“Mendicants, there are these five who dwell at the root of a tree.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, rukkhamūlikā.What five?Katame pañca?One may dwell at the root of a tree because of stupidity … corrupt wishes … madness … because it is praised by the Buddhas … or for the sake of having few wishes …Mandattā momūhattā rukkhamūliko hoti …pe… idamatthitaṁyeva nissāya rukkhamūliko hoti.These are the five who dwell at the root of a tree.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca rukkhamūlikā”ti.
Similar passages elsewhere
Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.
AN 5.181 Wilderness Dwellers0.63near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.181 19. Wilderness Dwellers Wilderness Dwellers “Mendicants, there are these five kinds of wilderness dwellers. What five? One may be a wilderness dweller because of stupidity and folly. Or because…
AN 5.184 Charnel Ground Dwellers0.62near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.184 19. Wilderness Dwellers Charnel Ground Dwellers “Mendicants, these five dwell in a charnel ground. What five? One may dwell in a charnel ground because of stupidity … corrupt wishes … madness ……