007. Saññāvaggo

Aṅguttara Nikāya
007. Saññāvaggo

1. Paṭhamasaññāsuttaṃ –– 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. Dutiyasaññāsuttaṃ –– 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. Paṭhamavaḍḍhisuttaṃ –– 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.

4. Dutiyavaḍḍhisuttaṃ –– 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.

5. Sākacchasuttaṃ –– 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. Sājīvasuttaṃ –– 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. Paṭhama –– iddhipādasuttaṃ – 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 –– iddhipādasuttaṃ – 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. Nibbidāsuttaṃ –– 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. ~Asavakkhayasuttaṃ –– 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.