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Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

9: The Book of the Nines

62. Possible and Impossible

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

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1 "Nava, bhikkhave, dhamme appahāya abhabbo arahattaṃ sacchikātuṃ. Katame nava? Rāgaṃ, dosaṃ, mohaṃ, kodhaṃ, upanāhaṃ, makkhaṃ, paḷāsaṃ, issaṃ, macchariyaṃ – ime kho, bhikkhave, nava dhamme appahāya abhabbo arahattaṃ sacchikātuṃ.

2 Nava, bhikkhave, dhamme pahāya bhabbo arahattaṃ sacchikātuṃ. Katame nava? Rāgaṃ, dosaṃ, mohaṃ, kodhaṃ, upanāhaṃ, makkhaṃ, paḷāsaṃ, issaṃ, macchariyaṃ – ime kho, bhikkhave, nava dhamme pahāya bhabbo arahattaṃ sacchikātun"ti.

Ekādasamaṃ.

Khemavaggo paṭhamo.

3 Khemo ca amatañceva,
Abhayaṃ passaddhiyena ca;
Nirodho anupubbo ca,
Dhammaṃ pahāya bhabbena cāti.