10. Kakudhavagga

10. With Kakudha

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.98

Numbered Discourses 5.98

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10. Kakudhavagga

10. With Kakudha

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Āraññakasutta

In the Wilderness

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“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṁ bahulīkaronto nacirasseva akuppaṁ paṭivijjhati.

“Mendicants, a mendicant practicing mindfulness of breathing who has five things will soon penetrate the unshakable.

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Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

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Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appaṭṭho hoti appakicco subharo susantoso jīvitaparikkhāresu;

It’s when a mendicant has few obligations and duties, and is unburdensome and contented with life’s necessities.

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appāhāro hoti anodarikattaṁ anuyutto;

They eat little, not devoted to filling their stomach.

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appamiddho hoti jāgariyaṁ anuyutto;

They are rarely drowsy, and are dedicated to wakefulness.

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āraññako hoti pantasenāsano;

They live in the wilderness, in remote lodgings.

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yathāvimuttaṁ cittaṁ paccavekkhati.

They review the extent of their mind’s freedom.

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Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṁ bahulīkaronto nacirasseva akuppaṁ paṭivijjhatī”ti.

A mendicant practicing mindfulness of breathing who has these five things will soon penetrate the unshakable.”

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Aṭṭhamaṁ.