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title: "Numbered Discourses: The Ones · Aṅguttara Nikāya · Ekakanipāta"
author: "The Buddha"
translator: "Bhikkhu Sujato"
languages: [pi, en]
shelf: "Pali Canon"
section: 31 of 31
url: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-1/31/
cite: "The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato, Numbered Discourses: The Ones · Aṅguttara Nikāya · Ekakanipāta, section 31. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-1/31/"
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# Numbered Discourses: The Ones · Aṅguttara Nikāya · Ekakanipāta

*The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato*

Teachings grouped in ones: one thing that obsesses the mind, one thing that leads to great harm, the one person born for the welfare of the world.

> Pali: the Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka (Buddha Jayanti edition, 2500), from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0).

> English: Bhikkhu Sujato, from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). Notes are not included.

> Rows follow the segment numbers the two texts share, gathered into paragraphs; verse keeps its lines.

## 31. The Chapter on Freedom From Death · AN 1.616–1.627

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-1/31/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-1/31/#p-N

[¶0] AN 1.616

> Pali: AN 1.616

[¶1] “Mendicants, those who don’t enjoy mindfulness of the body don’t enjoy freedom from death. Those who enjoy mindfulness of the body enjoy freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ te, bhikkhave, na paribhuñjanti ye kāyagatāsatiṁ na paribhuñjanti. Amataṁ te, bhikkhave, paribhuñjanti ye kāyagatāsatiṁ paribhuñjantī”ti.

[¶2] AN 1.617

> Pali: AN 1.617

[¶3] “Mendicants, those who haven’t enjoyed mindfulness of the body haven’t enjoyed freedom from death. Those who have enjoyed mindfulness of the body have enjoyed freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, aparibhuttaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati aparibhuttā. Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, paribhuttaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati paribhuttā”ti.

[¶4] AN 1.618

> Pali: AN 1.618

[¶5] “Mendicants, those who have lost mindfulness of the body have lost freedom from death. Those who haven’t lost mindfulness of the body haven’t lost freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, parihīnaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati parihīnā. Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, aparihīnaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati aparihīnā”ti.

[¶6] AN 1.619

> Pali: AN 1.619

[¶7] “Mendicants, those who have missed out on mindfulness of the body have missed out on freedom from death. Those who have undertaken mindfulness of the body have not missed out on freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, viraddhaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati viraddhā. Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, āraddhaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati āraddhā”ti.

[¶8] AN 1.620

> Pali: AN 1.620

[¶9] “Mendicants, those who have neglected mindfulness of the body have neglected freedom from death. Those who have not neglected mindfulness of the body have not neglected freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ te, bhikkhave, pamādiṁsu ye kāyagatāsatiṁ pamādiṁsu. Amataṁ te, bhikkhave, na pamādiṁsu ye kāyagatāsatiṁ na pamādiṁsu”.

[¶10] AN 1.621

> Pali: AN 1.621

[¶11] “Mendicants, those who have forgotten mindfulness of the body have forgotten freedom from death. Those who haven’t forgotten mindfulness of the body haven’t forgotten freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, pamuṭṭhaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati pamuṭṭhā. Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, appamuṭṭhaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati appamuṭṭhā”ti.

[¶12] AN 1.622

> Pali: AN 1.622

[¶13] “Mendicants, those who haven’t cultivated mindfulness of the body haven’t cultivated freedom from death. Those who have cultivated mindfulness of the body have cultivated freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, anāsevitaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati anāsevitā. Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, āsevitaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati āsevitā”ti.

[¶14] AN 1.623

> Pali: AN 1.623

[¶15] “Mendicants, those who haven’t developed mindfulness of the body haven’t developed freedom from death. Those who have developed mindfulness of the body have developed freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, abhāvitaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati abhāvitā. Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvitaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati bhāvitā”ti.

[¶16] AN 1.624

> Pali: AN 1.624

[¶17] “Mendicants, those who haven’t made much of mindfulness of the body haven’t made much of freedom from death. Those who have made much of mindfulness of the body have made much of freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, abahulīkataṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati abahulīkatā. Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, bahulīkataṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati bahulīkatā”ti.

[¶18] AN 1.625

> Pali: AN 1.625

[¶19] “Mendicants, those who haven’t had insight into mindfulness of the body haven’t had insight into freedom from death. Those who have had insight into mindfulness of the body have had insight into freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, anabhiññātaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati anabhiññātā. Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, abhiññātaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati abhiññātā”ti.

[¶20] AN 1.626

> Pali: AN 1.626

[¶21] “Mendicants, those who haven’t completely understood mindfulness of the body haven’t completely understood freedom from death. Those who have completely understood mindfulness of the body have completely understood freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, apariññātaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati apariññātā. Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, pariññātaṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati pariññātā”ti.

[¶22] AN 1.627

> Pali: AN 1.627

[¶23] “Mendicants, those who haven’t realized mindfulness of the body haven’t realized freedom from death. Those who have realized mindfulness of the body have realized freedom from death.”

> Pali: “Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, asacchikataṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati asacchikatā. Amataṁ tesaṁ, bhikkhave, sacchikataṁ yesaṁ kāyagatāsati sacchikatā”ti.

[¶24] > Pali: (…)

[¶25] That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.

> Pali: Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.

[¶26] > Pali: (Amatavaggo.)

[¶27] The Book of the Ones is finished.

> Pali: Ekakanipātapāḷi niṭṭhitā.