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# AN 9:62 · Capable (Bhabba Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-9-62/
- Published: 2026-06-01T06:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:43:26.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 9:62. 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, one who hasn’t abandoned nine things is incapable of realizing arahantship. Which nine? Passion, aversion, delusion, anger, resentment, arrogance, insolence, envy, & stinginess. One who hasn’t abandoned these nine things is incapable of realizing arahantship.

“One who has abandoned nine things is capable of realizing arahantship. Which nine? Passion, aversion, delusion, anger, resentment, arrogance, insolence, envy, & stinginess. One who has abandoned these nine things is capable of realizing arahantship.”

See also: [AN 5:254—259](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-5-254/); [AN 6:43](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-6-43/)

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