The Buddha teaches a disciple on at andhakavinda, presenting a fivefold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 5.114 At Andhakavinda

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā magadhesu viharati andhakavinde. Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

“Ye te, ānanda, bhikkhū navā acirapabbajitā adhunāgatā imaṁ dhammavinayaṁ, te vo, ānanda, bhikkhū pañcasu dhammesu samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā. Katamesu pañcasu?

‘Etha tumhe, āvuso, sīlavā hotha, pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvutā viharatha ācāragocarasampannā aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvino, samādāya sikkhatha sikkhāpadesū’tiiti pātimokkhasaṁvare samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.

‘Etha tumhe, āvuso, indriyesu guttadvārā viharatha ārakkhasatino nipakkasatino, sārakkhitamānasā satārakkhena cetasā samannāgatā’tiiti indriyasaṁvare samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.

‘Etha tumhe, āvuso, appabhassā hotha, bhasse pariyantakārino’tiiti bhassapariyante samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.

‘Etha tumhe, āvuso, āraññikā hotha, araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevathā’tiiti kāyavūpakāse samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.

‘Etha tumhe, āvuso, sammādiṭṭhikā hotha sammādassanena samannāgatā’tiiti sammādassane samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.

Ye te, ānanda, bhikkhū navā acirapabbajitā adhunāgatā imaṁ dhammavinayaṁ, te vo, ānanda, bhikkhū imesu pañcasu dhammesu samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā”ti.

Catutthaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā magadhesu viharati andhakavinde.

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Magadhans at Andhakavinda.

Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

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

“Ye te, ānanda, bhikkhū navā acirapabbajitā adhunāgatā imaṁ dhammavinayaṁ, te vo, ānanda, bhikkhū pañcasu dhammesu samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.

“Ānanda, those mendicants who are junior, recently gone forth, newly come to this teaching and training should be encouraged, supported, and established in five things.

Katamesu pañcasu?

What five?

‘Etha tumhe, āvuso, sīlavā hotha, pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvutā viharatha ācāragocarasampannā aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvino, samādāya sikkhatha sikkhāpadesū’tiiti pātimokkhasaṁvare samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.

They should be encouraged, supported, and established in restraint in the monastic code: ‘Reverends, please be ethical. Live restrained in the monastic code, conducting yourselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, keep the rules you’ve undertaken.’

‘Etha tumhe, āvuso, indriyesu guttadvārā viharatha ārakkhasatino nipakkasatino, sārakkhitamānasā satārakkhena cetasā samannāgatā’tiiti indriyasaṁvare samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.

They should be encouraged, supported, and established in sense restraint: ‘Reverends, please live with sense doors guarded, mindfully alert and on guard, with protected mind, having a heart protected by mindfulness.’

‘Etha tumhe, āvuso, appabhassā hotha, bhasse pariyantakārino’tiiti bhassapariyante samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.

They should be encouraged, supported, and established in limiting their speech: ‘Reverends, please speak little. Put a limit on your speech.’

‘Etha tumhe, āvuso, āraññikā hotha, araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevathā’tiiti kāyavūpakāse samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.

They should be encouraged, supported, and established in retreat: ‘Reverends, please live in the wilderness. Frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest.’

‘Etha tumhe, āvuso, sammādiṭṭhikā hotha sammādassanena samannāgatā’tiiti sammādassane samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.

They should be encouraged, supported, and established in right perspective: ‘Reverends, please hold right view and have right perspective.’

Ye te, ānanda, bhikkhū navā acirapabbajitā adhunāgatā imaṁ dhammavinayaṁ, te vo, ānanda, bhikkhū imesu pañcasu dhammesu samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā”ti.

Those mendicants who are junior, recently gone forth, newly come to this teaching and training should be encouraged, supported, and established by you in these five things.”

Catutthaṁ.

Qualities:

Ethical conduct

Ethical conduct

A disciplined way of living grounded in harmlessness and integrity. Ethical conduct restrains the body and speech from harm, purifies behavior, and forms the foundation for collectedness and wisdom.

Also known as: moral integrity, right action, virtue
Pāli: sīla, sammākammanta
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Ill will

Ill will

A mental quality of actively opposing or rejecting others in thought, manifesting as deliberate thoughts or intentions that oppose kindness and compassion; it fuels conflict and obstructs goodwill.

Also known as: actively opposing or rejecting others in thought, thought of malevolence towards another, hostile reflections towards another
Pāli: byāpāda
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Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Active presence of mind and lucid retention; the faculty that remembers the Dhamma, anchors attention to the chosen object or present experience, and guards the mind against unwholesome states.

Also known as: recollecting, remembering, keeping in mind, presence, awareness
Pāli: sati, anussati
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Right view

Right view

View that is in line with the Dhamma — teachings of the Buddha that point to the nature of reality, the ultimate truth.

Also known as: right understanding, right belief, view that is inline with the Dhamma
Pāli: sammādiṭṭhi
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Sense restraint

Sense restraint

A practice of guarding the sense doors by not grasping at the general features or details of sense objects when seeing, hearing, sensing, and cognizing.

Also known as: guarding the sense faculties, watching the sense doors, not grasping at the prominent features or details of sense objects, moderation in eating
Pāli: indriya saṁvara
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Wrong view

Wrong view

A distorted understanding that sees permanence in the impermanent, satisfaction in the unsatisfactory, or self in the not-self. Wrong view guides action by delusion, obscuring cause and effect, and closes the door to wisdom and release.

Also known as: distorted or inverted perception, untrue view, false belief
Pāli: micchādiṭṭhi
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Last updated on July 27, 2026