The Chapter on Senior Mendicants

Collections of Numbered Discourses

Collections of 'numbered' or 'numerical' discourses and other related texts.

Vāhanasutta

AN 10.81
With Bāhuna

Giving up ten things, the Buddha lives free of limits.

Ānandasutta

AN 10.82
With Ānanda

A mendicant cannot achieve progress if they have ten bad qualities starting with lack of faith.

Puṇṇiyasutta

AN 10.83
With Puṇṇiya

Venerable Puṇṇiya asks why the Buddha sometimes feels like teaching, other times not.

Byākaraṇasutta

AN 10.84
Declaration

When a mendicant declares enlightenment, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator examines them.

Katthīsutta

AN 10.85
A Boaster

Venerable Mahācunda teaches that when a mendicant boasts about spiritual attainments, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator examines them.

Adhimānasutta

AN 10.86
Overestimation

Venerable Mahākassapa teaches that when a mendicant declares enlightenment, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator examines them.

Nappiyasutta

AN 10.87
Disciplinary Issues

The Buddha, speaking in reference to the monk Kalandaka, explains ten qualities that lead to discord or unity.

Akkosakasutta

AN 10.88
An Abuser

A mendicant who insults their spiritual companions incurs ten disasters.

Kokālikasutta

AN 10.89
With Kokālika

The monk Kokālika accuses Sāriputta and Moggallāna of having evil wishes. The Buddha defends them. Later, Kokālika suffers calamity and is reborn in hell.

Khīṇāsavabalasutta

AN 10.90
The Powers of One Who has Ended Defilements

Ten powers by which a mendicant knows that they have ended the defilements.