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Benefits of Relying on a True Person

Sappurisānisaṁsasutta

Relying on a good person brings four benefits.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.242Numbered Discourses 4.242
  • 0.224. Kammavagga24. Deeds

0.3SappurisānisaṁsasuttaBenefits of Relying on a True Person

1.1PTS 2.239“Sappurisaṁ, bhikkhave, nissāya cattāro ānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā.“Mendicants, you can expect four benefits from relying on a true person.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?1.3Ariyena sīlena vaḍḍhati, ariyena samādhinā vaḍḍhati, ariyāya paññāya vaḍḍhati, ariyāya vimuttiyā vaḍḍhati—Growth in noble ethics, immersion, wisdom, and freedom.1.4sappurisaṁ, bhikkhave, nissāya ime cattāro ānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā”ti.You can expect these four benefits from relying on a true person.”

1.5Ekādasamaṁ.

1.6Kammavaggo catuttho.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Saṅkhitta vitthāra soṇakāyana,2.2Sikkhāpadaṁ ariyamaggo bojjhaṅgaṁ;2.3Sāvajjañceva abyābajjhaṁ,2.4Samaṇo ca sappurisānisaṁsoti.