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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.164

  • Numbered Discourses 5.164Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.164
  • 17. Resentment17. Āghātavagga

Sharing a Way of LifeSājīvasutta

There Venerable Sāriputta addressed the mendicants:Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi …pe…

“A mendicant with five qualities is fit to share their life with their spiritual companions.pañcahi, āvuso, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu alaṁsājīvo sabrahmacārīnaṁ. What five?Katamehi pañcahi?

A mendicant is personally accomplished in ethics, and answers questions that come up when discussing accomplishment in ethics.Idhāvuso, bhikkhu attanā ca sīlasampanno hoti, sīlasampadākathāya ca āgataṁ pañhaṁ byākattā hoti;

They’re personally accomplished in immersion, …attanā ca samādhisampanno hoti, samādhisampadākathāya ca āgataṁ pañhaṁ byākattā hoti;

They’re personally accomplished in wisdom, …attanā ca paññāsampanno hoti, paññāsampadākathāya ca āgataṁ pañhaṁ byākattā hoti;

They’re personally accomplished in freedom, …attanā ca vimuttisampanno hoti, vimuttisampadākathāya ca āgataṁ pañhaṁ byākattā hoti;

They’re personally accomplished in the knowledge and vision of freedom, and they answer questions that come up when discussing accomplishment in the knowledge and vision of freedom.attanā ca vimuttiñāṇadassanasampanno hoti, vimuttiñāṇadassanasampadākathāya ca āgataṁ pañhaṁ byākattā hoti.

A mendicant with these five qualities is fit to share their life with their spiritual companions.”Imehi kho, āvuso, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu alaṁsājīvo sabrahmacārīnan”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 5.66 Sharing Life 0.91near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.66 7. Perceptions Sharing Life “Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is fit to share their life with their spiritual companions. What five? A mendicant is personally accomplished in ethics, a…
  2. AN 5.65 Discussion 0.83near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.65 7. Perceptions Discussion “Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is fit to hold a discussion with their spiritual companions. What five? A mendicant is personally accomplished in ethics, an…
  3. AN 5.163 Discussions 0.81near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.163 17. Resentment Discussions There Venerable Sāriputta addressed the mendicants: “Reverends, mendicants!” “Reverend,” they replied. Sāriputta said this: “A mendicant with five qualities is fit to…
  4. AN 5.107 Ethics 0.66near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.107 11. Living Comfortably Ethics “Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of venerati…
  5. AN 5.17 One’s Own Welfare 0.65near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.17 2. Powers One’s Own Welfare “Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing for their own welfare, but not that of others. What five? It’s when a mendicant is personally accomplished i…