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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.16

  • Numbered Discourses 10.16Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.16
  • 2. A Protector2. Nāthavagga

Worthy of Offerings Dedicated to the GodsĀhuneyyasutta

“Mendicants, these ten individuals are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with cupped palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world.“Dasayime, bhikkhave, puggalā āhuneyyā pāhuneyyā dakkhiṇeyyā añjalikaraṇīyā anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassa. What ten?Katame dasa? A Realized One, a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha; an independent Buddha; one freed both ways; one freed by wisdom; a direct witness; one attained to view; one freed by faith; a follower by faith; a follower of teachings; a lamb of the flock.Tathāgato arahaṁ sammāsambuddho, paccekabuddho, ubhatobhāgavimutto, paññāvimutto, kāyasakkhī, diṭṭhippatto, saddhāvimutto, saddhānusārī, dhammānusārī, gotrabhū— These are the ten individuals who are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with cupped palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world.”ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa puggalā āhuneyyā …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassā”ti.

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