1There the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna addressed the bhikkhus: "Friends, bhikkhus!"

"Friend," those bhikkhus replied. The Venerable Mahāmoggallāna said this:

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2"Here, friends, a bhikkhu declares final knowledge thus: ‘I understand: "Destroyed is birth, the spiritual life has been lived, what had to be done has been done, there is no more coming back to any state of being."’ The Tathāgata or his disciple who is a jhāna-attainer—skilled in attainment, skilled in others’ minds, skilled in the ways of others’ minds—questions him, interrogates him, and cross-examines him. When he is being questioned, interrogated, and cross-examined by the Tathāgata or his disciple, he comes to an impasse and is flustered. He meets with calamity, meets with disaster, meets with calamity and disaster.

3"The Tathāgata or his disciple who is a jhāna-attainer … encompasses his mind with his own mind and considers: ‘Why does this venerable one declare final knowledge thus: "I understand: ‘Destroyed is birth, the spiritual life has been lived, what had to be done has been done, there is no more coming back to any state of being.’"?’

4The Tathāgata or his disciple, having encompassed his mind with his own mind, understands:

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5(1) "‘This venerable one is prone to anger and his mind is often obsessed by anger. But in the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata, obsession by anger is a case of decline.

6(2) "‘This venerable one is hostile and his mind is often obsessed by hostility. But in the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata, obsession by hostility is a case of decline.

7(3) "‘This venerable one is prone to denigration and his mind is often obsessed by denigration. But in the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata, obsession by denigration is a case of decline.

8(4) "‘This venerable one is insolent and his mind is often obsessed by insolence. But in the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata, obsession by insolence is a case of decline.

9(5) "‘This venerable one is envious and his mind is often obsessed by envy. But in the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata, obsession by envy is a case of decline.

10(6) "‘This venerable one is miserly and his mind is often obsessed by miserliness. But in the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata, obsession by miserliness is a case of decline.

11(7) "‘This venerable one is crafty and his mind is often obsessed by craftiness. But in the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata, obsession by craftiness is a case of decline.

12(8) "‘This venerable one is deceitful and his mind is often obsessed by deceitfulness. But in the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata, obsession by deceitfulness is a case of decline.

13(9) "‘This venerable one has evil desires and his mind is often obsessed by desire. But in the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata, obsession by desire is a case of decline.

14(10) "‘When there is something further to be done, [n.2102] I here read with Be Sati kho pana ayamāyasmā uttari karaṇīye, as against Ce and Ee Muṭṭhassati kho pana ayamāyasmā uttari karaṇīye, "This venerable one, who is muddle-minded, when there is something further to be done … " In Be sati is a present participle used in a locative absolute construction; it is totally unrelated to the noun sati meaning mindfulness. Possibly the reading muṭṭhassati arose through the influence of AN10.85 §7 below. this venerable one comes to a stop along the way on account of some lower achievement of distinction. But in the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata, coming to a stop along the way is a case of decline.’

15"Truly, friends, it is impossible for a bhikkhu who has not abandoned these ten things to achieve growth, progress, and maturity in this Dhamma and discipline. But it is possible for a bhikkhu who has abandoned these ten things to achieve growth, progress, and maturity in this Dhamma and discipline."

1Tatra kho āyasmā mahāmoggallāno bhikkhū āmantesi: "āvuso bhikkhave"ti.

"Āvuso"ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato mahāmoggallānassa paccassosuṁ. Āyasmā mahāmoggallāno etadavoca:

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2"Idhāvuso, bhikkhu aññaṁ byākaroti: ‘khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāmī’ti. Tamenaṁ tathāgato vā tathāgatasāvako vā jhāyī samāpattikusalo paracittakusalo paracittapariyāyakusalo samanuyuñjati samanuggāhati samanubhāsati. So tathāgatena vā tathāgatasāvakena vā jhāyinā samāpattikusalena paracittakusalena paracittapariyāyakusalena samanuyuñjiyamāno samanuggāhiyamāno samanubhāsiyamāno irīṇaṁ āpajjati vicinaṁ āpajjati anayaṁ āpajjati byasanaṁ āpajjati anayabyasanaṁ āpajjati.

3Tamenaṁ tathāgato vā tathāgatasāvako vā jhāyī samāpattikusalo paracittakusalo paracittapariyāyakusalo evaṁ cetasā ceto paricca manasi karoti: ‘kiṁ nu kho ayamāyasmā aññaṁ byākaroti – khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāmī’ti?

4Tamenaṁ tathāgato vā tathāgatasāvako vā jhāyī samāpattikusalo paracittakusalo paracittapariyāyakusalo evaṁ cetasā ceto paricca pajānāti:

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5‘Kodhano kho ayamāyasmā; kodhapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā bahulaṁ viharati. Kodhapariyuṭṭhānaṁ kho pana tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye parihānametaṁ. (1)

6Upanāhī kho pana ayamāyasmā; upanāhapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā bahulaṁ viharati. Upanāhapariyuṭṭhānaṁ kho pana tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye parihānametaṁ. (2)

7Makkhī kho pana ayamāyasmā; makkhapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā bahulaṁ viharati. Makkhapariyuṭṭhānaṁ kho pana tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye parihānametaṁ. (3)

8Paḷāsī kho pana ayamāyasmā; paḷāsapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā bahulaṁ viharati. Paḷāsapariyuṭṭhānaṁ kho pana tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye parihānametaṁ. (4)

9Issukī kho pana ayamāyasmā; issāpariyuṭṭhitena cetasā bahulaṁ viharati. Issāpariyuṭṭhānaṁ kho pana tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye parihānametaṁ. (5)

10Maccharī kho pana ayamāyasmā; maccherapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā bahulaṁ viharati. Maccherapariyuṭṭhānaṁ kho pana tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye parihānametaṁ. (6)

11Saṭho kho pana ayamāyasmā; sāṭheyyapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā bahulaṁ viharati. Sāṭheyyapariyuṭṭhānaṁ kho pana tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye parihānametaṁ. (7)

12Māyāvī kho pana ayamāyasmā; māyāpariyuṭṭhitena cetasā bahulaṁ viharati. Māyāpariyuṭṭhānaṁ kho pana tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye parihānametaṁ. (8)

13Pāpiccho kho pana ayamāyasmā; icchāpariyuṭṭhitena cetasā bahulaṁ viharati. Icchāpariyuṭṭhānaṁ kho pana tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye parihānametaṁ. (9)

14Sati kho pana ayamāyasmā uttari karaṇīye oramattakena visesādhigamena antarā vosānaṁ āpanno. Antarā vosānagamanaṁ kho pana tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye parihānametaṁ’. (10)

15So vatāvuso, bhikkhu ‘ime dasa dhamme appahāya imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjissatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. So vatāvuso, bhikkhu ‘ime dasa dhamme pahāya imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjissatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjatī"ti.

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Catutthaṁ.