Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

7: The Book of the Sevens

76. An Expert in the Discipline (2)

1"Bhikkhus, possessing seven qualities, a bhikkhu is an expert in the discipline. What seven?

"(1) He knows what is an offense. (2) He knows what is not an offense. (3) He knows what is a light offense. (4) He knows what is a grave offense. (5) Both Pāṭimokkhas have been well transmitted to him in detail, well analyzed, well mastered, well determined in terms of the rules and their detailed explication. [n.1604] Sp IV 790,12-20: "In detail means together with both Vibhaṅgas. Well transmitted means transmitted well. To show how they have been ‘well transmitted,’ it is said, ‘well analyzed’ and so forth. Well analyzed means that each term is analyzed without confusion or fault. Well mastered means made familiar, coming up in recitation. Well determined in terms of rule means determined well in terms of the rule to be cited from the Khandhakas and Parivāra; well determined in terms of detailed explication means well determined, flawless, without error in wording through the completeness of words and terms." (Tattha vitthārenā ti ubhatovibhaṅgena saddhiṁ. Svāgatānī ti suṭṭhu āgatāni. Yathā āgatāni pana svāgatāni honti, taṁ dassetuṁ "suvibhattānī"ti ādi vuttaṁ. Tattha suvibhattānī ti suṭṭhu vibhattāni padapaccābhaṭṭhasaṅkaradosavirahitāni. Suppavattīnī ti paguṇāni vācuggatāni. Suvinicchitāni suttaso ti khandhakaparivārato āharitabbasuttavasena suṭṭhu vinicchitāni. Anubyañjanaso ti akkharapadapāripūriyā ca suvinicchitāni akhaṇḍāni aviparītakkharāni.) (6) He is one who gains at will … the four jhānas …. (7) With the destruction of the taints, he has realized for himself with direct knowledge … the taintless liberation of mind, liberation by wisdom … he dwells in it.


"Possessing these seven qualities, a bhikkhu is an expert in the discipline."

1"Sattahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu vinayadharo hoti. Katamehi sattahi?

Āpattiṁ jānāti, anāpattiṁ jānāti, lahukaṁ āpattiṁ jānāti, garukaṁ āpattiṁ jānāti, ubhayāni kho panassa pātimokkhāni vitthārena svāgatāni honti suvibhattāni suppavattīni suvinicchitāni suttaso anubyañjanaso, catunnaṁ jhānānaṁ ābhicetasikānaṁ diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ nikāmalābhī hoti akicchalābhī akasiralābhī, āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.


Imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu vinayadharo hotī"ti.


Dutiyaṁ.

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