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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.127

  • Numbered Discourses 5.127Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.127
  • 13. Sick13. Gilānavagga

Living ApartVapakāsasutta

“Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is not fit to live apart from a Saṅgha community.“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu nālaṁ saṅghamhā vapakāsituṁ. What five?Katamehi pañcahi? It’s when a mendicant is not content with any kind of robe, almsfood, lodging, and medicines and supplies for the sick. And they have a lot of sensual thoughts.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asantuṭṭho hoti itarītarena cīvarena, asantuṭṭho hoti itarītarena piṇḍapātena, asantuṭṭho hoti itarītarena senāsanena, asantuṭṭho hoti itarītarena gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārena, kāmasaṅkappabahulo ca viharati. A mendicant with these five qualities is not fit to live apart from a Saṅgha community.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu nālaṁ saṅghamhā vapakāsituṁ.

A mendicant with five qualities is fit to live apart from a Saṅgha community.Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu alaṁ saṅghamhā vapakāsituṁ. What five?Katamehi pañcahi? It’s when a mendicant is content with any kind of robe, almsfood, lodging, and medicines and supplies for the sick. And they think a lot about renunciation.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu santuṭṭho hoti itarītarena cīvarena, santuṭṭho hoti itarītarena piṇḍapātena, santuṭṭho hoti itarītarena senāsanena, santuṭṭho hoti itarītarena gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārena, nekkhammasaṅkappabahulo ca viharati. A mendicant with these five qualities is fit to live apart from a Saṅgha community.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu alaṁ saṅghamhā vapakāsitun”ti.

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