• Numbered Discourses 6.83 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 6.83
  • 8. Perfection 8. Arahattavagga

The Best Thing Aggadhammasutta

ā€œMendicants, a mendicant with six qualities can’t realize the best thing, perfection. ā€œChahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo aggaṁ dhammaṁ arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ. What six? Katamehi chahi? It’s when a mendicant is faithless, shameless, imprudent, lazy, and witless. And they’re concerned with their body and their life. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu assaddho hoti, ahiriko hoti, anottappÄ« hoti, kusÄ«to hoti, duppaƱƱo hoti, kāye ca jÄ«vite ca sāpekkho hoti. A mendicant with these six qualities can’t realize the best thing, perfection. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo aggaṁ dhammaṁ arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ.

A mendicant with six qualities can realize the best thing, perfection. Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo aggaṁ dhammaṁ arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ. What six? Katamehi chahi? It’s when a mendicant is faithful, conscientious, prudent, energetic, and wise. And they have no concern for their body and their life. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddho hoti, hirÄ«mā hoti, ottappÄ« hoti, āraddhavÄ«riyo hoti, paƱƱavā hoti, kāye ca jÄ«vite ca anapekkho hoti. A mendicant with these six qualities can realize the best thing, perfection.ā€ Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo aggaṁ dhammaṁ arahattaṁ sacchikātunā€ti.

Navamaṁ.