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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.225

  • Numbered Discourses 5.225Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.225
  • 23. Long Wandering23. Dīghacārikavagga

Visiting Families (1st)Paṭhamakulūpakasutta

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of visiting families.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā kulūpake. What five?Katame pañca? You fall into an offense for wandering without leave. You fall into an offense for sitting in a private place with someone of the opposite sex. You fall into an offense for sitting in a hidden place with someone of the opposite sex. You fall into an offense for teaching more than five or six sentences to someone of the opposite sex. You have a lot of sensual thoughts.Anāmantacāre āpajjati, raho nisajjāya āpajjati, paṭicchanne āsane āpajjati, mātugāmassa uttari chappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ desento āpajjati, kāmasaṅkappabahulo viharati. These are the five drawbacks of visiting families.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā kulūpake”ti.

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