• Numbered Discourses 5.8 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 5.8
  • 1. Powers of a Trainee 1. Sekhabalavagga

Failure Cavanasutta

ā€œMendicants, a mendicant with five qualities fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching. ā€œPaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu cavati, nappatiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. What five? Katamehi paƱcahi? A mendicant who is faithless … Assaddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cavati, nappatiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. shameless … Ahiriko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cavati, nappatiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. imprudent … AnottappÄ«, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cavati, nappatiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. lazy … KusÄ«to, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cavati, nappatiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. witless fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching. DuppaƱƱo, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cavati, nappatiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. A mendicant with these five qualities fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu cavati, nappatiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme.

A mendicant with five qualities doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching. PaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu na cavati, patiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. What five? Katamehi paƱcahi? A mendicant who is faithful … Saddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na cavati, patiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. conscientious … HirÄ«mā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na cavati, patiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. prudent … OttappÄ«, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na cavati, patiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. energetic … ĀraddhavÄ«riyo, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na cavati, patiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. wise doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching. PaƱƱavā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na cavati, patiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhamme. A mendicant with these five qualities doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.ā€ Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu na cavati, patiį¹­į¹­hāti saddhammeā€ti.

Aṭṭhamaṁ.