18. Upāsakavagga

18. A Lay Follower

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.171

Numbered Discourses 5.171

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18. Upāsakavagga

18. A Lay Follower

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Sārajjasutta

Timidity

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Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.

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ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

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Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,

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“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Mendicants!”

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“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

“Venerable sir,” they replied.

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Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:

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“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako sārajjaṁ okkanto hoti.

“A lay follower with five qualities is overcome by timidity.

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Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

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Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti.

They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants.

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Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako sārajjaṁ okkanto hoti.

A lay follower with these five qualities is overcome by timidity.

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Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako visārado hoti.

A lay follower with five qualities is self-assured.

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Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

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Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti.

They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants.

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Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako visārado hotī”ti.

A lay follower with these five qualities is self-assured.”

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Paṭhamaṁ.