Aṇguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
XIII. Gilāna Vagga
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
The Book of the Fives
Chapter XIII The Sick
Sutta 127
On Withdrawing[1]
Translated by E. M. Hare
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[1] THUS have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
There the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," they replied, and the Exalted One said:
"Monks, pursuing five courses
a monk is not fit to draw apart from the Order.
What five?
[112] Herein, monks, a monk is not content with any robe,
with any alms,
with any lodging,
or with any medicament,
and he dwells full of lustful purpose.[2]
Monks, pursuing these five courses
a monk is not fit to draw apart from the Order.'
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"Monks, pursuing five courses
a monk is fit to draw apart from the Order.
What five?
Herein, monks, a monk is content with any robe,
with any alms,
with any lodging,
or with any medicament,
and he does not dwell full of lustful purpose.
Monks, pursuing these five courses
a monk is fit to draw apart from the Order.'
[1] Avappakāsa, from the root √kṛṣ, a derivative of which means to plough. See Brethr. p. xxxix.
[2] Kāma-saṇkappa; the opposite here, as at D. iii, 215 (see trsl. n.), is nekkhamma-sankappa, renunciation-purpose.
