Dutiyasamayavimuttasutta — Tikaṇḍakīvagga — the fifteenth chapter of the Fives
Setting
None stated; the discourse continues from AN 5.1, whose setting at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove is understood to hold
Speakers
The Buddha alone, addressing the mendicants
Form
two paired five-item lists, a variant decline formula, closing the chapter's own colophon
Length
~1 minute to read
Northern parallel
not identified in this collection
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆ — familiar, closing material
Why this discourse
This chapter's closing discourse gives a companion formula for AN 5.149's same temporarily-free mendicant, keeping three of the five decline factors and replacing ‘relishing company’ and ‘not reviewing freedom’ with two more concrete practical failures: not guarding the sense doors, and lacking moderation in eating.
Reading guide
Three shared factors, two replaced
This discourse keeps AN 5.149's first three items unchanged — relishing work, talk, and sleep — but replaces relishing company and not reviewing one's freedom with two more concrete practical failures.
Not guarding the sense doors
Indriyesu aguttadvāratā, failing to guard the sense doors, names the absence of the fuller sense-restraint practice already given in full at AN 5.76 and reused at AN 5.140.
Lacking moderation in eating
Bhojane amattaññutā, not knowing moderation in eating, is the discourse's fifth factor — a concrete, bodily practice absent from AN 5.149's more introspective closing item.
The mirrored positive
Not relishing work, talk, or sleep; guarding the sense doors; and having moderation in eating — the negation of all five, matching this chapter's recurring pattern.
The chapter's close
The colophon ‘Dasamaṁ. Tikaṇḍakīvaggo pañcamo’ (the tenth discourse, the fifth Tikaṇḍakīvagga by the traditional count) follows the mechanism explained in full at AN 5.10.
The uddāna's opening lines
The mnemonic verse names this chapter's discourses by key terms: datvā avajānāti (giving then scorning), ārabhati (transgression), Sārandada, tikaṇḍa, niraya (hell), mitta (friend), asappurisa/sappurisa, and samayavimutta, trailing into the verse's remaining, untranslated lines.
Key terms
indriyesu aguttadvāratā — “not guarding the sense doors” — the absence of the fuller sense-restraint formula given at AN 5.76.
bhojane amattaññutā — “not knowing moderation in eating” — the fifth decline factor here.
samayavimutta — temporarily, conditionally free — the shared subject of this discourse and AN 5.149.
Tikaṇḍakīvaggo pañcamo — “the fifth Tikaṇḍakīvagga” — this chapter's closing colophon.
kammārāmatā / bhassārāmatā / niddārāmatā — relishing work, talk, and sleep — the three factors shared unchanged with AN 5.149.
The text
The discourse in full: a companion decline formula, closing this chapter. The chapter's closing colophon and Pāli mnemonic verse are part of the source but are not translated text, and are described rather than reproduced here. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
What leads to decline
§1“Mendicants, these five things lead to the decline of a mendicant who is temporarily free. What five? They relish work, talk, and sleep. They don’t guard the sense doors and they eat too much. These five things lead to the decline of a mendicant who is temporarily free.
What does not lead to decline
§2These five things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant who is temporarily free. What five? They don’t relish work, talk, and sleep. They guard the sense doors and they have moderation in eating. These five things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant who is temporarily free.”
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Self-check quiz
Ten questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.
Question 1 of 10
How many of AN 5.149's five decline factors does this discourse keep unchanged?
Correct: B. The first three items, shared with AN 5.149.
Question 2 of 10
What two factors does this discourse substitute for AN 5.149's final two?
Correct: A. Two concrete practical failures, in place of company and self-review.
Question 3 of 10
What does 'indriyesu aguttadvāratā' name the absence of?
Correct: A. Reused and referenced from an earlier discourse.
Question 4 of 10
What does 'bhojane amattaññutā' mean?
Correct: A. This discourse's fifth decline factor.
Question 5 of 10
What subject category do this discourse and AN 5.149 share?
Correct: B. Two companion discourses on the same category.
Question 6 of 10
What colophon closes this chapter?
Correct: B. The tenth discourse, the fifth Tikaṇḍakīvagga.
Question 7 of 10
What earlier discourse in this nipāta first explained this project's convention for chapter-closing colophons?
Correct: B. Cited here rather than re-explained.
Question 8 of 10
What does the chapter's mnemonic verse name in its opening lines?
Correct: B. Datvā avajānāti, ārabhati, Sārandada, tikaṇḍa, niraya, mitta, and more.
Question 9 of 10
How is the positive list constructed relative to the decline list?
Correct: B. A clean mirror image, matching this chapter's recurring pattern.
Question 10 of 10
What chapter comes next in the Fives, after this one closes?
