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title: "Numbered Discourses: The Twos · Aṅguttara Nikāya · Dukanipāta"
author: "The Buddha"
translator: "Bhikkhu Sujato"
languages: [pi, en]
shelf: "Pali Canon"
section: 15 of 19
url: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-2/15/
cite: "The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato, Numbered Discourses: The Twos · Aṅguttara Nikāya · Dukanipāta, section 15. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-2/15/"
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# Numbered Discourses: The Twos · Aṅguttara Nikāya · Dukanipāta

*The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato*

Teachings grouped in twos: two kinds of happiness, two debts that can never be repaid, the bright and the dark.

> 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.

## 15. The Chapter on Attainment · AN 2.163–2.179

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-2/15/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pali-anguttara-nikaya-2/15/#p-N

[¶0] AN 2.163

> Pali: AN 2.163

[¶1] “There are these two things. What two? Skill in meditative attainments and skill in emerging from those attainments. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Samāpattikusalatā ca samāpattivuṭṭhānakusalatā ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”ti.

[¶2] AN 2.164

> Pali: AN 2.164

[¶3] “There are these two things. What two? Integrity and tenderness. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Ajjavañca maddavañca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶4] AN 2.165

> Pali: AN 2.165

[¶5] “There are these two things. What two? Patience and gentleness. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Khanti ca soraccañca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶6] AN 2.166

> Pali: AN 2.166

[¶7] “There are these two things. What two? Camaraderie and hospitality. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Sākhalyañca paṭisanthāro ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶8] AN 2.167

> Pali: AN 2.167

[¶9] “There are these two things. What two? Harmlessness and purity. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Avihiṁsā ca soceyyañca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶10] AN 2.168

> Pali: AN 2.168

[¶11] “There are these two things. What two? Not guarding the sense doors and eating too much. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Indriyesu aguttadvāratā ca bhojane amattaññutā ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶12] AN 2.169

> Pali: AN 2.169

[¶13] “There are these two things. What two? Guarding the sense doors and moderation in eating. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Indriyesu guttadvāratā ca bhojane mattaññutā ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶14] AN 2.170

> Pali: AN 2.170

[¶15] “There are these two things. What two? The power of reflection and the power of development. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Paṭisaṅkhānabalañca bhāvanābalañca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶16] AN 2.171

> Pali: AN 2.171

[¶17] “There are these two things. What two? The power of mindfulness and the power of immersion. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Satibalañca samādhibalañca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶18] AN 2.172

> Pali: AN 2.172

[¶19] “There are these two things. What two? Serenity and discernment. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Samatho ca vipassanā ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶20] AN 2.173

> Pali: AN 2.173

[¶21] “There are these two things. What two? Failure in ethical conduct and failure in view. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Sīlavipatti ca diṭṭhivipatti ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶22] AN 2.174

> Pali: AN 2.174

[¶23] “There are these two things. What two? Accomplishment in ethical conduct and accomplishment in view. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Sīlasampadā ca diṭṭhisampadā ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶24] AN 2.175

> Pali: AN 2.175

[¶25] “There are these two things. What two? Purification of ethics and purification of view. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Sīlavisuddhi ca diṭṭhivisuddhi ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶26] AN 2.176

> Pali: AN 2.176

[¶27] “There are these two things. What two? Purification of view and making an effort in line with that view. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Diṭṭhivisuddhi ca yathādiṭṭhissa ca padhānaṁ. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶28] AN 2.177

> Pali: AN 2.177

[¶29] “There are these two things. What two? To never be content with skillful qualities, and to never stop trying. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Asantuṭṭhitā ca kusalesu dhammesu, appaṭivānitā ca padhānasmiṁ. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶30] AN 2.178

> Pali: AN 2.178

[¶31] “There are these two things. What two? Lack of mindfulness and lack of situational awareness. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Muṭṭhassaccañca asampajaññañca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

[¶32] AN 2.179

> Pali: AN 2.179

[¶33] “There are these two things. What two? Mindfulness and situational awareness. These are the two things.”

> Pali: “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Sati ca sampajaññañca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”ti.

[¶34] > Pali: Samāpattivaggo pañcamo.

[¶35] > Pali: Tatiyo paṇṇāsako samatto.