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Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

9: The Book of the Nines

71. Mental Barrenness

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

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1 "Pañcime, bhikkhave, cetokhilā. Katame pañca? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satthari kankhati vicikicchati nādhimuccati na sampasīdati. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satthari kankhati vicikicchati nādhimuccati na sampasīdati, tassa cittaṃ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. Yassa cittaṃ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, ayaṃ paṭhamo cetokhilo.

2 Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhamme kankhati … pe … sanghe kankhati … sikkhāya kankhati … sabrahmacārīsu kupito hoti anattamano āhatacitto khilajāto. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabrahmacārīsu kupito hoti anattamano āhatacitto khilajāto, tassa cittaṃ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. Yassa cittaṃ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, ayaṃ pañcamo cetokhilo.

3 Imesaṃ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṃ cetokhilānaṃ pahānāya … pe … ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvetabbā"ti.

Navamaṃ.