Numbered Discourses
3. The Chapter on the Vajji Seven

Non-Decline for Mendicants (3rd)

Aṅguttara Nikāya
3. Vajjisattakavagga
Tatiyasattakasutta
Numbered Discourses
3. The Chapter on the Vajji Seven
Non-Decline for Mendicants (3rd)
Aṅguttara Nikāya
3. Vajjisattakavagga
Tatiyasattakasutta
Non-Decline for Mendicants (3rd)

The Buddha teaches seven principles of non-decline to the mendicants.

Ruta suttaAN 7.25Sutta Piṭaka › Aṅguttara Nikāya › 7. Sattakanipāta › 1. Paṭhamapaṇṇāsaka › 3. Vajjisattakavagga › Tatiyasattakasutta
← Suttas
Vista:

“Mendicants, I will teach you seven principles that prevent decline.Listen and apply your mind well …And what are the seven principles that prevent decline?As long as the mendicants are faithful …conscientious …prudent …learned …energetic …mindful …wise, they can expect growth, not decline.

“Satta vo, bhikkhave, aparihāniye dhamme desessāmi. Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha …pe… katame ca, bhikkhave, satta aparihāniyā dhammā? Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū saddhā bhavissanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni. Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū hirimanto bhavissanti …pe… ottappino bhavissanti … *ottappino → ottāpino (bj)bahussutā bhavissanti … āraddhavīriyā bhavissanti … satimanto bhavissanti … paññavanto bhavissanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.

“Mendicants, I will teach you seven principles that prevent decline.
“Satta vo, bhikkhave, aparihāniye dhamme desessāmi.
Listen and apply your mind well …
Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha …pe…
And what are the seven principles that prevent decline?
katame ca, bhikkhave, satta aparihāniyā dhammā?
As long as the mendicants are faithful …
Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū saddhā bhavissanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.
conscientious …
Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū hirimanto bhavissanti …pe…
prudent …
ottappino bhavissanti … *ottappino → ottāpino (bj)
learned …
bahussutā bhavissanti …
energetic …
āraddhavīriyā bhavissanti …
mindful …
satimanto bhavissanti …
wise, they can expect growth, not decline.
paññavanto bhavissanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.

“Mendicants, I will teach you seven principles that prevent decline.“Satta vo, bhikkhave, aparihāniye dhamme desessāmi. Listen and apply your mind well …Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha …pe… And what are the seven principles that prevent decline?katame ca, bhikkhave, satta aparihāniyā dhammā? As long as the mendicants are faithful …Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū saddhā bhavissanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni. conscientious …Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū hirimanto bhavissanti …pe… prudent …ottappino bhavissanti … *ottappino → ottāpino (bj)learned …bahussutā bhavissanti … energetic …āraddhavīriyā bhavissanti … mindful …satimanto bhavissanti … wise, they can expect growth, not decline.paññavanto bhavissanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.

As long as these seven principles that prevent decline last among the mendicants, and as long as the mendicants are seen following them, they can expect growth, not decline.”

Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, ime satta aparihāniyā dhammā bhikkhūsu ṭhassanti, imesu ca sattasu aparihāniyesu dhammesu bhikkhū sandississanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihānī”ti.

As long as these seven principles that prevent decline last among the mendicants, and as long as the mendicants are seen following them, they can expect growth, not decline.”
Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, ime satta aparihāniyā dhammā bhikkhūsu ṭhassanti, imesu ca sattasu aparihāniyesu dhammesu bhikkhū sandississanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihānī”ti.

As long as these seven principles that prevent decline last among the mendicants, and as long as the mendicants are seen following them, they can expect growth, not decline.”Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, ime satta aparihāniyā dhammā bhikkhūsu ṭhassanti, imesu ca sattasu aparihāniyesu dhammesu bhikkhū sandississanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihānī”ti.

Pañcamaṁ.

Pañcamaṁ.

Pañcamaṁ.