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# AN 6:87 · Kamma Obstructions (Kammāvaraṇatā Sutta)
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- Published: 2026-06-01T04:47:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T17:02:29.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 6:87. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
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“Endowed with these six qualities, a person is incapable of alighting on the lawfulness, the rightness of skillful qualities even when listening to the true Dhamma. Which six?

“He has killed his mother; he has killed his father; he has killed an arahant; he has, with corrupt intent, caused the blood of a Tathāgata to flow; he has caused a split in the Saṅgha \[see [AN 5:129](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-5-129/)\]; or he is a person of dull discernment, slow & dull-witted.

“Endowed with these six qualities, a person is incapable of alighting on the lawfulness, the rightness of skillful qualities even when listening to the true Dhamma.

“Endowed with these six qualities, a person is capable of alighting on the lawfulness, the rightness of skillful qualities even while listening to the true Dhamma. Which six?

“He has not killed his mother; he has not killed his father; he has not killed an arahant; he has not, with corrupt intent, caused the blood of a Tathāgata to flow; he has not caused a split in the Saṅgha; and he is a discerning person, not slow or dull-witted.

“Endowed with these six qualities, a person is capable of alighting on the lawfulness, the rightness of skillful qualities even while listening to the true Dhamma.”

See also: [DN 2](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/dn-02/); [AN 5:129](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-5-129/); [AN 5:202](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-5-202/)

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