Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

5: The Book of the Fives

95. The Unshakable

1"Bhikkhus, possessing five things, a bhikkhu in no long time penetrates to the unshakable. [n.1099] Akuppaṁ. Probably meaning akuppā cetovimutti, unshakable liberation of mind. Mp identifies this with arahantship. What five? Here, a bhikkhu has attained the analytical knowledge of meaning, the analytical knowledge of the Dhamma, the analytical knowledge of language, and the analytical knowledge of discernment; and he reviews the extent to which his mind is liberated. Possessing these five things, a bhikkhu in no long time penetrates to the unshakable."

1"Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu nacirasseva akuppaṁ paṭivijjhati. Katamehi pañcahi? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu atthapaṭisambhidāpatto hoti, dhammapaṭisambhidāpatto hoti, niruttipaṭisambhidāpatto hoti, paṭibhānapaṭisambhidāpatto hoti, yathāvimuttaṁ cittaṁ paccavekkhati. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu nacirasseva akuppaṁ paṭivijjhatī"ti.


Pañcamaṁ.

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