Numbered Discourses
14. The Chapter on Kings

Aspiration (2nd)

Aṅguttara Nikāya
14. Rājavagga
Dutiyapatthanāsutta
Numbered Discourses
14. The Chapter on Kings
Aspiration (2nd)
Aṅguttara Nikāya
14. Rājavagga
Dutiyapatthanāsutta

A king’s son aspires to be a viceroy, as a mendicant aspires to awakening.

Ruta suttaAN 5.136Sutta PiṭakaAṅguttara Nikāya5. Pañcakanipāta3. Tatiyapaṇṇāsaka14. RājavaggaDutiyapatthanāsutta
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“Mendicants, an anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son with five factors aspires to become a viceroy. What five?

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto oparajjaṁ pattheti. *oparajjaṁ → uparajjaṁ (sya-all, pts1ed, mr)Katamehi pañcahi?

“Mendicants, an anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son with five factors aspires to become a viceroy.
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto oparajjaṁ pattheti. *oparajjaṁ → uparajjaṁ (sya-all, pts1ed, mr)
What five?
Katamehi pañcahi?

“Mendicants, an anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son with five factors aspires to become a viceroy. “Pañcahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto oparajjaṁ pattheti. *oparajjaṁ → uparajjaṁ (sya-all, pts1ed, mr)What five? Katamehi pañcahi?

It’s when an anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son is well born on both his mother’s and father’s side, stemming from a clean vessel, with irrefutable and impeccable genealogy back to the seventh paternal generation.

Idha, bhikkhave, rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto ubhato sujāto hoti mātito ca pitito ca, saṁsuddhagahaṇiko, yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena;

It’s when an anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son is well born on both his mother’s and father’s side, stemming from a clean vessel, with irrefutable and impeccable genealogy back to the seventh paternal generation.
Idha, bhikkhave, rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto ubhato sujāto hoti mātito ca pitito ca, saṁsuddhagahaṇiko, yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena;

It’s when an anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son is well born on both his mother’s and father’s side, stemming from a clean vessel, with irrefutable and impeccable genealogy back to the seventh paternal generation. Idha, bhikkhave, rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto ubhato sujāto hoti mātito ca pitito ca, saṁsuddhagahaṇiko, yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena;

He is attractive, good-looking, lovely, of surpassing beauty.

abhirūpo hoti dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato;

He is attractive, good-looking, lovely, of surpassing beauty.
abhirūpo hoti dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato;

He is attractive, good-looking, lovely, of surpassing beauty. abhirūpo hoti dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato;

He is dear and beloved to his parents.

mātāpitūnaṁ piyo hoti manāpo,

He is dear and beloved to his parents.
mātāpitūnaṁ piyo hoti manāpo,

He is dear and beloved to his parents. mātāpitūnaṁ piyo hoti manāpo,

He is dear and beloved to the armed forces.

balakāyassa piyo hoti manāpo;

He is dear and beloved to the armed forces.
balakāyassa piyo hoti manāpo;

He is dear and beloved to the armed forces. balakāyassa piyo hoti manāpo;

He is astute, competent, and intelligent, able to think issues through as they bear upon the past, future, and present.

paṇḍito hoti viyatto medhāvī paṭibalo atītānāgatapaccuppanne atthe cintetuṁ.

He is astute, competent, and intelligent, able to think issues through as they bear upon the past, future, and present.
paṇḍito hoti viyatto medhāvī paṭibalo atītānāgatapaccuppanne atthe cintetuṁ.

He is astute, competent, and intelligent, able to think issues through as they bear upon the past, future, and present. paṇḍito hoti viyatto medhāvī paṭibalo atītānāgatapaccuppanne atthe cintetuṁ.

He thinks: ‘I’m well born … attractive … dear and beloved to my parents … dear and beloved to the armed forces … I’m astute, competent, and intelligent, able to think issues through as they bear upon the past, future, and present. Why shouldn’t I aspire to become a viceroy?’ An anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son with these five factors aspires to become a viceroy.

Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘ahaṁ khomhi ubhato sujāto mātito ca pitito ca, saṁsuddhagahaṇiko, yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi abhirūpo dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi mātāpitūnaṁ piyo manāpo. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi balakāyassa piyo manāpo. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi paṇḍito viyatto medhāvī paṭibalo atītānāgatapaccuppanne atthe cintetuṁ. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyan’ti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgato rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto oparajjaṁ pattheti.

He thinks:
Tassa evaṁ hoti:
‘I’m well born …
‘ahaṁ khomhi ubhato sujāto mātito ca pitito ca, saṁsuddhagahaṇiko, yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena.
Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.
attractive …
Ahaṁ khomhi abhirūpo dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato.
Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.
dear and beloved to my parents …
Ahaṁ khomhi mātāpitūnaṁ piyo manāpo.
Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.
dear and beloved to the armed forces …
Ahaṁ khomhi balakāyassa piyo manāpo.
Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.
I’m astute, competent, and intelligent, able to think issues through as they bear upon the past, future, and present.
Ahaṁ khomhi paṇḍito viyatto medhāvī paṭibalo atītānāgatapaccuppanne atthe cintetuṁ.
Why shouldn’t I aspire to become a viceroy?’
Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyan’ti.
An anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son with these five factors aspires to become a viceroy.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgato rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto oparajjaṁ pattheti.

