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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.17

  • Numbered Discourses 5.17Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.17
  • 2. Powers2. Balavagga

One’s Own WelfarePaṭhamahitasutta

“Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing for their own welfare, but not that of others.“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu attahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya. What five?Katamehi pañcahi? It’s when a mendicant is personally accomplished in ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom. But they don’t encourage others in these qualities.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu attanā sīlasampanno hoti, no paraṁ sīlasampadāya samādapeti; A mendicant with these five qualities is practicing for their own welfare, but not that of others.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgato bhikkhu attahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāyā”ti.

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  1. AN 5.18 Welfare of Others (2nd) 0.94near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.18 2. Powers Welfare of Others (2nd) “Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing for the welfare of others, but not their own. What five? It’s when a mendicant is not personally accom…
  2. AN 5.20 The Welfare of Both 0.92near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.20 2. Powers The Welfare of Both “Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing for both their own welfare and that of others. What five? It’s when a mendicant is personally accomplished…
  3. AN 5.19 The Welfare of Neither 0.88near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.19 2. Powers The Welfare of Neither “Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing neither for their own welfare, nor that of others. What five? It’s when a mendicant is not personally a…
  4. AN 5.107 Ethics 0.70near 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 5.66 Sharing Life 0.69near 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…