Aṅguttara Nikāya
Chakka Nipāta
IX. Sīti Vagga

The Book of the Sixes

Chapter IX: The Cool

Sutta 89

Appahāya Suttaṃ

To Be Given Up

[305]

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:

"Monks, save one give up six things,
he becomes one
who cannot realize
the achievement of right view.¹

What six?

The wrong view of life's bundle,
doubt,
belief in the adequacy of rule and rite,
passion that leads to the ill way,
hate leads to the ill way,
infatuation leads to the ill way.

[306] Verily, monks, save one give up these six,
he becomes one
who cannot realize
the achievement of right view.

But by giving up these six things,
he becomes one
who can realize
the achievement of right view.