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Numbered Discourses 6.72 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.72

7. A God – 7. Devatāvagga

AN 6.72 Strength – Balasutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, a bhikkhu who has six qualities can’t attain strength in samādhi.

“Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo samādhismiṁ balataṁ pāpuṇituṁ.

1.2

What six?

Katamehi chahi?

1.3

It’s when a bhikkhu is not skilled in entering samādhi, skilled in remaining in samādhi, or skilled in emerging from samādhi. And they don’t practice carefully and persistently, and they don’t do what’s suitable.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na samādhissa samāpattikusalo hoti, na samādhissa ṭhitikusalo hoti, na samādhissa vuṭṭhānakusalo hoti, asakkaccakārī ca hoti, asātaccakārī ca, asappāyakārī ca.

1.4

A bhikkhu who has these six qualities can’t attain strength in samādhi.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo samādhismiṁ balataṁ pāpuṇituṁ.

2.1

A bhikkhu who has six qualities can attain strength in samādhi.

Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo samādhismiṁ balataṁ pāpuṇituṁ.

2.2

What six?

Katamehi chahi?

2.3

It’s when a bhikkhu is skilled in entering samādhi, skilled in remaining in samādhi, and skilled in emerging from samādhi. And they practice carefully and persistently, and do what’s suitable.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu samādhissa samāpattikusalo hoti, samādhissa ṭhitikusalo hoti, samādhissa vuṭṭhānakusalo hoti, sakkaccakārī ca hoti, sātaccakārī ca, sappāyakārī ca.

2.4

A bhikkhu who has these six qualities can attain strength in samādhi.”

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo samādhismiṁ balataṁ pāpuṇitun”ti.

2.5

 

Aṭṭhamaṁ.