Aṇguttara Nikāya
Chakka Nipāta
VIII. Arahatta Vagga
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
The Book of the Sixes
Chapter VIII: Arahantship
Sutta 84
Ratati-Divasa Suttaṃ
Day and Night
Translated from the Pali by E.M. Hare.
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[1] Thus have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was dwelling near Sāvatthī,
at Jeta Grove,
in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.
There the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," they replied,
and the Exalted One said:
"Monks, if a monk follow six things,
come day come night,
just a falling away in right things may be expected,
not a growth.
What six?
Herein, monks, a monk desires much,
is fretful,
discontented with this and that requisite:
robe,
alms,
lodging,
medicaments;
is without faith;
is without virtue;
is indolent;
is forgetful in mindfulness;
and lacks insight.
Monks, if a monk follow these six,
come day come night,
just a falling away in right things may be expected,
not a growth.'
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But, monks, if a monk follow six things,
come day come night,
just a growth in right things may be expected,
not a falling away.
What six?
Herein[ed1], monks, a monk desires little,
is not fretful,
is contented with this and that requisite:
robe,
alms,
lodging,
medicaments;
has faith;
has virtue;
is not indolent;
is not forgetful in mindfulness;
and has insight.
Monks, if a monk follow these six,
come day come night,
just a growth in right things may be expected,
not a falling away.'
[ed1] Hare abridged with the statement 'But the converse holds'. But the converse can be worded in several different ways. I have made a choice of one.
