Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.90 — 9. Theravagga — Khīṇāsavabalasutta

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.90
Numbered Discourses 10.90
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9. Theravagga
9. Senior Mendicants
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Khīṇāsavabalasutta
The Powers of One Who has Ended Defilements
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Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:
Then Venerable Sāriputta went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him:
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“kati nu kho, sāriputta, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno balāni, yehi balehi samannāgato khīṇāsavo bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ paṭijānāti:
“Sāriputta, how many powers does a mendicant who has ended the defilements have that qualify them to claim:
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‘khīṇā me āsavā’”ti?
‘My defilements have ended.’”
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“Dasa, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno balāni, yehi balehi samannāgato khīṇāsavo bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ paṭijānāti:
“Sir, a mendicant who has ended the defilements has ten powers that qualify them to claim:
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‘khīṇā me āsavā’ti.
‘My defilements have ended.’
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Katamāni dasa?
What ten?
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Idha, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno aniccato sabbe saṅkhārā yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhā honti.
Firstly, a mendicant with defilements ended has clearly seen with right wisdom all conditions as truly impermanent.
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Yampi, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno aniccato sabbe saṅkhārā yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhā honti, idampi, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno balaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma khīṇāsavo bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ paṭijānāti:
This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim:
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‘khīṇā me āsavā’ti.
‘My defilements have ended.’
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Puna caparaṁ, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno aṅgārakāsūpamā kāmā yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhā honti.
Furthermore, a mendicant with defilements ended has clearly seen with right wisdom that sensual pleasures are truly like a pit of glowing coals.
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Yampi, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno aṅgārakāsūpamā kāmā yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhā honti, idampi, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno balaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma khīṇāsavo bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ paṭijānāti:
This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim:
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‘khīṇā me āsavā’ti.
‘My defilements have ended.’
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Puna caparaṁ, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno vivekaninnaṁ cittaṁ hoti vivekapoṇaṁ vivekapabbhāraṁ vivekaṭṭhaṁ nekkhammābhirataṁ byantībhūtaṁ sabbaso āsavaṭṭhāniyehi dhammehi.
Furthermore, the mind of a mendicant with defilements ended slants, slopes, and inclines to seclusion. They’re withdrawn, loving renunciation, and have totally eliminated defiling influences.
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Yampi, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno vivekaninnaṁ cittaṁ hoti vivekapoṇaṁ vivekapabbhāraṁ vivekaṭṭhaṁ nekkhammābhirataṁ byantībhūtaṁ sabbaso āsavaṭṭhāniyehi dhammehi, idampi, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno balaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma khīṇāsavo bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ paṭijānāti:
This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim:
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‘khīṇā me āsavā’ti.
‘My defilements have ended.’
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Puna caparaṁ, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvitā honti subhāvitā.
Furthermore, a mendicant with defilements ended has well developed the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
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Yampi, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvitā honti subhāvitā, idampi, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno balaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma khīṇāsavo bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ paṭijānāti:
This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim:
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‘khīṇā me āsavā’ti.
‘My defilements have ended.’
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Puna caparaṁ, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno cattāro sammappadhānā bhāvitā honti subhāvitā …pe…
Furthermore, a mendicant with defilements ended has well developed the four right efforts. …
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cattāro iddhipādā bhāvitā honti subhāvitā …pe…
the four bases of psychic power …
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pañcindriyāni …
the five faculties …
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pañca balāni bhāvitāni honti subhāvitāni …
the five powers …
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satta bojjhaṅgā bhāvitā honti subhāvitā …
the seven awakening factors …
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ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvito hoti subhāvito.
the noble eightfold path.
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Yampi, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvito hoti subhāvito, idampi, bhante, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno balaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma khīṇāsavo bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ paṭijānāti:
This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim:
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‘khīṇā me āsavā’ti.
‘My defilements have ended.’
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Imāni kho, bhante, dasa khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno balāni, yehi balehi samannāgato khīṇāsavo bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ paṭijānāti:
A mendicant who has ended the defilements possesses these ten powers that qualify them to claim:
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‘khīṇā me āsavā’”ti.
‘My defilements have ended.’”
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Dasamaṁ.
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Theravaggo catuttho.
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Tassuddānaṁ
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Vāhanānando puṇṇiyo,
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byākaraṁ katthimāniko;
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Napiyakkosakokāli,
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khīṇāsavabalena cāti.

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