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Numbered Discourses · AN 7.13

  • Numbered Discourses 7.13Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.13
  • 2. Tendencies2. Anusayavagga

A FamilyKulasutta

“Mendicants, visiting a family with seven factors is not worthwhile, or if you’ve already arrived, sitting down is not worthwhile.“Sattahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgataṁ kulaṁ anupagantvā vā nālaṁ upagantuṁ, upagantvā vā nālaṁ upanisīdituṁ. What seven?Katamehi sattahi? They don’t politely rise, bow, or offer a seat. They hide what they have. Even when they have much they give little. Even when they have fine things they give coarse things. They give carelessly, not carefully.Na manāpena paccuṭṭhenti, na manāpena abhivādenti, na manāpena āsanaṁ denti, santamassa pariguhanti, bahukampi thokaṁ denti, paṇītampi lūkhaṁ denti, asakkaccaṁ denti no sakkaccaṁ. Visiting a family with these seven factors is not worthwhile, or if you’ve already arrived, sitting down is not worthwhile.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi aṅgehi samannāgataṁ kulaṁ anupagantvā vā nālaṁ upagantuṁ, upagantvā vā nālaṁ upanisīdituṁ.

Visiting a family with seven factors is worthwhile, or if you’ve already arrived, sitting down is worthwhile.Sattahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgataṁ kulaṁ anupagantvā vā alaṁ upagantuṁ, upagantvā vā alaṁ upanisīdituṁ. What seven?Katamehi sattahi? They politely rise, bow, and offer a seat. They don’t hide what they have. When they have much they give much. When they have refined things they give refined things. They give carefully, not carelessly.Manāpena paccuṭṭhenti, manāpena abhivādenti, manāpena āsanaṁ denti, santamassa na pariguhanti, bahukampi bahukaṁ denti, paṇītampi paṇītaṁ denti, sakkaccaṁ denti no asakkaccaṁ. Visiting a family with these seven factors is worthwhile, or if you’ve already arrived, sitting down is worthwhile.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi aṅgehi samannāgataṁ kulaṁ anupagantvā vā alaṁ upagantuṁ, upagantvā vā alaṁ upanisīditun”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 9.17 Families 0.71near 0.1Numbered Discourses 9.17 2. The Lion’s Roar Families “Mendicants, visiting a family with nine factors is not worthwhile, or if you’ve already arrived, sitting down is not worthwhile. What nine? They don’t politely rise,…
  2. AN 5.225 Visiting Families (1st) 0.55near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.225 23. Long Wandering Visiting Families (1st) “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of visiting families. What five? You fall into an offense for wandering without leave. You fall into an off…
  3. AN 5.111 Visiting Families 0.54near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.111 12. At Andhakavinda Visiting Families “Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities who visits families is disliked and disagreeable, not respected or admired. What five? They act as though they’…