Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

6: The Book of the Sixes

96. Manifestation

1"Bhikkhus, the manifestation of six things is rare in the world. What six? (1) The manifestation of a Tathāgata, an Arahant, a Perfectly Enlightened One is rare in the world. (2) One who can teach the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by a Tathāgata is rare in the world. (3) Rebirth in the sphere of the noble ones is rare in the world. (4) Endowment with unimpaired sense faculties is rare in the world. (5) Being intelligent and astute is rare in the world. (6) The desire for the wholesome Dhamma is rare in the world. The manifestation of these six things is rare in the world."

1"Channaṁ, bhikkhave, pātubhāvo dullabho lokasmiṁ. Katamesaṁ channaṁ? Tathāgatassa arahato sammāsambuddhassa pātubhāvo dullabho lokasmiṁ, tathāgatappaveditassa dhammavinayassa desetā puggalo dullabho lokasmiṁ, ariyāyatane paccājāti dullabhā lokasmiṁ, indriyānaṁ avekallatā dullabhā lokasmiṁ, ajaḷatā aneḷamūgatā dullabhā lokasmiṁ, kusale dhamme chando dullabho lokasmiṁ. Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, channaṁ pātubhāvo dullabho lokasmin"ti.


Paṭhamaṁ.

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