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Numbered Discourses 5.158 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.158

16. The True Teaching – 16. Saddhammavagga

AN 5.158 Timidity – Sārajjasutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, a bhikkhu with five qualities is overcome by timidity.

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu sārajjaṁ okkanto hoti.

1.2

What five?

Katamehi pañcahi?

1.3

It’s when a bhikkhu is faithless, unethical, with little learning, lazy, and witless.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu assaddho hoti, dussīlo hoti, appassuto hoti, kusīto hoti, duppañño hoti.

1.4

A bhikkhu with these five qualities is overcome by timidity.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu sārajjaṁ okkanto hoti.

2.1

A bhikkhu with five qualities is self-assured.

Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu visārado hoti.

2.2

What five?

Katamehi pañcahi?

2.3

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.

2.4

A bhikkhu with these five qualities is self-assured.”

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu visārado hotī”ti.

2.5

 

Aṭṭhamaṁ.