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Hindrances

Nīvaraṇasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.177Linked Discourses 45.177
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0.3NīvaraṇasuttaHindrances

1.1“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, nīvaraṇāni.“Mendicants, there are these five hindrances.1.2Katamāni pañca?What five?1.3Kāmacchandanīvaraṇaṁ, byāpādanīvaraṇaṁ, thinamiddhanīvaraṇaṁ, uddhaccakukkuccanīvaraṇaṁ, vicikicchānīvaraṇaṁ—The hindrances of sensual desire, ill will, dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, and doubt.1.4imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca nīvaraṇāni.These are the five hindrances.

1.5Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ nīvaraṇānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya …pe… ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo”ti.The noble eightfold path should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five hindrances.”

1.6Sattamaṁ.