Aṇguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
VI: Nīvaraṇa Vagga

Sutta 60

Dutiya Vuḍḍha-Pabba-Jita Suttaṃ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

 

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[1][pts][bodh] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato dullabho vuḍḍha-pabba-jito.|| ||

Katamehi pañcahi?|| ||

Dullabho bhikkhave buḍaṇa-pabba-jito suvaco,||
dullabho [79] suggahītaggāhī,||
dullabho padakkhiṇaggāhī,||
dullabho Dhamma-kathiko,||
dullabho vinaya-dharo.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato dullabho vuḍḍha-pabba-jito" ti.|| ||