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SN 46.37PTS SN 5.941 min read

Obstacles

Āvaraṇanīvaraṇasutta

Hindrances sully the mind, awakening factors purify it.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.37Linked Discourses 46.37
  • 0.24. Nīvaraṇavagga4. Hindrances

0.3ĀvaraṇanīvaraṇasuttaObstacles

1.1PTS 5.95“Pañcime, bhikkhave, āvaraṇā nīvaraṇā cetaso upakkilesā paññāya dubbalīkaraṇā.“Mendicants, there are these five obstacles and hindrances, corruptions of the heart that weaken wisdom.11.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Kāmacchando, bhikkhave, āvaraṇo nīvaraṇo cetaso upakkileso paññāya dubbalīkaraṇo.Sensual desire,1.4Byāpādo, bhikkhave, āvaraṇo nīvaraṇo cetaso upakkileso paññāya dubbalīkaraṇo.ill will,1.5Thinamiddhaṁ, bhikkhave, āvaraṇaṁ nīvaraṇaṁ cetaso upakkilesaṁ paññāya dubbalīkaraṇaṁ.dullness and drowsiness,1.6Uddhaccakukkuccaṁ, bhikkhave, āvaraṇaṁ nīvaraṇaṁ cetaso upakkilesaṁ paññāya dubbalīkaraṇaṁ.restlessness and remorse,1.7Vicikicchā, bhikkhave, āvaraṇā nīvaraṇā cetaso upakkilesā paññāya dubbalīkaraṇā.and doubt.1.8Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca āvaraṇā nīvaraṇā cetaso upakkilesā paññāya dubbalīkaraṇā.These are the five obstacles and hindrances, corruptions of the heart that weaken wisdom.

2.1Sattime, bhikkhave, bojjhaṅgā anāvaraṇā anīvaraṇā cetaso anupakkilesā bhāvitā bahulīkatā vijjāvimuttiphalasacchikiriyāya saṁvattanti.There are these seven awakening factors that are not obstacles, hindrances, or corruptions of the mind. When developed and cultivated they lead to the realization of the fruit of knowledge and freedom.2.2Katame satta?What seven?2.3Satisambojjhaṅgo, bhikkhave, anāvaraṇo anīvaraṇo cetaso anupakkileso bhāvito bahulīkato vijjāvimuttiphalasacchikiriyāya saṁvattati …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo, bhikkhave, anāvaraṇo anīvaraṇo cetaso anupakkileso bhāvito bahulīkato vijjāvimuttiphalasacchikiriyāya saṁvattati.The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.2.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, satta bojjhaṅgā anāvaraṇā anīvaraṇā cetaso anupakkilesā bhāvitā bahulīkatā vijjāvimuttiphalasacchikiriyāya saṁvattantīti.These seven awakening factors are not obstacles, hindrances, or corruptions of the mind. When developed and cultivated they lead to the realization of the fruit of knowledge and freedom.”

Translator’s notes

  1. In MS and PTS editions, this discourse is presented as one with the next. Once again, the more coherent presentation is found in BJT, which lists them as separate discourses with distinct titles.

    ↩ sn46.37:1.1