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Numbered Discourses · AN 3.135

  • Numbered Discourses 3.135Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.135
  • 14. A Warrior14. Yodhājīvavagga

A FriendMittasutta

“Mendicants, you should associate with a friend who has three factors.“Tīhi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato mitto sevitabbo. What three?Katamehi tīhi? (…) They give what is hard to give, they do what is hard to do, and they endure what is hard to endure.Duddadaṁ dadāti, dukkaraṁ karoti, dukkhamaṁ khamati— You should associate with a friend who has these three factors.”imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi aṅgehi samannāgato mitto sevitabbo”ti.

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  1. AN 7.36 A Friend (1st) 0.70near 0.1Numbered Discourses 7.36 4. Deities A Friend (1st) “Mendicants, you should associate with a friend who has seven factors. What seven? They give what is hard to give. They do what is hard to do. They endure what is hard t…
  2. AN 7.37 A Friend (2nd) 0.59near 0.1Numbered Discourses 7.37 4. Deities A Friend (2nd) “Mendicants, when a friend has seven qualities you should associate with, accompany, and attend them, even if they drive you away. What seven? They’re liked, agreeable,…
  3. AN 3.133 A Warrior 0.54near 0.1Numbered Discourses 3.133 14. A Warrior A Warrior “Mendicants, a warrior with three factors is worthy of a king, fit to serve a king, and is reckoned as a factor of kingship. What three? He’s a long-distance shooter, a m…
  4. AN 10.155 You Should Associate 0.52near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.155 16. Individuals You Should Associate “Mendicants, you should not associate with an individual who has ten qualities. What ten? Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livel…
  5. AN 5.146 A Friend 0.51near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.146 15. At Tikaṇḍakī A Friend “Mendicants, you shouldn’t associate with a mendicant friend who has five qualities. What five? They start up work projects. They take up disciplinary issues. They conf…