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# AN 9:25 · Discernment (Paññā Sutta)
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- Published: 2026-06-01T05:54:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:44:14.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 9:25. 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 03:34

“Monks, when a monk’s mind is well shored-up by discernment, it is suitable for him to say, ‘Birth is ended, the holy life fulfilled, the task done. There is nothing further for this world.’ And how is a monk’s mind well shored-up by discernment?

“‘My mind is devoid of passion’: His mind is well shored-up by discernment.

“‘My mind is devoid of aversion’: His mind is well shored-up by discernment.

“‘My mind is devoid of delusion’: His mind is well shored-up by discernment.

“‘My mind isn’t subject to being impassioned’: His mind is well shored-up by discernment.

“‘My mind isn’t subject to being aversive’: His mind is well shored-up by discernment.

“‘My mind isn’t subject to being deluded’: His mind is well shored-up by discernment.

“‘My mind isn’t subject to returning for the sake of passion for sensuality’:[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN9%5F25.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) His mind is well shored-up by discernment.

“‘My mind isn’t subject to returning for the sake of passion for form’: His mind is well shored-up by discernment.

“‘My mind isn’t subject to returning for the sake of passion for the formless’: His mind is well shored-up by discernment.

“Monks, when a monk’s mind is well shored-up by discernment, it is suitable for him to say, ‘Birth is ended, the holy life fulfilled, the task done. There is nothing further for this world.’”

Note

1\. Reading *kāmarāgāyāti* with the Thai edition. The other editions read *kāmabhavāyāti,* “for the sake of sensuality-becoming.” There are similar differences below, with the Thai reading *rūparāgāyāti* and *arūparāgāyāti* where the other editions read *rūpabhavāyāti* and *arūpabhavāyāti.*

See also: [MN 48](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-48/); [MN 60](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-60/); [AN 4:10](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-4-10/); [AN 6:13](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-6-13/); [AN 9:7–8](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-9-7/); [AN 10:13](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-10-13/)

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN9%5F25.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*