1"Bhikkhus, possessing six qualities a bhikkhu is incapable of attaining strength in concentration. What six? (1) Here, a bhikkhu is not skilled in the attainment of concentration; (2) he is not skilled in the duration of concentration; (3) he is not skilled in emergence from concentration; (4) he does not practice carefully; (5) he does not practice persistently; and (6) he does not do what is suitable. Possessing these six qualities, a bhikkhu is incapable of attaining strength in concentration.

2"Bhikkhus, possessing six qualities a bhikkhu is capable of attaining strength in concentration. What six? (1) Here, a bhikkhu is skilled in the attainment of concentration; (2) he is skilled in the duration of concentration; (3) he is skilled in emergence from concentration; (4) he practices carefully; (5) he practices persistently; and (6) he does what is suitable. Possessing these six qualities, a bhikkhu is capable of attaining strength in concentration."

1"Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo samādhismiṁ balataṁ pāpuṇituṁ. Katamehi chahi? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na samādhissa samāpattikusalo hoti, na samādhissa ṭhitikusalo hoti, na samādhissa vuṭṭhānakusalo hoti, asakkaccakārī ca hoti, asātaccakārī ca, asappāyakārī ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo samādhismiṁ balataṁ pāpuṇituṁ.

2Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo samādhismiṁ balataṁ pāpuṇituṁ. Katamehi chahi? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu samādhissa samāpattikusalo hoti, samādhissa ṭhitikusalo hoti, samādhissa vuṭṭhānakusalo hoti, sakkaccakārī ca hoti, sātaccakārī ca, sappāyakārī ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo samādhismiṁ balataṁ pāpuṇitun"ti.

Aṭṭhamaṁ.