Chaṭṭhasutta — Parisuddhavagga — the thirteenth chapter of the Tens, the Chapter on Purified Things
Setting
None stated in the source
Speakers
The Buddha alone, addressing the mendicants
Form
A single-sentence claim, then the familiar ten-item list
Length
under 1 minute to read
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆ — the hinge point of this chapter's structure
Why this discourse
This discourse marks a genuine turning point in the chapter's sequence: rather than adding a sixth distinct claim to the five already stated, it introduces a new condition — being developed and cultivated — that the chapter's remaining discourses will recombine with several of the earlier claims.
Reading guide
The teaching in one sentence
The ten right factors, from right view to right freedom, don't arise to be developed and cultivated anywhere except within the Holy One's own training.
A new condition, not a sixth independent claim
This discourse closely resembles AN 10.124's “don't arise” claim, but adds the crucial phrase “to be developed and cultivated” (bhāvitā bahulīkatā) — a condition this chapter has not used before, and one its remaining discourses will explicitly build on rather than simply repeat.
The hinge of this chapter's architecture
AN 10.123 through 10.127 each stated one independent claim; this discourse instead supplies a component — “developed and cultivated” — that AN 10.129, 10.130, and 10.131 will each combine with one of three earlier claims (fruitfulness, the three roots, and the seven-part liberation formula, respectively), producing three new, compound claims rather than three more independent ones.
Bhāvanā, the project's own recurring emphasis on practice
“Developed and cultivated” is a phrase this project has met repeatedly describing genuine practice rather than passive possession — introducing it here signals that this chapter's remaining claims will concern not merely what the ten factors are or produce, but what happens when they are actively practiced.
Key terms
bhāvitā bahulīkatā — “developed and cultivated” — the new condition this discourse introduces, to be recombined with three earlier claims in the discourses that follow.
anuppannā uppajjanti — “don't arise” — the same phrase already met at AN 10.124, now joined to the new cultivation condition.
nāññatra sugatavinayā — “not apart from the Holy One's training” — the same exclusivity clause repeated a sixth time.
sammādiṭṭhi — “right view” — the first factor, opening this discourse's list exactly as every list before it in this chapter.
sammāvimutti — “right freedom” — the tenth and final factor, closing the list.
The text
The discourse in full: the single claim introducing the new condition, and the familiar ten-item list. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
Not arising to be developed, apart from this training
§1“Mendicants, these ten things don’t arise to be developed and cultivated apart from the Holy One’s training. What ten? Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom. These are the ten things that don’t arise to be developed and cultivated apart from the Holy One’s training.”
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Self-check quiz
5 questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.
Question 1 of 5
What new phrase does this discourse introduce, not used in AN 10.123 through 10.127?
Correct: B. A condition the chapter's remaining discourses will build on.
Question 2 of 5
According to the guide, what role does this discourse play in the chapter's overall structure?
Correct: B. Not a sixth independent claim, but a building block for compound claims to come.
Question 3 of 5
How does this discourse's claim compare to AN 10.124's?
Correct: B. A close variant that adds the chapter's new governing condition.
Question 4 of 5
According to the guide, what does introducing "developed and cultivated" signal about the chapter's remaining claims?
Correct: B. A shift toward active practice rather than passive possession.
Question 5 of 5
Where is this discourse set?
Correct: D. No location is given for this discourse.
