Aṅguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
I: Sekha-Bala Vagga
The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
V. The Book of the Fives
I. The Trainee's Powers
Sutta 8
Cavana Suttaɱ
Falling Away (1)
Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi.
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[1][pts] "Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities a bhikkhu falls away and is not established in the good Dhamma.
What five?
(1) A bhikkhu devoid of faith falls away and is not established [7] in the good Dhamma.
(2) A morally shameless bhikkhu ...
(3) A morally reckless bhikkhu ...
(4) A lazy bhikkhu ...
(5) An unwise bhikkhu falls away and is not established in the good Dhamma.
Possessing these five qualities, a bhikkhu falls away and is not established in the good Dhamma.
"Bhikkhus, possessing five [other] qualities a bhikkhu does not fall away but is established in the good Dhamma.
What five?
(1) A bhikkhu endowed with faith does not fall away but is established in the good Dhamma.
(2) A bhikkhu who has a sense of moral shame ...
(3) A bhikkhu who has moral dread ...
(4) An energetic bhikkhu ...
(5) A wise bhikkhu does not fall away but is established in the good Dhamma.
Possessing these five qualities, a bhikkhu does not fall away but is established in the good Dhamma."
