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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.9

  • Numbered Discourses 5.9Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.9
  • 1. Powers of a Trainee1. Sekhabalavagga

Disrespect (1st)Paṭhamaagāravasutta

“Mendicants, a disrespectful and irreverent mendicant with five qualities fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme. What five?Katamehi pañcahi? A disrespectful and irreverent mendicant who is faithless …Assaddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme. shameless …Ahiriko, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme. imprudent …Anottappī, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme. lazy …Kusīto, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme. witless fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.Duppañño, bhikkhave, bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme. A disrespectful and irreverent mendicant with these five qualities fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu agāravo appatisso cavati, nappatiṭṭhāti saddhamme.

A respectful and reverent mendicant with five qualities doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme. What five?Katamehi pañcahi? A respectful and reverent mendicant who is faithful …Saddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme. conscientious …Hirīmā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme. prudent …Ottappī, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme. energetic …Āraddhavīriyo, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme. wise doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.Paññavā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme. A respectful and reverent mendicant with these five qualities doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu sagāravo sappatisso na cavati, patiṭṭhāti saddhamme”ti.

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  4. AN 5.231 A Resident Mendicant 0.60near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.231 24. A Resident Mendicant A Resident Mendicant “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is not admirable. What five? They’re not accomplished in being well-presented and doing their…
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