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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.242

  • Numbered Discourses 4.242Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.242
  • 24. Deeds24. Kammavagga

Benefits of Relying on a True PersonSappurisānisaṁsasutta

“Mendicants, you can expect four benefits from relying on a true person.“Sappurisaṁ, bhikkhave, nissāya cattāro ānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā. What four?Katame cattāro? Growth in noble ethics, immersion, wisdom, and freedom.Ariyena sīlena vaḍḍhati, ariyena samādhinā vaḍḍhati, ariyāya paññāya vaḍḍhati, ariyāya vimuttiyā vaḍḍhati— You can expect these four benefits from relying on a true person.”sappurisaṁ, bhikkhave, nissāya ime cattāro ānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā”ti.