Aṅguttara Nikāya
Sattaka Nipāta
2. Anusaya Vagga

The Book of the Sevens

Chapter II: Leanings

Sutta 11

Anusaya Suttaṃ

The Leanings

 

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THUS have I heard:

Once the Exalted One was dwelling near Sāvatthī,
at Jeta Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park;
and there he addressed the monks, saying:

"Monks."

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

"Monks, there are these seven leanings.¹

What seven?

The leanings of lust,
resisting,
view,
uncertainty,
conceit,
worldly lusts
and ignorance.

Verily, monks, these are the seven.'

 

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¹ The text repeats. Anusaya, see K.S. ii, 167 n.; D. iii, 254; Cpd. 172; Pts. of Controversy, 234, n. 2.