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A Perfected One

Arahāsutta

A perfected one destroys seven defilements.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.92Numbered Discourses 7.92
  • 0.29. Samaṇavagga9. An Ascetic

0.3ArahāsuttaA Perfected One

1.1“Ārakattā arahā hoti.“Mendicants, it’s by being impeccably remote from seven things that you become a perfected one.1.2Katamesaṁ sattannaṁ?What seven?1.3Sakkāyadiṭṭhi ārakā hoti, vicikicchā ārakā hoti, sīlabbataparāmāso ārako hoti, rāgo ārako hoti, doso ārako hoti, moho ārako hoti, māno ārako hoti.Substantialist view, doubt, misapprehension of precepts and observances, greed, hate, delusion, and conceit.1.4Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sattannaṁ dhammānaṁ ārakattā arahā hotī”ti.It’s because of being impeccably remote from these seven things that you become a perfected one.”

1.5Aṭṭhamaṁ.