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A Friend

Mittasutta

A good friend does what’s hard.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.135Numbered Discourses 3.135
  • 0.214. Yodhājīvavagga14. A Warrior

0.3MittasuttaA Friend

1.1PTS 1.286“Tīhi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato mitto sevitabbo.“Mendicants, you should associate with a friend who has three factors.1.2Katamehi tīhi? (…)What three?1.3Duddadaṁ dadāti, dukkaraṁ karoti, dukkhamaṁ khamati—They give what is hard to give, they do what is hard to do, and they endure what is hard to endure.1.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi aṅgehi samannāgato mitto sevitabbo”ti.You should associate with a friend who has these three factors.”

1.5Tatiyaṁ.