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AN 5.115PTS AN 3.139Maccharinī1 min read

Stingy

Maccharinīsutta

Five good and five bad qualities that determine a nun’s destiny after death.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.115Numbered Discourses 5.115
  • 0.212. Andhakavindavagga12. At Andhakavinda

0.3MaccharinīsuttaStingy

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.“Mendicants, a nun with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Āvāsamaccharinī hoti, kulamaccharinī hoti, lābhamaccharinī hoti, vaṇṇamaccharinī hoti, dhammamaccharinī hoti.She is stingy with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teaching.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.A nun with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

2.1Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge.A nun with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Na āvāsamaccharinī hoti, na kulamaccharinī hoti, na lābhamaccharinī hoti, na vaṇṇamaccharinī hoti, na dhammamaccharinī hoti.She is not stingy with dwellings, families, material things, praise, or the teaching.2.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge”ti.A nun with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

2.5Pañcamaṁ.