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Long Wandering (1st)

Paṭhamadīghacārikasutta

For five reasons, a mendicant should wander a reasonable amount, not aimlessly.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.221Numbered Discourses 5.221
  • 0.223. Dīghacārikavagga23. Long Wandering

0.3PaṭhamadīghacārikasuttaLong Wandering (1st)

1.1“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā dīghacārikaṁ anavatthacārikaṁ anuyuttassa viharato.“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks for someone who likes long and aimless wandering.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Assutaṁ na suṇāti, sutaṁ na pariyodāpeti, sutenekaccena avisārado hoti, gāḷhaṁ rogātaṅkaṁ phusati, na ca mittavā hoti.You don’t learn new things. You don’t clarify what you’ve learned. You lack confidence in some things you have learned. You contract a severe illness. You don’t have any friends.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā dīghacārikaṁ anavatthacārikaṁ anuyuttassa viharato.These are the five drawbacks for someone who likes long and aimless wandering.

2.1Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā samavatthacāre.There are these five benefits of a reasonable amount of wandering.2.2Katame pañca?What five?2.3Assutaṁ suṇāti, sutaṁ pariyodāpeti, sutenekaccena visārado hoti, na gāḷhaṁ rogātaṅkaṁ phusati, mittavā ca hoti.You learn new things. You clarify what you’ve learned. You have confidence in some things you have learned. You don’t contract severe illness. You have friends.2.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā samavatthacāre”ti.These are the five benefits of a reasonable amount of wandering.”

2.5Paṭhamaṁ.