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Numbered Discourses 5.101 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.101

11. Living Comfortably – 11. Phāsuvihāravagga

AN 5.101 Assurance – Sārajjasutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, these five qualities make a trainee assured.

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, sekhavesārajjakaraṇā dhammā.

1.2

What five?

Katame pañca?

1.3

It’s when a bhikkhu is faithful, ethical, learned, energetic, and wise.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddho hoti, sīlavā hoti, bahussuto hoti, āraddhavīriyo hoti, paññavā hoti.

2.1

A person of faith doesn’t have the insecurities of someone who lacks faith.

Yaṁ, bhikkhave, assaddhassa sārajjaṁ hoti, saddhassa taṁ sārajjaṁ na hoti.

2.2

So this quality makes a trainee assured.

Tasmāyaṁ dhammo sekhavesārajjakaraṇo.

3.1

An ethical person doesn’t have the insecurities of someone who is unethical.

Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dussīlassa sārajjaṁ hoti, sīlavato taṁ sārajjaṁ na hoti.

3.2

So this quality makes a trainee assured.

Tasmāyaṁ dhammo sekhavesārajjakaraṇo.

4.1

A learned person doesn’t have the insecurities of a person of little learning.

Yaṁ, bhikkhave, appassutassa sārajjaṁ hoti, bahussutassa taṁ sārajjaṁ na hoti.

4.2

So this quality makes a trainee assured.

Tasmāyaṁ dhammo sekhavesārajjakaraṇo.

5.1

An energetic person doesn’t have the insecurities of a lazy person.

Yaṁ, bhikkhave, kusītassa sārajjaṁ hoti, āraddhavīriyassa taṁ sārajjaṁ na hoti.

5.2

So this quality makes a trainee assured.

Tasmāyaṁ dhammo sekhavesārajjakaraṇo.

6.1

A wise person doesn’t have the insecurities of someone who is witless.

Yaṁ, bhikkhave, duppaññassa sārajjaṁ hoti, paññavato taṁ sārajjaṁ na hoti.

6.2

So this quality makes a trainee assured.

Tasmāyaṁ dhammo sekhavesārajjakaraṇo.

6.3

These are the five qualities that make a trainee assured.”

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca sekhavesārajjakaraṇā dhammā”ti.

6.4

 

Paṭhamaṁ.