• Numbered Discourses 5.98 Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.98
  • 10. With Kakudha 10. Kakudhavagga

In the Wilderness Āraññakasutta

“Mendicants, a mendicant practicing mindfulness of breathing who has five things will soon penetrate the unshakable. “Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṁ bahulīkaronto nacirasseva akuppaṁ paṭivijjhati. What five? Katamehi pañcahi? It’s when a mendicant has few obligations and duties, and is unburdensome and contented with life’s necessities. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appaṭṭho hoti appakicco subharo susantoso jīvitaparikkhāresu; They eat little, not devoted to filling their stomach. appāhāro hoti anodarikattaṁ anuyutto; They are rarely drowsy, and are dedicated to wakefulness. appamiddho hoti jāgariyaṁ anuyutto; They live in the wilderness, in remote lodgings. āraññako hoti pantasenāsano; They review the extent of their mind’s freedom. yathāvimuttaṁ cittaṁ paccavekkhati. A mendicant practicing mindfulness of breathing who has these five things will soon penetrate the unshakable.” Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṁ bahulīkaronto nacirasseva akuppaṁ paṭivijjhatī”ti.

Aṭṭhamaṁ.