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AN 8.79PTS AN 4.331Parihāna1 min read

Decline

Parihānasutta

Eight conditions for the decline or success of a trainee mendicant.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.79Numbered Discourses 8.79
  • 0.28. Yamakavagga8. Pairs

0.3ParihānasuttaDecline

1.1“Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.“These eight things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.1.2Katame aṭṭha?What eight?1.3Kammārāmatā, bhassārāmatā, niddārāmatā, saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu aguttadvāratā, bhojane amattaññutā, saṁsaggārāmatā, papañcārāmatā—They relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They don’t guard the sense doors and they eat too much. They relish closeness and proliferation.1.4ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.These eight things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.

2.1Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti.These eight things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.2.2Katame aṭṭha?What eight?2.3Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, na saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu guttadvāratā, bhojane mattaññutā, asaṁsaggārāmatā, nippapañcārāmatā—They don’t relish work, talk, sleep and company. They guard the sense doors, and they don’t eat too much. They don’t relish closeness and proliferation.2.4ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī”ti.These eight things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.”

2.5Navamaṁ.