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A Thoroughbred

Assājānīyasutta

Factors that make a thoroughbred worthy of a king.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.203Numbered Discourses 5.203
  • 0.221. Kimilavagga21. With Kimbila

0.3AssājānīyasuttaA Thoroughbred

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato rañño bhadro assājānīyo rājāraho hoti rājabhoggo, rañño aṅgantveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.“Mendicants, a fine royal thoroughbred with five factors is worthy of a king, fit to serve a king, and is reckoned a factor of kingship.

2.1Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.2Ajjavena, javena, maddavena, khantiyā, soraccena—Integrity, speed, tenderness, patience, and gentleness.2.3imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgato rañño bhadro assājānīyo rājāraho hoti rājabhoggo, rañño aṅgantveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.A fine royal thoroughbred with these five factors is worthy of a king. …2.4Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āhuneyyo hoti pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjalikaraṇīyo anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassa.In the same way, a mendicant with five qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of veneration with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.

3.1Katamehi pañcahi?What five?3.2Ajjavena, javena, maddavena, khantiyā, soraccena—Integrity, speed, tenderness, patience, and gentleness.3.3imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āhuneyyo hoti pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjalikaraṇīyo anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassā”ti.A mendicant with these five qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of veneration with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.”

3.4Tatiyaṁ.