AN 6.83 - AN 6:83 The Foremost State | Aggadhamma Sutta
Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
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Publisher references (not part of the sutta): See also: AN 5:2; Sn 2:10; Sn 3:2; Thag 2:37
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The Foremost State
 Aggadhamma Sutta (AN 6:83)

“Monks, endowed with six qualities, a monk is incapable of attaining arahantship, the foremost state. Which six?

“There is the case where a monk is without conviction, is shameless, is without compunction, is lazy, is undiscerning, and is concerned with his body & life.

“Endowed with these six qualities, a monk is incapable of attaining arahantship, the foremost state.

“Monks, endowed with six qualities, a monk is capable of attaining arahantship, the foremost state. Which six?

“There is the case where a monk has conviction, has a sense of shame, has compunction, has his persistence aroused, is discerning, and is unconcerned with his body & life.

“Endowed with these six qualities, a monk is capable of attaining arahantship, the foremost state.”