Aṅguttara Nikāya
VIII. Aṭṭhaka Nipāta
VIII. Yamaka-Vagga

VIII. The Book of the Eights

Chapter VIII: The Pairs

Sutta 79

Sekha-Parihāniya Suttaṃ

Failure

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Thus have I heard:

Once the Exalted One was dwelling near Sāvatthī.

There the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:

"Monks."

"Yes, lord," they replied, and the Exalted One said:

"Monks, these eight conditions¹ in a monk,
when training,
lead to failure.

What eight?

Delight in worldly activity,
delight in gossip,
delight in sleeping,
delight in company,
having the senses unguarded,
immoderation in eating,
delight in companionship²
and delight in diffuseness.

Monks, these are the eight conditions.'

"Monks, these eight conditions in a monk,
when training,
lead to success.³

What eight?

Non delight in worldly activity,
non delight in gossip,
non delight in sleeping,
non delight in company,
having the senses guarded,
moderation in eating,
non delight in companionship
and non delight in diffuseness.

Monks, these are the eight conditions.'

¹ Cf. A. iii, 293 (for 6); above, p. 15 (for 7); It. 71 (for 3).

² Saṃsaggārāmata, for such that is praised, see above, p. 53.