Qualifications for Graduation

Niddasavatthusutta

Qualifications for Graduation

Niddasavatthusutta

EN
“Mendicants, there are these seven qualifications for graduation. What seven? It’s when a mendicant has a keen enthusiasm to undertake the training … to examine the teachings …
PL
“Sattimāni, bhikkhave, niddasavatthūni. Katamāni satta? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sikkhāsamādāne tibbacchando hoti āyatiñca sikkhāsamādāne avigatapemo, dhammanisantiyā tibbacchando hoti āyatiñca dhammanisantiyā avigatapemo,
EN
to get rid of desires … for retreat … to rouse up energy … for mindfulness and alertness …
PL
icchāvinaye tibbacchando hoti āyatiñca icchāvinaye avigatapemo, paṭisallāne tibbacchando hoti āyatiñca paṭisallāne avigatapemo, vīriyārambhe tibbacchando hoti āyatiñca vīriyārambhe avigatapemo, satinepakke tibbacchando hoti āyatiñca satinepakke avigatapemo,
EN
to penetrate theoretically. And they don’t lose these desires in the future. These are the seven qualifications for graduation.”
PL
diṭṭhipaṭivedhe tibbacchando hoti āyatiñca diṭṭhipaṭivedhe avigatapemo. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, satta niddasavatthūnī”ti. Dasamaṁ. Anusayavaggo dutiyo.
PL
Tassuddānaṁ Duve anusayā kulaṁ, Puggalaṁ udakūpamaṁ; Aniccaṁ dukkhaṁ anattā ca,
PL
Nibbānaṁ niddasavatthu cāti.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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