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Numbered Discourses · AN 7.34

  • Numbered Discourses 7.34Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.34
  • 4. Deities4. Devatāvagga

Easy to Admonish (1st)Paṭhamasovacassatāsutta

“Mendicants, tonight a deity … said to me:“Imaṁ, bhikkhave, rattiṁ aññatarā devatā …pe… maṁ etadavoca: ‘Sir, these seven things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant.‘sattime, bhante, dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. What seven?Katame satta? Respect for the Teacher, for the teaching, for the Saṅgha, for the training, for immersion; being easy to admonish, and good friendship.Satthugāravatā, dhammagāravatā, saṅghagāravatā, sikkhāgāravatā, samādhigāravatā, sovacassatā, kalyāṇamittatā. These seven things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant.’Ime kho, bhante, satta dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī’ti.

That is what that deity said.Idamavoca, bhikkhave, sā devatā. Then he bowed and respectfully circled me, keeping me on his right side, before vanishing right there.Idaṁ vatvā maṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyīti.

Respect for the Teacher and the teaching,Satthugaru dhammagaru, and keen respect for the Saṅgha;saṅghe ca tibbagāravo; respecting immersion, being energetic,Samādhigaru ātāpī, and keen respect for the training.sikkhāya tibbagāravo.

One with good friends, easy to admonish,Kalyāṇamitto suvaco, reverential and respectful,sappatisso sagāravo; can’t decline,Abhabbo parihānāya, and has drawn near to extinguishment.”nibbānasseva santike”ti.

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