Sekhasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.31

Numbered Discourses 6.31

4. Devatāvagga

4. Deities

Sekhasutta

A Trainee

“Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

“These six things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.

Katame cha?

What six?

Kammārāmatā, bhassārāmatā, niddārāmatā, saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu aguttadvāratā, bhojane amattaññutā—

They relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They don’t guard the sense doors, and they eat too much.

ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

These six things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.

Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti.

These six things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.

Katame cha?

What six?

Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, na saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu guttadvāratā, bhojane mattaññutā—

They don’t relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They guard the sense doors, and they don’t eat too much.

ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī”ti.

These six things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.”

Paṭhamaṁ.