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Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 5.137 Numbered Discourses 5.137

14. Rājavagga 14. Kings

Appaṁsupatisutta Little Sleep

ā€œPaƱcime, bhikkhave, appaṁ rattiyā supanti, bahuṁ jagganti. ā€œMendicants, these five sleep little at night, staying mostly awake.

Katame paƱca? What five?

Itthī, bhikkhave, purisādhippāyā appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A woman longing for a man.

Puriso, bhikkhave, itthādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A man longing for a woman.

Coro, bhikkhave, ādānādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A thief longing for their loot.

Rājā, bhikkhave, rājakaraṇīyesu yutto appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A king busy with his duties.

Bhikkhu, bhikkhave, visaṁyogādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A mendicant longing for freedom from the yoke.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, paƱca appaṁ rattiyā supanti, bahuṁ jaggantÄ«ā€ti. These five sleep little at night, staying mostly awake.ā€

Sattamaṁ.
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