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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ५।५९
Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.59
Numbered Discourses 5.59
६। नीवरणवग्ग
6. Nīvaraṇavagga
6. Hindrances
पठमवुड्ढपब्बजितसुत्त
Paṭhamavuḍḍhapabbajitasutta
Gone Forth When Old (1st)
“पञ्चहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो दुल्लभो वुड्ढपब्बजितो। कतमेहि पञ्चहि? दुल्लभो, भिक्खवे, वुड्ढपब्बजितो निपुणो, दुल्लभो आकप्पसम्पन्नो, दुल्लभो बहुस्सुतो, दुल्लभो धम्मकथिको, दुल्लभो विनयधरो। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो दुल्लभो वुड्ढपब्बजितोति।
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato dullabho vuḍḍhapabbajito. Katamehi pañcahi? Dullabho, bhikkhave, vuḍḍhapabbajito nipuṇo, dullabho ākappasampanno, dullabho bahussuto, dullabho dhammakathiko, dullabho vinayadharo. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato dullabho vuḍḍhapabbajitoti.
“Bhikkhus, it’s hard to find someone gone forth when old who has five qualities. What five? It’s hard to find someone gone forth when old who is sophisticated, well-presented, and learned, who can teach Dhamma, and has memorized the monastic law. It’s hard to find someone gone forth when old who has these five qualities.”
नवमं।
Navamaṁ.
The authoritative text of the Aṅguttara Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
