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# AN 6:71 · Capable of Realizing (Sakkhibhabba Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-6-71/
- Published: 2026-06-01T04:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T17:04:31.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 6:71. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
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“Monks, endowed with six qualities, a monk is incapable of attaining what is to be witnessed right there whenever there is an opening.[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN6%5F71.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) Which six?

“There is the case where a monk doesn’t discern as it has come to be that ‘This quality has a share in decline.’ He doesn’t discern as it has come to be that ‘This quality has a share in stability.’ He doesn’t discern as it has come to be that ‘This quality has a share in distinction.’ He doesn’t discern as it has come to be that ‘This quality has a share in penetration.’[2](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN6%5F71.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) He is one who doesn’t act attentively. He is one who doesn’t act suitably.

“Endowed with these six qualities, a monk is incapable of attaining what is to be witnessed right there whenever there is an opening.

“Monks, endowed with six qualities, a monk is capable of attaining what is to be witnessed right there whenever there is an opening. Which six?

“There is the case where a monk discerns as it has come to be that ‘This quality has a share in decline.’ He discerns as it has come to be that ‘This quality has a share in stability.’ He discerns as it has come to be that ‘This quality has a share in distinction.’ He discerns as it has come to be that ‘This quality has a share in penetration.’ He is one who acts attentively. He is one who acts suitably.

“Endowed with these six qualities, a monk is capable of attaining what is to be witnessed right there whenever there is an opening.”

Notes

1\. This is a reference to the six cognitive skills. See [AN 5:28](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-5-28/).

2\. A quality with a share in decline is one that causes the mind to fall from concentration. A quality with a share in stability is one that helps to maintain concentration. A quality with a share in distinction is one that leads to higher stages of concentration. A quality with a share in penetration is one leading to liberating insight. See [AN 4:179](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-4-179/).

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