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# AN 5:137 · One Sleeps Little (Appaṁ Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-5-137/
- Published: 2026-06-01T03:51:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:34:21.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 5:137. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Discourse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

“Monks, these five get little sleep at night, and are mostly awake. Which five? A woman intent on a man gets little sleep at night, and is mostly awake. A man intent on a woman gets little sleep at night, and is mostly awake. A thief intent on theft gets little sleep at night, and is mostly awake. A king fettered by royal duties gets little sleep at night, and is mostly awake. A monk intent on becoming unfettered gets little sleep at night, and is mostly awake. 

“These five, monks, get little sleep at night, and are mostly awake.”

See also: [AN 4:37](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-4-37/); [Thag 1:84](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-1-84/); [Thag 2:37](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-2-37/)

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