendicant with these six qualities can’t realize the best thing, perfection.

2.1PTS 3.434Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo aggaṁ dhammaṁ arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ.A mendicant with six qualities can realize the best thing, perfection.2.2Katamehi chahi?What six?2.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddho hoti, hirīmā hoti, ottappī hoti, āraddhavīriyo hoti, paññavā hoti, kāye ca jīvite ca anapekkho hoti.It’s when a mendicant is faithful, conscientious, prudent, energetic, and wise. And they have no concern for their body and their life.2.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo aggaṁ dhammaṁ arahattaṁ sacchikātun”ti.A mendicant with these six qualities can realize the best thing, perfection.”

2.5Navamaṁ.