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A Perfected One (1st)

Paṭhamaarahantasutta

One who is freed after understanding the gratification, the drawback, and the escape regarding the five faculties is a perfected one.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.4Linked Discourses 48.4
  • 0.21. Suddhikavagga1. Plain Version

0.3PaṭhamaarahantasuttaA Perfected One (1st)

1.1“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni.“Mendicants, there are these five faculties.1.2Katamāni pañca?What five?1.3Saddhindriyaṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ, satindriyaṁ, samādhindriyaṁ, paññindriyaṁ.The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.1.4Yato kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako imesaṁ pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ viditvā anupādāvimutto hoti—A noble disciple comes to be freed by not grasping after truly understanding these five faculties’ gratification, drawback, and escape.11.5ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu arahaṁ khīṇāsavo vusitavā katakaraṇīyo ohitabhāro anuppattasadattho parikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano sammadaññāvimutto”ti.Such a mendicant is called a perfected one, with defilements ended, who has completed the spiritual journey, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, achieved their heart’s goal, utterly ended the fetter of continued existence, and is rightly freed through enlightenment.”

1.6Catutthaṁ.

Translator’s notes

  1. A stream-enterer has developed the faculties and understands them, whereas an arahant is freed by not grasping. This distinction is found throughout the Suttas, eg. at SN 22.109–10.

    ↩ sn48.4:1.4