The Buddha teaches that without giving up six things one cannot attain higher fruits of the path, and that abandoning them opens the way to deeper realization.
“Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme appahāya abhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ. Katame cha? Mānaṁ, omānaṁ, atimānaṁ, adhimānaṁ, thambhaṁ, atinipātaṁ. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme appahāya abhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ.
Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme pahāya bhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ. Katame cha? Mānaṁ, omānaṁ, atimānaṁ, adhimānaṁ, thambhaṁ, atinipātaṁ. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme pahāya bhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātun”ti.
Dutiyaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme appahāya abhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ.
“Mendicants, without giving up six things you can’t realize perfection.
Katame cha?
What six?
Mānaṁ, omānaṁ, atimānaṁ, adhimānaṁ, thambhaṁ, atinipātaṁ.
Conceit, inferiority complex, superiority complex, overestimation, obstinacy, and groveling.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme appahāya abhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ.
Without giving up these six qualities you can’t realize perfection.
Cha, bhikkhave, dhamme pahāya bhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātuṁ.
After giving up six things you can realize perfection.
Katame cha?
What six?
Mānaṁ, omānaṁ, atimānaṁ, adhimānaṁ, thambhaṁ, atinipātaṁ.
Conceit, inferiority complex, superiority complex, overestimation, obstinacy, and groveling.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhamme pahāya bhabbo arahattaṁ sacchikātun”ti.
After giving up these six things you can realize perfection.”
Dutiyaṁ.
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