Nina - Thanks for the encouragement, I am also looking at
the commentary as I go... I would like to put out a PDF
version later with the commentary footnoted in the text.

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A'nguttaranikaayo



Chakkanipaatapaa.li



10. Aanisa'msavaggo



1. Paatubhaavasutta'm



"Channa'm, bhikkhave, paatubhaavo dullabho lokasmi'm.

/of six /o monks /appearance /not easily obtained /in the
world.

The appearance of six things, o monks, is not easily
obtained in the world.



Katamesa'm channa'm? Tathaagatassa arahato
sammaasambuddhassa paatubhaavo dullabho lokasmi'm,
tathaagatappaveditassa dhammavinayassa desetaa puggalo
dullabho lokasmi'm, ariyaayatane paccaajaati dullabhaa
lokasmi'm, indriyaana'm avekallataa dullabhaa lokasmi'm,
aja.lataa ane.lamuugataa dullabhaa lokasmi'm, kusale dhamme
chando dullabho lokasmi'm.

/of which /six /of a Tathaagata /worthy /of a
Sammaasambuddha /appearance /not easily obtained /in the
world /of that made known by a Tathaagata /of the Dhamma and
Vinaya /one from whom there is the preaching /a person /not
easily obtained /in the world /in the region of the noble
ones /rebirth /not easily obtained /in the world /of the
faculties /non-deficiencies /not easily obtained /in the
world /non-dimwittedness /non-idiocy /not easily obtained
/in the world /in wholesome /dhammas /enthusiasm /not easily
obtained /in the world /

Of which six? The appearance of a Tathaagata, a worthy
Sammaasambuddha, is not easily obtained in the world. A
person from whom there is the preaching of the Dhamma and
Vinaya made known by a Tathaagata is not easily obtained in
the world. Rebirth in the region of the Noble Ones[1] is
not easily obtained in the world. Non-deficiency of the
faculties[2] is not easily obtained in the world.
Non-dimwittedness, non-idiocy are not easily obtained in the
world. Enthusiasm in regards to wholesome dhammas is not
easily obtained in the world.



Imesa'm kho, bhikkhave, channa'm paatubhaavo dullabho
lokasmin"ti.

/of these /indeed /o monks /of six /appearance /not easily
obtained /in the world.

The appearance of these six things, o monks, is not easily
obtained in the world.



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[1] Com: ariyaayataneti majjhimadese.

[2] Com: indriyaananti manaccha.t.thaana'm.