Pañcaṅgasutta
Five Factors
“Pañcaṅgavippahīno, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcaṅgasamannāgato imasmiṁ dhammavinaye ‘kevalī vusitavā uttamapuriso’ti vuccati.
“Mendicants, in this teaching and training a mendicant who has given up five factors and possesses five factors is called consummate, accomplished, a supreme person.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcaṅgavippahīno hoti?
And how has a mendicant given up five factors?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno kāmacchando pahīno hoti, byāpādo pahīno hoti, thinamiddhaṁ pahīnaṁ hoti, uddhaccakukkuccaṁ pahīnaṁ hoti, vicikicchā pahīnā hoti.
It’s when a mendicant has given up sensual desire, ill will, dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, and doubt.
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcaṅgavippahīno hoti.
That’s how a mendicant has given up five factors.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcaṅgasamannāgato hoti?
And how does a mendicant have five factors?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asekhena sīlakkhandhena samannāgato hoti, asekhena samādhikkhandhena samannāgato hoti, asekhena paññākkhandhena samannāgato hoti, asekhena vimuttikkhandhena samannāgato hoti, asekhena vimuttiñāṇadassanakkhandhena samannāgato hoti.
It’s when a mendicant has the entire spectrum of an adept’s ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and knowledge and vision of freedom.
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcaṅgasamannāgato hoti.
That’s how a mendicant has five factors.
Pañcaṅgavippahīno kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcaṅgasamannāgato imasmiṁ dhammavinaye ‘kevalī vusitavā uttamapuriso’ti vuccati.
In this teaching and training a mendicant who has given up five factors and possesses five factors is called consummate, accomplished, a supreme person.
Kāmacchando ca byāpādo, Sensual desire, ill will,
thinamiddhañca bhikkhuno; dullness and drowsiness,
Uddhaccaṁ vicikicchā ca, restlessness, and doubt
sabbasova na vijjati. are not found in a mendicant at all.
Asekhena ca sīlena, One like this is accomplished
asekhena samādhinā; in an adept’s ethics,
Vimuttiyā ca sampanno, an adept’s immersion,
ñāṇena ca tathāvidho. and freedom and knowledge.
Sa ve pañcaṅgasampanno, Possessing these five factors,
pañca aṅge vivajjayaṁ;
and rid of five factors,
Imasmiṁ dhammavinaye, in this teaching and training
kevalī iti vuccatī”ti. they’re called ‘consummate’.”
