an.6.93 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

Things That Can’t Be Done (2nd)

“Mendicants, these six things can’t be done.
What six?
A person accomplished in view can’t take conditions to be permanent, happiness, or self. They can’t do deeds with fixed result in the next life. They can’t fall back on purification through noisy, superstitious rites. They can’t seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations.
These are the six things that can’t be done.”