Aïguttara Nikàya

007. Sa¤¤àvaggo

1. Pañhamasa¤¤àsuttaü- First on Perceptions.

007.01. Bhikkhus, these five perceptions developed and made much, are very beneficial, developing them, one dives into deathlessness and ends in deathlessness. What five?

The perceptions of loathsomeness, death, dangers, the sign of disagreeability in food and the and non attachment to all the world. Bhikkhus, these five perceptions developed and made much, are very beneficial, developing them, one dives into deathlessness and ends in deathlessness.

2. Dutiyasa¤¤àsuttaü- Second on Perceptions.

007.02. Bhikkhus, these five perceptions developed and much, are very beneficial, developing them, one dives into deathlessness and ends in deathlessness. What five?

The perceptions of impermanence lack of a self, death, the sign of disagreeability in food and non-attachment to all the world. Bhikkhus, these five perceptions developed and made much, are very beneficial, developing them, one dives into deathlessness and ends in deathlessness.

3. Pañhamavaóóhisuttaü- First on development.

007.03. Bhikkhus, developing in these five ways the noble disciple develops nobility, acquiring the best and the essential from the body. What five?

Developing in faith, virtues, learnedness, benevolence and wisdom. Bhikkhus, developing in these five ways the noble disciple develops nobility, acquiring the best and the essential from the body.

He develops in faith, virtues, wisdom, benevolence and learning

Such attentive Great Men grasp the essential from oneself.

4. Dutiyavaóóhisuttaü- Second on development.

007.04. Bhikkhus, developing in these five ways the female noble disciple develops nobility, acquiring the best and the essential from the body. What five?

Developing in faith, virtues, learnedness, benevolence and wisdom. Bhikkhus, developing in these five ways the female noble disciple develops nobility, acquiring the best and the essential from the body.

She develops in faith, virtues, wisdom, benevolence and learning

Such attentive female noble disciples grasp the essential from herself.

5. Sàkacchasuttaü- Conversing.

007.05. Bhikkhus, the bhikkhu endowed with five things is suitable to converse with co-associates in the holy life. What five?

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is virtuous, and he settles whatever questions that arise on virtues. The bhikkhu is concentrated, and he settles whatever questions that arise on concentration. The bhikkhu is wise, and he settles whatever questions that arise on wisdom. The bhikkhu is released, and he settles whatever questions that arise on release

The bhikkhu is endowed with knowledge and vision of release, and he settles whatever questions that arise on knowledge and vision of release. Bhikkhus, the bhikkhu endowed with these five things is suitable to converse with co-associates in the holy life.

6. Sàjãvasuttaü- Living together.

007.06. Bhikkhus, the bhikkhu endowed with five things is suitable to live together with co-associates in the holy life. What five?

Here bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is virtuous and he settles whatever questions that are asked about the endowment of virtues. The bhikkhu is endowed with concentration and he settles whatever questions that are asked about the endowment of concentration. The bhikkhu is endowed with wisdom and he settles whatever questions that are asked about the endowment of wisdom. The bhikkhu is endowed with release and he settles whatever questions that are asked about the endowment of release. The bhikkhu is endowed with knowledge and vision of release and he settles whatever questions that are asked about the endowment of knowledge and vision of release. Bhikkhus, the bhikkhu endowed with these five things is suitable to live together with co-associates in the holy life.

7. Pañhama-iddhipàdasuttaü- First on psychic fetes.

007.07. Bhikkhus, whoever bhikkhu or bhikkhuni develops and makes much five things should expect one of these two fruits. Either perfect knowledge here and now or the conscience not to return, with substratum remaining. What five?

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu develops the psychic fete endowed with interest in concentration, endeavour and determinations. The psychic fete endowed with effort in concentration, endeavour and determinations. The psychic fete endowed with mind concentration, endeavour and determinations. The psychic fete endowed with investigating in concentration with endeavour and determinations and the fifth is exertion. Bhikkhus, whoever bhikkhu or bhikkhuni develops and makes much these five things should expect one of these two fruits. Either perfect knowledge here and now or the conscience not to return, with substratum remaining.

8. Dutiya-iddhipàdasuttaü- Second on psychic fetes.

007.08. Bhikkhus, before my enlightenment when I was seeking enlightenment, I developed and made much five things. What five?

Here, bhikkhus, I developed the psychic fete endowed with interest in concentration, endeavour and determinations. The psychic fete endowed with effort in concentration, endeavour and determinations. The psychic fete endowed with mind concentration, endeavour and determinations. The psychic fete endowed with investigating in concentration with endeavour and determinations and the fifth is exertion. Bhikkhus, when I developed and made much of these five, with exertion as the fifth for the realization of whatever thing, I directed my mind the consciousness in that sphere became the eye-witness

If it was my desire I enjoyed the various psychic fetes . . . . re. . . . . I wield power as far as the world of Brahma, and consciousness in that sphere became the eye witness.

If it was my desire. . . . re. . . . . with the destruction of desires, the mind released from desires and released through wisdom, knowing and realizing by myself I abode and the consciousness in that and other sphere became the eye-witness in the respective mental sphere.

9. Nibbidàsuttaü- Turning away.

007.09. Bhikkhus, when five things are developed and made much, it conduces to sure turning away, disenchantment, cessation, appeasement, realization, enlightenment and extinction. What five?

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu abides seeing loathsomeness in the body, seeing loathsomeness in food, disenchanted with all the world, seeing impermanence in all determinations, the perception of death becomes thoroughly established to him internally

Bhikkhus, when these five things are developed and made much, it conduces to sure turning away, disenchantment, cessation, appeasement, realization, enlightenment and extinction.

10. ~Asavakkhayasuttaü - Destruction of desires.

007.10. Bhikkhus, when five things are developed and made much, it conduces to the destruction of desires. What five?

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu abides seeing loathsomeness in the body, seeing loathsomeness in food, disenchanted with all the world, seeing impermanence in all determinations, the perception of death becomes thoroughly established to him internally

Bhikkhus, when these five things are developed and made much, it conduces to the destruction of desires.