• Numbered Discourses 6.31 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 6.31
  • 4. Deities 4. Devatāvagga

A Trainee Sekhasutta

ā€œThese six things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee. ā€œChayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti. What six? Katame cha? They relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They don’t guard the sense doors, and they eat too much. Kammārāmatā, bhassārāmatā, niddārāmatā, saį¹…gaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu aguttadvāratā, bhojane amattaƱƱutā—These six things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee. ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

These six things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee. Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. What six? Katame cha? They don’t relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They guard the sense doors, and they don’t eat too much. Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, na saį¹…gaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu guttadvāratā, bhojane mattaƱƱutā—These six things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.ā€ ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantÄ«ā€ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.