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Numbered Discourses 6.79 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.79

8. Perfection – 8. Arahattavagga

AN 6.79 Achievement – Adhigamasutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, a bhikkhu who has six qualities is unable to acquire more skillful qualities or to increase the skillful qualities they’ve already acquired.

“Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo anadhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ phātiṁ kātuṁ.

1.2

What six?

Katamehi chahi?

1.3

It’s when a bhikkhu is not skilled in profit, skilled in loss, and skilled in means. They don’t generate enthusiasm to achieve skillful qualities not yet achieved. They don’t protect skillful qualities they have achieved. And they don’t try to persevere in the task.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na āyakusalo ca hoti, na apāyakusalo ca hoti, na upāyakusalo ca hoti, anadhigatānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ adhigamāya na chandaṁ janeti, adhigate kusale dhamme na ārakkhati, sātaccakiriyāya na sampādeti.

1.4

A bhikkhu who has these six qualities is unable to acquire more skillful qualities or to increase the skillful qualities they’ve already acquired.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo anadhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ phātiṁ kātuṁ.

2.1

A bhikkhu who has six qualities is able to acquire more skillful qualities or to increase the skillful qualities they’ve already acquired.

Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo anadhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ phātiṁ kātuṁ.

2.2

What six?

Katamehi chahi?

2.3

It’s when a bhikkhu is skilled in profit, skilled in loss, and skilled in means. They generate enthusiasm to achieve skillful qualities not yet achieved. They protect skillful qualities they have achieved. And they try to persevere in the task.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu āyakusalo ca hoti, apāyakusalo ca hoti, upāyakusalo ca hoti, anadhigatānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ adhigamāya chandaṁ janeti, adhigate kusale dhamme ārakkhati, sātaccakiriyāya sampādeti.

2.4

A bhikkhu who has these six qualities is able to acquire more skillful qualities or to increase the skillful qualities they’ve already acquired.”

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo anadhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ phātiṁ kātun”ti.

2.5

 

Pañcamaṁ.