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AN 5.111PTS AN 3.136Kulūpaka1 min read

Visiting Families

Kulūpakasutta

Five qualities that endear a mendicant who visits families.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.111Numbered Discourses 5.111
  • 0.212. Andhakavindavagga12. At Andhakavinda

0.3KulūpakasuttaVisiting Families

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato kulūpako bhikkhu kulesu appiyo ca hoti amanāpo ca agaru ca abhāvanīyo ca.“Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities who visits families is disliked and disagreeable, not respected or admired.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Asanthavavissāsī ca hoti, anissaravikappī ca, vissaṭṭhupasevī ca, upakaṇṇakajappī ca, atiyācanako ca.They act as though they're familiar with people they hardly know. They give away things they don’t own. They over-associate with close friends. They whisper in the ear. And they ask for too much.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato kulūpako bhikkhu kulesu appiyo ca hoti amanāpo ca agaru ca abhāvanīyo ca.A mendicant with these five qualities who visits families is disliked and disagreeable, not respected or admired.

2.1PTS 3.137Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato kulūpako bhikkhu kulesu piyo ca hoti manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo ca.A mendicant with five qualities who visits families is dear and beloved, respected and admired.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Na asanthavavissāsī ca hoti, na anissaravikappī ca, na vissaṭṭhupasevī ca, na upakaṇṇakajappī ca, na atiyācanako ca.They don’t act as though they're familiar with people they hardly know. They don’t give away things they don’t own. They don’t over-associate with close friends. They don’t whisper in the ear. And they don’t ask for too much.2.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato kulūpako bhikkhu kulesu piyo ca hoti manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo cā”ti.A mendicant with these five qualities who visits families is dear and beloved, respected and admired.”

2.5Paṭhamaṁ.