The Buddha teaches that the Realized One has escaped from ten things—sensuality, ill will, dullness, restlessness, doubt, and other defilements—so that he lives detached and liberated with mind free of boundaries.

AN 10.81 With Bāhuna

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā campāyaṁ viharati gaggarāya pokkharaṇiyā tīre. Atha kho āyasmā vāhano yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā vāhano bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“katihi nu kho, bhante, dhammehi tathāgato nissaṭo visaṁyutto vippamutto vimariyādīkatena cetasā viharatī”ti?

“Dasahi kho, vāhana, dhammehi tathāgato nissaṭo visaṁyutto vippamutto vimariyādīkatena cetasā viharati. Katamehi dasahi? Rūpena kho, vāhana, tathāgato nissaṭo visaṁyutto vippamutto vimariyādīkatena cetasā viharati, vedanāya kho, vāhana …pe… saññāya kho, vāhanasaṅkhārehi kho, vāhanaviññāṇena kho, vāhanajātiyā kho, vāhanajarāya kho, vāhanamaraṇena kho, vāhanadukkhehi kho, vāhanakilesehi kho, vāhana, tathāgato nissaṭo visaṁyutto vippamutto vimariyādīkatena cetasā viharati. Seyyathāpi, vāhana, uppalaṁ padumaṁ puṇḍarīkaṁ udake jātaṁ udake saṁvaḍḍhaṁ udakā paccuggamma ṭhitaṁ anupalittaṁ udakena; evamevaṁ kho, vāhana, imehi dasahi dhammehi tathāgato nissaṭo visaṁyutto vippamutto vimariyādīkatena cetasā viharatī”ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā campāyaṁ viharati gaggarāya pokkharaṇiyā tīre.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Campā on the banks of the Gaggarā Lotus Pond.

Atha kho āyasmā vāhano yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā vāhano bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then Venerable Bāhuna went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:

“katihi nu kho, bhante, dhammehi tathāgato nissaṭo visaṁyutto vippamutto vimariyādīkatena cetasā viharatī”ti?

“Sir, how many things has the Realized One escaped from, so that he lives detached, liberated, with mind free of boundaries?”

“Dasahi kho, vāhana, dhammehi tathāgato nissaṭo visaṁyutto vippamutto vimariyādīkatena cetasā viharati.

“Bāhuna, the Realized One has escaped from ten things, so that he lives detached, liberated, with mind free of boundaries.

Katamehi dasahi?

What ten?

Rūpena kho, vāhana, tathāgato nissaṭo visaṁyutto vippamutto vimariyādīkatena cetasā viharati,

Form …

vedanāya kho, vāhana …pe…

feeling …

saññāya kho, vāhana

perception …

saṅkhārehi kho, vāhana

choices …

viññāṇena kho, vāhana

consciousness …

jātiyā kho, vāhana

rebirth …

jarāya kho, vāhana

old age …

maraṇena kho, vāhana

death …

dukkhehi kho, vāhana

suffering …

kilesehi kho, vāhana, tathāgato nissaṭo visaṁyutto vippamutto vimariyādīkatena cetasā viharati.

defilements …

Seyyathāpi, vāhana, uppalaṁ padumaṁ puṇḍarīkaṁ udake jātaṁ udake saṁvaḍḍhaṁ udakā paccuggamma ṭhitaṁ anupalittaṁ udakena;

Suppose there was a blue water lily, or a pink or white lotus. Though it sprouted and grew in the water, it would rise up above the water and stand with no water clinging to it.

evamevaṁ kho, vāhana, imehi dasahi dhammehi tathāgato nissaṭo visaṁyutto vippamutto vimariyādīkatena cetasā viharatī”ti.

In the same way, the Realized One has escaped from ten things, so that he lives detached, liberated, with mind free of boundaries.”

Paṭhamaṁ.

Qualities:

Attachment

Attachment

A mental fastening onto people, things, views, or states as “me” or “mine,” unwilling to release them. This clinging can give a sense of security and sweetness.

Also known as: acquisition, bond, clinging, grasping, holding on, possession, entanglement, bound, connected, taking as mine
Pāli: upadhi, upādāna, sakiñcana, mamatta
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Suffering

Suffering

Unpleasantness, discontentment, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, i.e. mild or intense suffering that is inherent in conditioned existence.

Also known as: discomfort, unpleasantness, discontentedness, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, distress, affliction
Pāli: dukkha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026