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#### Aṅguttara Nikāya
VIII. Aṭṭhaka Nipāta
VII. Bhūmi-Cāla Vagga

#### The Book of the Gradual Sayings
VIII. The Book of the Eights
Chapter VII: On Earthquakes

#### Sutta 62

#### Alaṁ Suttaṁ

# Enough

Translated from the Pali by E.M. Hare.

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[196]

[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:

2. "Monks, possessed of six qualities
a monk is enough[1] for self,
enough for others.

What six?

3. [1] Herein a monk is quick[2] to grasp the subtle doctrines;[3]

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[2] he remembers those heard;

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[3] reflects on the meaning of those remembered;

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[4] knowing both the letter and the spirit,
walks in conformity with Dhamma;

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[5] has a pleasant voice,
a good enunciation,
is urbane in speech,
distinct,
free from hoarseness
and informative;

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[6] he is one who instructs,
incites,
rouses
and gladdens his fellows in the godly life.

Possessed of these six
a monk is enough for self,
enough for others.

§

4. So likewise of five qualities
a monk is enough for self,
enough for others.

What five?

5. [ ] He is not very quick in grasping the subtle doctrines;

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[1] but he remembers those heard;

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[2] reflects on the meaning of those remembered;

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[3] knowing both the letter and the spirit,
walks in conformity with Dhamma;

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[4] has a pleasant voice,
a good enunciation,
is urbane in speech,
distinct,
free from hoarseness
and informative;

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[5] he is one who instructs,
incites,
rouses
and gladdens his fellows in the godly life.

Possessed of these five
he is enough for self,
enough for others.

§

6. Possessed of four qualities
a monk is enough for self,
but not for others.

What four?

7. [1] He is quick to grasp the subtle doctrines;

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[2] remembers those heard;

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[3] reflects on those remembered;

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[4] knowing both the letter [197] and the spirit,
walks in conformity with Dhamma;

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[ ] but he has not a pleasant voice
a good enunciation,
urbane in speech,
distinct,
free from hoarseness
and informative;

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[ ] nor is he one who instructs,
incites,
rouses
and gladdens his fellows in the godly life.

With these four he is enough for self, but not for others.

§

8. Possessed of four qualities he is enough for others,
but not for self.

What four?

9. [1] He is quick to grasp the subtle doctrines;

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[2] remembers them;

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[ ] but does not reflect on them;

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[ ] knowing neither the letter nor the spirit,
he does not walk in conformity with Dhamma;

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[3] yet he has a pleasant voice,
a good enunciation,
is urbane in speech,
distinct,
free from hoarseness
and informative;

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[4] he is one who instructs,
incites,
rouses
and gladdens his fellows in the godly life.

With these four he is enough for others,
but not for self.

§

10. Possessed of three qualities he is enough for self,
but not for others.

What three?

11. [ ] He is not quick to grasp the subtle doctrines;

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[1] but remembers them;

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[2] reflects upon them;

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[3] knowing both the letter and the spirit,
walks in conformity with Dhamma;

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[ ] but he has not a pleasant voice
a good enunciation,
urbane in speech,
distinct,
free from hoarseness
and informative;

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[ ] nor is he one who instructs,
incites,
rouses
and gladdens his fellows in the godly life.

With these three he is enough for self,
but not for others.

§

12. Possessed of three qualities he is enough for others, but not for self.

What three?

13. [ ] He is not quick to grasp the subtle doctrines;

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[1] but remembers them;

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[ ] yet does not reflect on them;

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[ ] knowing neither the letter nor the spirit,
he does not walk in conformity with Dhamma;

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[2] yet he has a pleasant voice,
a good enunciation,
is urbane in speech,
distinct,
free from hoarseness
and informative;

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[3] he is one who instructs,
incites,
rouses
and gladdens his fellows in the godly life.

With these three he is enough for others,
but not for self.

§

14. Possessed with two qualities he is enough for self,
but not for others.

What two?

15. [ ] He is not quick to grasp the subtle doctrines;

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[ ] does not remember them;

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[1] but reflects on them;

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[2] knowing both the letter and the spirit,
walks in conformity with Dhamma;

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[ ] but he has not a pleasant voice
a good enunciation,
urbane in speech,
distinct,
free from hoarseness
and informative;

■

[ ] nor is he one who instructs,
incites,
rouses
and gladdens his fellows in the godly life.

With these two he is enough for self,
but not for others.

§

16. Monks, possessed of two qualities a monk is enough for others,
but not for self.

What two?

17. [ ] Herein a monk is not very quick to grasp the subtle doctrines;

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[ ] he does not remember those heard;

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[ ] nor reflect on the meaning of those remembered;

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[ ] knowing neither the letter nor the spirit,
he does not walk in conformity with Dhamma;

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[198] [1] but he has a pleasant voice,
a good enunciation,
is urbane in speech,
distinct,
free from hoarseness
and informative;

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[2] he is one who instructs,
incites,
rouses
and gladdens
his fellows in the godly life.

Possessed of these two qualities a monk is enough for others,
but not for self."

[1] Alaṁ. Comy. samattho, pariyatto, anucchaviko.

[2] Khippanisanti. Comy. He quickly grasps and knows the doctrines of the skandhas, elements, spheres, etc. (for which see DhS. trsl., § 1333). For the whole passage cf. A. ii, 97; v, 155; above, p. 149.

[3] Kusalesu dhammesu.

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