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AN 10.16PTS AN 5.231 min read

Worthy of Offerings Dedicated to the Gods

Āhuneyyasutta

Ten persons who are worthy.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.16Numbered Discourses 10.16
  • 0.22. Nāthavagga2. A Protector

0.3ĀhuneyyasuttaWorthy of Offerings Dedicated to the Gods

1.1PTS 5.23“Dasayime, bhikkhave, puggalā āhuneyyā pāhuneyyā dakkhiṇeyyā añjalikaraṇīyā anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassa.“Mendicants, these ten individuals are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with cupped palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world.1.2Katame dasa?What ten?1.3Tathāgato arahaṁ sammāsambuddho, paccekabuddho, ubhatobhāgavimutto, paññāvimutto, kāyasakkhī, diṭṭhippatto, saddhāvimutto, saddhānusārī, dhammānusārī, gotrabhū—A Realized One, a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha; an independent Buddha; one freed both ways; one freed by wisdom; a direct witness; one attained to view; one freed by faith; a follower by faith; a follower of teachings; a lamb of the flock.1.4ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa puggalā āhuneyyā …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassā”ti.These are the ten individuals who are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with cupped palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world.”

1.5Chaṭṭhaṁ.