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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

6: The Book of the Sixes

VIII. Perfection — AN 6.75: Suffering

1“Mendicants, when a mendicant has six qualities they live unhappily in the present life — with distress, anguish, and fever — and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a bad rebirth. What six? Sensual, malicious, and cruel thoughts and perceptions. When a mendicant has these six qualities they live unhappily in the present life — with distress, anguish, and fever — and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a bad rebirth.

2When a mendicant has six qualities they live happily in the present life — without distress, anguish, or fever — and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a good rebirth. What six? Thoughts of renunciation, good will, and harmlessness. And perceptions of renunciation, good will, and harmlessness. When a mendicant has these six qualities they live happily in the present life — without distress, anguish, or fever — and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a good rebirth.”

1"Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme dukkhaṁ viharati savighātaṁ saupāyāsaṁ sapariḷāhaṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā duggati pāṭikaṅkhā. Katamehi chahi? Kāmavitakkena, byāpādavitakkena, vihiṁsāvitakkena, kāmasaññāya, byāpādasaññāya, vihiṁsāsaññāya – imehi, kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme dukkhaṁ viharati savighātaṁ saupāyāsaṁ sapariḷāhaṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā duggati pāṭikaṅkhā.

2Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme sukhaṁ viharati avighātaṁ anupāyāsaṁ apariḷāhaṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugati pāṭikaṅkhā. Katamehi chahi? Nekkhammavitakkena, abyāpādavitakkena, avihiṁsāvitakkena, nekkhammasaññāya, abyāpādasaññāya, avihiṁsāsaññāya – imehi, kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme sukhaṁ viharati avighātaṁ anupāyāsaṁ apariḷāhaṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugati pāṭikaṅkhā"ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.