Aṅguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
10. Kakudha Vagga

The Book of the Fives

Chapter X: Kakudha

Sutta 93

Añña-Vyākaraṇa Suttaṃ

Avowal

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Thus have I heard:

Once the Exalted One dwelt near Sāvatthī;
and there he addressed the monks, saying:

"Monks."

'Yes, lord,' they replied;
and the Exalted One said:

"Monks, there are these five avowals of gnosis.¹

What five?

One will avow gnosis through folly and blindness;²
one [93] filled with evil desires and longings;
one being foolish with mind tossed up and down³
one through overweening pride;
and one will avow gnosis from the fullness⁴ of knowledge.

Monks, these are the five avowals of gnosis. '

¹ Cf. Vin. v, 189; Brethr. p. xxxiii.

² Mandattā momūhattā; our colloquial 'soft' is manda. Cf. M. i, 520; below V, § 141.

³ Cittakkhepā, as the Psalmist (cix, -23). Cf. S. I, 120.