• Numbered Discourses 5.10 Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.10
  • 1. Powers of a Trainee 1. Sekhabalavagga

Disrespect (2nd) Dutiyaagāravasutta

“Mendicants, a disrespectful and irreverent mendicant with five qualities can’t achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training. “Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu agāravo appatisso abhabbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjituṁ. What five? Katamehi pañcahi? A disrespectful and irreverent mendicant who is faithless … Assaddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso abhabbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjituṁ. shameless … Ahiriko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso abhabbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjituṁ. imprudent … Anottappī, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso abhabbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjituṁ. lazy … Kusīto, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso abhabbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjituṁ. witless can’t achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training. Duppañño, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso abhabbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjituṁ. A disrespectful and irreverent mendicant with these five qualities can’t achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu agāravo appatisso abhabbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjituṁ.

A respectful and reverent mendicant with five qualities can achieve growth, improvement, and maturity in this teaching and training. Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso bhabbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjituṁ. What five? Katamehi pañcahi? A respectful and reverent mendicant who is faithful … Saddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso bhabbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjituṁ. conscientious … prudent … energetic … wise can achieve growth, improvement, and maturity in this teaching and training. Hirīmā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe… ottappī, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe… āraddhavīriyo, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe… paññavā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso bhabbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjituṁ. A respectful and reverent mendicant with these five qualities can achieve growth, improvement, and maturity in this teaching and training.” Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso bhabbo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjitun”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Sekhabalavaggo paṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Saṅkhittaṁ vitthataṁ dukkhā, bhataṁ sikkhāya pañcamaṁ; Samāpatti ca kāmesu, cavanā dve agāravāti.