AN 6 The Book of the Sixes – Chakkanipāta > AN 6.50 Sense Restraint

Numbered Discourses 6.50 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.50

5. About Dhammika – 5. Dhammikavagga

AN 6.50 Sense Restraint – Indriyasaṁvarasutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, when there is no sense restraint, one who lacks sense restraint has destroyed a vital condition for ethical conduct.

“Indriyasaṁvare, bhikkhave, asati indriyasaṁvaravipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti sīlaṁ;

1.2

When there is no ethical conduct, one who lacks ethics has destroyed a vital condition for right samādhi.

sīle asati sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti sammāsamādhi;

1.3

When there is no right samādhi, one who lacks right samādhi has destroyed a vital condition for true knowledge and vision.

sammāsamādhimhi asati sammāsamādhivipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṁ;

1.4

When there is no true knowledge and vision, one who lacks true knowledge and vision has destroyed a vital condition for disillusionment and dispassion.

yathābhūtañāṇadassane asati yathābhūtañāṇadassanavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti nibbidāvirāgo;

1.5

When there is no disillusionment and dispassion, one who lacks disillusionment and dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

nibbidāvirāge asati nibbidāvirāgavipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.

1.6

Suppose there was a tree that lacked branches and foliage.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, rukkho sākhāpalāsavipanno.

1.7

Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would not grow to fullness.

Tassa papaṭikāpi na pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi na pāripūriṁ gacchati, pheggupi na pāripūriṁ gacchati, sāropi na pāripūriṁ gacchati.

1.8

In the same way, when there is no sense restraint, one who lacks sense restraint has destroyed a vital condition for ethical conduct. …

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, indriyasaṁvare asati indriyasaṁvaravipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti sīlaṁ …pe…

1.9

One who lacks disillusionment and dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.

2.1

When there is sense restraint, one who has sense restraint has fulfilled a vital condition for ethical conduct.

Indriyasaṁvare, bhikkhave, sati indriyasaṁvarasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti sīlaṁ;

2.2

When there is ethical conduct, one who has fulfilled ethical conduct has fulfilled a vital condition for right samādhi.

sīle sati sīlasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti sammāsamādhi;

2.3

When there is right samādhi, one who has fulfilled right samādhi has fulfilled a vital condition for true knowledge and vision.

sammāsamādhimhi sati sammāsamādhisampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṁ;

2.4

When there is true knowledge and vision, one who has fulfilled true knowledge and vision has fulfilled a vital condition for disillusionment and dispassion.

yathābhūtañāṇadassane sati yathābhūtañāṇadassanasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti nibbidāvirāgo;

2.5

When there is disillusionment and dispassion, one who has fulfilled disillusionment and dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

nibbidāvirāge sati nibbidāvirāgasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.

2.6

Suppose there was a tree that was complete with branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would all grow to fullness.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, rukkho sākhāpalāsasampanno. Tassa papaṭikāpi pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi pāripūriṁ gacchati, pheggupi pāripūriṁ gacchati, sāropi pāripūriṁ gacchati.

2.7

In the same way, when there is sense restraint, one who has fulfilled sense restraint has fulfilled a vital condition for ethical conduct. …

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, indriyasaṁvare sati indriyasaṁvarasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti sīlaṁ …pe…

2.8

One who has fulfilled disillusionment and dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.”

vimuttiñāṇadassanan”ti.

2.9

Aṭṭhamaṁ.