4. Devatāvagga

Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.37

Numbered Discourses 7.37

4. Devatāvagga

4. Deities

Dutiyamittasutta

A Friend (2nd)

“Sattahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto sevitabbo bhajitabbo payirupāsitabbo api panujjamānenapi.

“Mendicants, when a friend has seven qualities you should associate with, accompany, and attend them, even if they drive you away.

Katamehi sattahi?

What seven?

Piyo ca hoti manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo ca vattā ca vacanakkhamo ca gambhīrañca kathaṁ kattā hoti, no ca aṭṭhāne niyojeti.

They’re likable, agreeable, respected, and admired. They admonish you and they accept admonishment. They speak on deep matters. And they don’t urge you to do bad things.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto sevitabbo bhajitabbo payirupāsitabbo api panujjamānenapīti.

When a friend has these seven qualities you should associate with, accompany, and attend them, even if they drive you away.

Piyo garu bhāvanīyo,

They’re liked, respected, and admired,

vattā ca vacanakkhamo;

an admonisher who accepts admonishment,

Gambhīrañca kathaṁ kattā,

speaks on deep matters,

no caṭṭhāne niyojako.

and doesn’t urge you to do bad.

Yamhi etāni ṭhānāni,

The individual in whom

saṁvijjantīdha puggale;

these things are found is your friend.

So mitto mittakāmena,

If you want to have a friend,

atthakāmānukampato;

benevolent and sympathetic,

Api nāsiyamānena,

then even if they chase you away,

bhajitabbo tathāvidho”ti.

you should keep company with that sort.”

Chaṭṭhaṁ.