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Numbered Discourses 6.31 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.31

4. Deities – 4. Devatāvagga

AN 6.31 A Trainee – Sekhasutta

 

1.1

“These six things lead to the decline of a bhikkhu trainee.

“Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

1.2

What six?

Katame cha?

1.3

They relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They don’t guard the sense doors, and they eat too much.

Kammārāmatā, bhassārāmatā, niddārāmatā, saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu aguttadvāratā, bhojane amattaññutā—

1.4

These six things lead to the decline of a bhikkhu trainee.

ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

2.1

These six things don’t lead to the decline of a bhikkhu trainee.

Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti.

2.2

What six?

Katame cha?

2.3

They don’t relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They guard the sense doors, and they don’t eat too much.

Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, na saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu guttadvāratā, bhojane mattaññutā—

2.4

These six things don’t lead to the decline of a bhikkhu trainee.”

ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī”ti.

2.5

 

Paṭhamaṁ.