Sītivagga

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Pañcakanipāta · Chakkanipāta · Vol. 22 · Section 356

[356] Bhikkhus, possessing six qualities, a bhikkhu is incapable of realizing the unsurpassed coolness (anuttaraṃ sītibhāvaṃ). What six? Here, bhikkhus, on an occasion when the mind (citta) should be restrained, a bhikkhu does not restrain the mind; on an occasion when the mind should be exerted, he does not exert the mind; on an occasion when the mind should be gladdened, he does not gladden the mind; on an occasion when the mind should be looked upon with equanimity, he does not look upon the mind with equanimity; he is resolved upon the inferior; and he delights in personal existence (sakkāya). Possessing these six qualities, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is incapable of realizing the unsurpassed coolness. Bhikkhus, possessing six qualities, a bhikkhu is capable of realizing the unsurpassed coolness. What six? Here, bhikkhus, on an occasion when the mind should be restrained, a bhikkhu restrains the mind; on an occasion when the mind should be exerted, he exerts the mind; on an occasion when the mind should be gladdened, he gladdens the mind; on an occasion when the mind should be looked upon with equanimity, he looks upon the mind with equanimity; he is resolved upon the sublime; and he delights in Nibbāna. Possessing these six qualities, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is capable of realizing the unsurpassed coolness.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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