AN 4 The Book of the Fours – Catukkanipāta > AN 4.169 Extra Effort

Numbered Discourses 4.169 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.169

17. Practice – 17. Paṭipadāvagga

AN 4.169 Extra Effort – Sasaṅkhārasutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, these four people are found in the world.

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

1.2

What four?

Katame cattāro?

1.3

One person becomes fully extinguished in the present life by making extra effort.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

1.4

One person becomes fully extinguished when the body breaks up by making extra effort.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo kāyassa bhedā sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

1.5

One person becomes fully extinguished in the present life without making extra effort.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

1.6

One person becomes fully extinguished when the body breaks up without making extra effort.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo kāyassa bhedā asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

2.1

And how does a person become fully extinguished in the present life by making extra effort?

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti?

2.2

It’s when a bhikkhu meditates observing the ugliness of the body, perceives the repulsiveness of food, perceives dissatisfaction with the whole world, observes the anicca of all conditions,

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asubhānupassī kāye viharati, āhāre paṭikūlasaññī, sabbaloke anabhiratisaññī, sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassī.

2.3

and has well established the perception of their own death.

Maraṇasaññā kho panassa ajjhattaṁ sūpaṭṭhitā hoti.

2.4

They rely on these five powers of a trainee:

So imāni pañca sekhabalāni upanissāya viharati—

2.5

faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.

saddhābalaṁ, hiribalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ.

2.6

And these five faculties manifest in them strongly:

Tassimāni pañcindriyāni adhimattāni pātubhavanti—

2.7

faith, energy, mindfulness, samādhi, and wisdom.

saddhindriyaṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ, satindriyaṁ, samādhindriyaṁ, paññindriyaṁ.

2.8

Because of the strength of the five faculties, they become fully extinguished in the present life by making extra effort.

So imesaṁ pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ adhimattattā diṭṭheva dhamme sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

2.9

That’s how a person becomes fully extinguished in the present life by making extra effort.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

3.1

How does a person become fully extinguished when the body breaks up by making extra effort?

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo kāyassa bhedā sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti?

3.2

It’s when a bhikkhu meditates observing the ugliness of the body, perceives the repulsiveness of food, perceives dissatisfaction with the whole world, observes the anicca of all conditions,

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asubhānupassī kāye viharati, āhāre paṭikūlasaññī, sabbaloke anabhiratisaññī, sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassī.

3.3

and has well established the perception of their own death.

Maraṇasaññā kho panassa ajjhattaṁ sūpaṭṭhitā hoti.

3.4

They rely on these five powers of a trainee:

So imāni pañca sekhabalāni upanissāya viharati—

3.5

faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.

saddhābalaṁ, hiribalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ.

3.6

But these five faculties manifest in them weakly:

Tassimāni pañcindriyāni mudūni pātubhavanti—

3.7

faith, energy, mindfulness, samādhi, and wisdom.

saddhindriyaṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ, satindriyaṁ, samādhindriyaṁ, paññindriyaṁ.

3.8

Because of the weakness of the five faculties, they become fully extinguished when the body breaks up by making extra effort.

So imesaṁ pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ muduttā kāyassa bhedā sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

3.9

That’s how a person becomes fully extinguished when the body breaks up by making extra effort.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo kāyassa bhedā sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

4.1

And how does a person become fully extinguished in the present life without making extra effort?

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti?

4.2

It’s when a bhikkhu … enters and remains in the first absorption … second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption …

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.

4.3

They rely on these five powers of a trainee:

So imāni pañca sekhabalāni upanissāya viharati—

4.4

faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.

saddhābalaṁ …pe… paññābalaṁ.

4.5

And these five faculties manifest in them strongly:

Tassimāni pañcindriyāni adhimattāni pātubhavanti—

4.6

faith, energy, mindfulness, samādhi, and wisdom.

saddhindriyaṁ …pe… paññindriyaṁ.

4.7

Because of the strength of the five faculties, they become fully extinguished in the present life without making extra effort.

So imesaṁ pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ adhimattattā diṭṭheva dhamme asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

4.8

That’s how a person becomes fully extinguished in the present life without making extra effort.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo diṭṭheva dhamme asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

5.1

And how does a person become fully extinguished when the body breaks up without making extra effort?

Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo kāyassa bhedā asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti?

5.2

It’s when a bhikkhu … enters and remains in the first absorption … second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption …

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.

5.3

They rely on these five powers of a trainee:

So imāni pañca sekhabalāni upanissāya viharati—

5.4

faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.

saddhābalaṁ, hiribalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ.

5.5

But these five faculties manifest in them weakly: faith, energy, mindfulness, samādhi, and wisdom.

Tassimāni pañcindriyāni …pe… paññindriyaṁ.

5.6

Because of the weakness of the five faculties, they become fully extinguished when the body breaks up without making extra effort.

So imesaṁ pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ muduttā kāyassa bhedā asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

5.7

That’s how a person becomes fully extinguished when the body breaks up without making extra effort.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo kāyassa bhedā asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti.

5.8

These are the four people found in the world.”

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.

5.9

Navamaṁ.