He thinks: Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘I’m well born … ‘ahaṁ khomhi ubhato sujāto mātito ca pitito ca, saṁsuddhagahaṇiko, yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. attractive … Ahaṁ khomhi abhirūpo dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. dear and beloved to my parents … Ahaṁ khomhi mātāpitūnaṁ piyo manāpo. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. dear and beloved to the armed forces … Ahaṁ khomhi balakāyassa piyo manāpo. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. I’m astute, competent, and intelligent, able to think issues through as they bear upon the past, future, and present. Ahaṁ khomhi paṇḍito viyatto medhāvī paṭibalo atītānāgatapaccuppanne atthe cintetuṁ. Why shouldn’t I aspire to become a viceroy?’ Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyan’ti. An anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son with these five factors aspires to become a viceroy. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgato rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto oparajjaṁ pattheti.

In the same way, a mendicant with five qualities aspires to end the defilements. What five?

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ pattheti. Katamehi pañcahi?

In the same way, a mendicant with five qualities aspires to end the defilements.
Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ pattheti.
What five?
Katamehi pañcahi?

In the same way, a mendicant with five qualities aspires to end the defilements. Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ pattheti. What five? Katamehi pañcahi?

It’s when a mendicant is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti …pe… samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu;

It’s when a mendicant is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti …pe… samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu;

It’s when a mendicant is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti …pe… samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu;

They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s totally full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, reciting them, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically.

bahussuto hoti …pe… diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā;

They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s totally full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, reciting them, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically.
bahussuto hoti …pe… diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā;

They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s totally full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, reciting them, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically. bahussuto hoti …pe… diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā;

Their mind is firmly established in the four kinds of mindfulnesssatiAtención plena, memoria, poderes de referencia y retención. En algunos contextos, la palabra sati cuando se usa sola cubre también la alerta (sampajañña).Ver en el glosario meditation.

catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacitto hoti; *suppatiṭṭhitacitto → supaṭṭhitacitto (bj, sya-all); supatiṭṭhitacitto (pts1ed); sūpaṭṭhitacitto (mr)

Their mind is firmly established in the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacitto hoti; *suppatiṭṭhitacitto → supaṭṭhitacitto (bj, sya-all); supatiṭṭhitacitto (pts1ed); sūpaṭṭhitacitto (mr)

Their mind is firmly established in the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacitto hoti; *suppatiṭṭhitacitto → supaṭṭhitacitto (bj, sya-all); supatiṭṭhitacitto (pts1ed); sūpaṭṭhitacitto (mr)

They live with energy roused up for giving up unskillful qualities and embracing skillful qualities. They’re strong, staunchly vigorous, not slacking off when it comes to developing skillful qualities.

āraddhavīriyo viharati akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu;

They live with energy roused up for giving up unskillful qualities and embracing skillful qualities. They’re strong, staunchly vigorous, not slacking off when it comes to developing skillful qualities.
āraddhavīriyo viharati akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu;

They live with energy roused up for giving up unskillful qualities and embracing skillful qualities. They’re strong, staunchly vigorous, not slacking off when it comes to developing skillful qualities. āraddhavīriyo viharati akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu;

They’re wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.

paññavā hoti, udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā.

They’re wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.
paññavā hoti, udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā.

They’re wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering. paññavā hoti, udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā.

They think: ‘I’m ethical … learned … mindful … energetic … wise. I have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering. Why shouldn’t I aspire to end the defilements?’ A mendicant with these five qualities aspires to end the defilements.”

Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘ahaṁ khomhi sīlavā, pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto viharāmi ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhāmi sikkhāpadesu. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi bahussuto sutadharo sutasannicayo, ye te dhammā ādikalyāṇā majjhekalyāṇā pariyosānakalyāṇā sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ abhivadanti, tathārūpā me dhammā bahussutā honti dhātā vacasā paricitā manasānupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā. *sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ → sātthā sabyañjanā (bj) | dhātā → dhatā (bj, pts1ed)Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacitto. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi āraddhavīriyo viharāmi akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi paññavā udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyan’ti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ patthetī”ti.

They think:
Tassa evaṁ hoti:
‘I’m ethical …
‘ahaṁ khomhi sīlavā, pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto viharāmi ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhāmi sikkhāpadesu.
Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.
learned …
Ahaṁ khomhi bahussuto sutadharo sutasannicayo, ye te dhammā ādikalyāṇā majjhekalyāṇā pariyosānakalyāṇā sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ abhivadanti, tathārūpā me dhammā bahussutā honti dhātā vacasā paricitā manasānupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā. *sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ → sātthā sabyañjanā (bj) | dhātā → dhatā (bj, pts1ed)
Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.
mindful …
Ahaṁ khomhi catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacitto.
Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.
energetic …
Ahaṁ khomhi āraddhavīriyo viharāmi akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu.
Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.
wise. I have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.
Ahaṁ khomhi paññavā udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā.
Why shouldn’t I aspire to end the defilements?’
Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyan’ti.
A mendicant with these five qualities aspires to end the defilements.”
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ patthetī”ti.

They think: Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘I’m ethical … ‘ahaṁ khomhi sīlavā, pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto viharāmi ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhāmi sikkhāpadesu. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. learned … Ahaṁ khomhi bahussuto sutadharo sutasannicayo, ye te dhammā ādikalyāṇā majjhekalyāṇā pariyosānakalyāṇā sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ abhivadanti, tathārūpā me dhammā bahussutā honti dhātā vacasā paricitā manasānupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā. *sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ → sātthā sabyañjanā (bj) | dhātā → dhatā (bj, pts1ed)Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. mindful … Ahaṁ khomhi catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacitto. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. energetic … Ahaṁ khomhi āraddhavīriyo viharāmi akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. wise. I have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering. Ahaṁ khomhi paññavā udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā. Why shouldn’t I aspire to end the defilements?’ Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyan’ti. A mendicant with these five qualities aspires to end the defilements.” Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ patthetī”ti.

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