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Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.19

Numbered Discourses 5.19

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2. Balavagga

2. Powers

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Tatiyahitasutta

The Welfare of Neither

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“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu neva attahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya.

“Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing neither for their own welfare, nor that of others.

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Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

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Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu attanā na sīlasampanno hoti, no paraṁ sīlasampadāya samādapeti;

It’s when a mendicant is not personally accomplished in ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, or the knowledge and vision of freedom. Nor do they encourage others in these qualities.

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attanā na samādhisampanno hoti, no paraṁ samādhisampadāya samādapeti;

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attanā na paññāsampanno hoti, no paraṁ paññāsampadāya samādapeti;

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attanā na vimuttisampanno hoti, no paraṁ vimuttisampadāya samādapeti;

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attanā na vimuttiñāṇadassanasampanno hoti, no paraṁ vimuttiñāṇadassanasampadāya samādapeti.

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Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu neva attahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāyā”ti.

A mendicant with these five qualities is practicing neither for their own welfare, nor that of others.”

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Navamaṁ.