The Buddha teaches on a trainee, presenting a sixfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 6.31 A Trainee

“Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti. Katame cha? Kammārāmatā, bhassārāmatā, niddārāmatā, saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu aguttadvāratā, bhojane amattaññutā ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. Katame cha? Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, na saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu guttadvāratā, bhojane mattaññutā ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī”ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

“These six things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.

Katame cha?

What six?

Kammārāmatā, bhassārāmatā, niddārāmatā, saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu aguttadvāratā, bhojane amattaññutā

They relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They don’t guard the sense doors, and they eat too much.

ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

These six things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.

Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti.

These six things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.

Katame cha?

What six?

Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, na saṅgaṇikārāmatā, indriyesu guttadvāratā, bhojane mattaññutā

They don’t relish work, talk, sleep, and company. They guard the sense doors, and they don’t eat too much.

ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī”ti.

These six things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.”

Paṭhamaṁ.

Qualities:

Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026