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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.32

  • Numbered Discourses 4.32Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.32
  • 4. Situations4. Cakkavagga

InclusionSaṅgahasutta

“Mendicants, there are these four ways of being inclusive.“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, saṅgahavatthūni. What four?Katamāni cattāri? Giving, kindly words, taking care, and equality.Dānaṁ, peyyavajjaṁ, atthacariyā, samānattatā—

These are the four ways of being inclusive.Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri saṅgahavatthūnīti.

Giving and kindly words,Dānañca peyyavajjañca, taking care here,atthacariyā ca yā idha; and treating equally in worldly conditions,Samānattatā ca dhammesu, as they deserve in each case.tattha tattha yathārahaṁ; These ways of being inclusive in the worldEte kho saṅgahā loke, are like a moving chariot’s linchpin.rathassāṇīva yāyato.

If there were no such ways of being inclusive,Ete ca saṅgahā nāssu, neither mother nor fatherna mātā puttakāraṇā; would be respected and honoredLabhetha mānaṁ pūjaṁ vā, for what they’ve done for their children.pitā vā puttakāraṇā.

But since these ways of being inclusive do exist,Yasmā ca saṅgahā ete, the astute do regard them well,samavekkhanti paṇḍitā; so they achieve greatnessTasmā mahattaṁ papponti, and are praised.”pāsaṁsā ca bhavanti te”ti.

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  1. AN 4.256 Ways of Being Inclusive 0.89near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.256 26. Insight Ways of Being Inclusive “Mendicants, there are these four ways of being inclusive. What four? Giving, kindly words, taking care, and equality. These are the four ways of being inclus…
  2. DN 33 Reciting in Concert 0.50near 0.1<em>Four ways of being inclusive:</em> giving, kindly words, taking care, and equality. <em>Four ignoble expressions:</em> speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical. <em>Four noble expressions:</em> refraini…