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Numbered Discourses 6.114 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.114

11. Triads – 11. Tikavagga

AN 6.114 Contentment – Santuṭṭhitāsutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, there are these three things.

“Tayome, bhikkhave, dhammā.

1.2

What three?

Katame tayo?

1.3

Lack of contentment, lack of situational awareness, and having many wishes.

Asantuṭṭhitā, asampajaññaṁ, mahicchatā.

1.4

These are the three things.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo dhammā.

1.5

To give up these three things you should develop three things.

Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā.

1.6

What three?

Katame tayo?

1.7

You should develop contentment to give up lack of contentment, situational awareness to give up lack of situational awareness, and having few wishes to give up having many wishes.

Asantuṭṭhitāya pahānāya santuṭṭhitā bhāvetabbā, asampajaññassa pahānāya sampajaññaṁ bhāvetabbaṁ, mahicchatāya pahānāya appicchatā bhāvetabbā.

1.8

These are the three things you should develop to give up those three things.”

Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya ime tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

1.9

 

Aṭṭhamaṁ.