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AN 5.202PTS AN 3.248Dhammassavana1 min read

Listening to the Teaching

Dhammassavanasutta

Five benefits of listening to the teaching.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.202Numbered Discourses 5.202
  • 0.221. Kimilavagga21. With Kimbila

0.3DhammassavanasuttaListening to the Teaching

1.1PTS 3.248“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā dhammassavane.“Mendicants, there are these five benefits of listening to the teaching.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Assutaṁ suṇāti, sutaṁ pariyodāpeti, kaṅkhaṁ vitarati, diṭṭhiṁ ujuṁ karoti, cittamassa pasīdati.You learn new things, clarify what you’ve learned, get over uncertainty, correct your views, and inspire confidence in your mind.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā dhammassavane”ti.These are the five benefits of listening to the teaching.”

1.5Dutiyaṁ.