Chapter 25. The Almsman
Verse 11
Global verse #370
Cut away five, abandon five, (and) in addition cultivate five. The almsman who has transcended the five attachments is called ‘One who has crossed the flood’.21
Footnotes
21. The five that are to be ‘cut away’ are the fetters (saṃyojana-s) of self-view, doubt, dependence on moral rules and religious observances, lust, and ill will. These five bind one to the realm of sense-desire. The five that are to be ‘abandoned’ are the fetters of desire for existence in the realm of archetypal form, desire for existence in the formless realm, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance. These bind one to the realm of archetypal form and the realm of formlessness. The five that are to be ‘cultivated’ are the five spiritual faculties (indriya-s) of faith, wisdom, concentration, energy, and mindfulness.