24. Āvāsikavagga

24. A Resident Mendicant

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.239

Numbered Discourses 5.239

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24. Āvāsikavagga

24. A Resident Mendicant

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Paṭhamamacchariyasutta

Stinginess (1st)

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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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Āvāsamaccharī hoti;

They’re stingy regarding monasteries,

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kulamaccharī hoti;

families,

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lābhamaccharī hoti;

material things,

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vaṇṇamaccharī hoti;

and praise.

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saddhādeyyaṁ vinipāteti.

And they waste a gift given in faith.

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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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Na āvāsamaccharī hoti;

They’re not stingy regarding monasteries,

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na kulamaccharī hoti;

families,

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na lābhamaccharī hoti;

material things,

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na vaṇṇamaccharī hoti;

and praise.

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saddhādeyyaṁ na vinipāteti.

And they don’t waste a gift given in faith.

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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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Navamaṁ.