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Dwelling at the Root of a Tree

Rukkhamūlikasutta

Different reasons why someone might dwell at the root of a tree.

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  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.183Numbered Discourses 5.183
  • 0.219. Araññavagga19. Wilderness Dwellers

0.3RukkhamūlikasuttaDwelling at the Root of a Tree

1.1“Pañcime, bhikkhave, rukkhamūlikā.“Mendicants, there are these five who dwell at the root of a tree.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Mandattā momūhattā rukkhamūliko hoti …pe… idamatthitaṁyeva nissāya rukkhamūliko hoti.One may dwell at the root of a tree because of stupidity … corrupt wishes … madness … because it is praised by the Buddhas … or for the sake of having few wishes …1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca rukkhamūlikā”ti.These are the five who dwell at the root of a tree.”

1.5Tatiyaṁ.