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#### Aṅguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
VI: Nīvaraṇa Vagga

#### Sutta 59

# Paṭhama Vuḍḍha-Pabbajita Suttaṁ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[78]

[1][pts][bodh] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṁ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato dullabho vuḍḍha-pabba-jito.|| ||

Katamehi pañcahi?|| ||

Dullabho bhikkhave vuḍḍha-pabba-jito nipuṇo,||
dullabho ākappa-sampanno,||
dullabho bahu-s-suto,||
dullabho Dhamma-kathiko,||
dullabho vinaya-dharo.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato dullabho vuḍḍha-pabba-jito" ti.|| ||

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