24. Āvāsikavagga

24. A Resident Mendicant

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.238

Numbered Discourses 5.238

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24. Āvāsikavagga

24. A Resident Mendicant

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Tatiyaavaṇṇārahasutta

Deserving Criticism (3rd)

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“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

“Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

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Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

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Ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā avaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati;

Without examining or scrutinizing, they praise those deserving of criticism,

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ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā vaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati;

and they criticize those deserving of praise.

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āvāsamaccharī hoti;

They’re stingy regarding monasteries,

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kulamaccharī hoti;

families,

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lābhamaccharī hoti.

and material things.

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Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

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Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.

A resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.

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Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

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Anuvicca pariyogāhetvā avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati;

After examining and scrutinizing, they criticize those deserving of criticism,

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anuvicca pariyogāhetvā vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati;

and they praise those deserving of praise.

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na āvāsamaccharī hoti;

They’re not stingy regarding monasteries,

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na kulamaccharī hoti;

families,

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na lābhamaccharī hoti.

and material things.

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Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.

A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

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Aṭṭhamaṁ.