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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ५।१५८

Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.158

Numbered Discourses 5.158

१६। सद्धम्मवग्ग

16. Saddhammavagga

16. The True Teaching

सारज्जसुत्त

Sārajjasutta

Timidity

“पञ्चहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भिक्खु सारज्जं ओक्कन्तो होति। कतमेहि पञ्चहि? इध, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु अस्सद्धो होति, दुस्सीलो होति, अप्पस्सुतो होति, कुसीतो होति, दुप्पञ्ञो होति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भिक्खु सारज्जं ओक्कन्तो होति।

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu sārajjaṁ okkanto1 hoti. Katamehi pañcahi? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu assaddho hoti, dussīlo hoti, appassuto hoti, kusīto hoti, duppañño hoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu sārajjaṁ okkanto hoti.

“Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu with five qualities is overcome by timidity. What five? It’s when a bhikkhu is faithless, unethical, with little learning, lazy, and witless. A bhikkhu with these five qualities is overcome by timidity.

पञ्चहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भिक्खु विसारदो होति। कतमेहि पञ्चहि? इध, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु सद्धो होति, सीलवा होति, बहुस्सुतो होति, आरद्धवीरियो होति, पञ्ञवा होति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भिक्खु विसारदो होती”ति।

Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu visārado hoti. Katamehi pañcahi? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddho hoti, sīlavā hoti, bahussuto hoti, āraddhavīriyo hoti, paññavā hoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu visārado hotī”ti.

A bhikkhu with five qualities is self-assured. What five? It’s when a bhikkhu is faithful, ethical, learned, energetic, and wise. A bhikkhu with these five qualities is self-assured.”

अट्ठमं।

Aṭṭhamaṁ.





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 »]




Footnotes:
1. okkanto → okkamanto (mr)

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