Aṭṭhamasutta — 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 compound claim, then the familiar ten-item list
Length
under 1 minute to read
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆ — the second of this chapter's three recombined claims
Why this discourse
Continuing the recombination pattern AN 10.129 began, this discourse grafts the same cultivation condition onto AN 10.126's earlier claim about culminating in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion.
Reading guide
The teaching in one sentence
The ten right factors, from right view to right freedom, when developed and cultivated, culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion nowhere except within the Holy One's own training.
The second graft, following the established pattern
As with AN 10.129, this discourse is not new content: it is AN 10.126's three-roots claim with AN 10.128's cultivation condition spliced onto its front — the second of three such recombinations this chapter's structure has been building toward since its sixth discourse.
Cultivation attached to the concrete target
Where AN 10.129 attached cultivation to the more abstract claim of fruitfulness, this discourse attaches it to the chapter's most concrete claim — the actual removal of greed, hate, and delusion — specifying that even this specific, nameable achievement depends on active practice, not passive possession.
One recombination remaining
With this discourse, two of the three planned recombinations are complete; only AN 10.131, grafting cultivation onto AN 10.127's full seven-part liberation formula, remains before this chapter's structural pattern is fully realized.
Key terms
bhāvitā bahulīkatā rāgavinayapariyosānā honti — “when developed and cultivated, culminate in the removal of greed” — this discourse's own compound claim, combining two earlier discourses' content.
dosavinayapariyosānā, mohavinayapariyosānā — “culminate in the removal of hate... delusion” — the remaining two of the three roots, completing the threefold target.
nāññatra sugatavinayā — “not apart from the Holy One's training” — the same exclusivity clause repeated an eighth time.
sammāvāyāmo — “right effort” — the sixth factor, unchanged from every earlier list in this chapter.
The discourse in full: the compound claim, and the familiar ten-item list. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
Culminating in removing the three roots, when developed
§1“Mendicants, these ten things when developed and cultivated don’t culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion 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 when developed and cultivated don’t culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion 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
How does this discourse's claim relate to AN 10.126 and 10.128, according to the guide?
Correct: B. The second of three planned recombinations in this chapter's structure.
Question 2 of 5
According to the guide, what does this discourse attach cultivation to, compared to AN 10.129?
Correct: B. Active practice specified as necessary even for the most concrete, nameable achievement.
Question 3 of 5
How many of the chapter's three planned recombinations does this discourse complete?
Correct: B. Two down, one to go before the pattern is fully realized.
Question 4 of 5
What three roots does this discourse name as the target for removal?
Correct: B. The classic three unwholesome roots, already named at AN 10.126.
Question 5 of 5
Where is this discourse set?
Correct: D. No location is given for this discourse.
