Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.89
Translators: sujato
Numbered Discourses 5.89
9. Theravagga
9. Senior Mendicants
Paṭhamasekhasutta
A Trainee (1st)
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.
“These five things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.
Katame pañca?
What five?
Kammārāmatā, bhassārāmatā, niddārāmatā, saṅgaṇikārāmatā, yathāvimuttaṁ cittaṁ na paccavekkhati—
They relish work, talk, sleep, and company. And they don’t review the extent of their mind’s freedom.
ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.
These five things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.
Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti.
These five things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.
Katame pañca?
What five?
Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, na saṅgaṇikārāmatā, yathāvimuttaṁ cittaṁ paccavekkhati—
They don’t relish work, talk, sleep, and company. And they review the extent of their mind’s freedom.
ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī”ti.
These five things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.”
Navamaṁ.