• Numbered Discourses 6.71 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 6.71
  • 7. A God 7. Devatāvagga

Capable of Realizing Sakkhibhabbasutta

ā€œMendicants, a mendicant with six qualities is incapable of realizing anything that can be realized, since each and every one is within range. ā€œChahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo tatra tatreva sakkhibhabbataṁ pāpuṇituṁ sati sati āyatane. What six? Katamehi chahi? It’s when a mendicant doesn’t truly understand which qualities make things worse, which keep things steady, which lead to distinction, and which lead to penetration. And they don’t practice carefully or do what’s suitable. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ā€˜ime hānabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhÅ«taṁ nappajānāti, ā€˜ime į¹­hitibhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhÅ«taṁ nappajānāti, ā€˜ime visesabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhÅ«taṁ nappajānāti, ā€˜ime nibbedhabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhÅ«taṁ nappajānāti, asakkaccakārÄ« ca hoti, asappāyakārÄ« ca. A mendicant with these six qualities is incapable of realizing anything that can be realized, since each and every one is within range. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo tatra tatreva sakkhibhabbataṁ pāpuṇituṁ sati sati āyatane.

A mendicant with six qualities is capable of realizing anything that can be realized, since each and every one is within range. Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo tatra tatreva sakkhibhabbataṁ pāpuṇituṁ sati sati āyatane. What six? Katamehi chahi? It’s when a mendicant truly understands which qualities make things worse, which keep things steady, which lead to distinction, and which lead to penetration. And they practice carefully and do what’s suitable. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ā€˜ime hānabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhÅ«taṁ pajānāti, ā€˜ime į¹­hitibhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhÅ«taṁ pajānāti, ā€˜ime visesabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhÅ«taṁ pajānāti, ā€˜ime nibbedhabhāgiyā dhammā’ti yathābhÅ«taṁ pajānāti, sakkaccakārÄ« ca hoti, sappāyakārÄ« ca. A mendicant with these six qualities is capable of realizing anything that can be realized, since each and every one is within range.ā€ Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo tatra tatreva sakkhibhabbataṁ pāpuṇituṁ sati sati āyataneā€ti.

Sattamaṁ.