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AN 5.231PTS AN 3.261Āvāsika1 min read

A Resident Mendicant

Āvāsikasutta

Reasons a resident mendicant is admirable, and the reverse.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.231Numbered Discourses 5.231
  • 0.224. Āvāsikavagga24. A Resident Mendicant

0.3ĀvāsikasuttaA Resident Mendicant

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu abhāvanīyo hoti.“Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is not admirable.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Na ākappasampanno hoti na vattasampanno;They’re not accomplished in being well-mannered and doing their duties.1.4na bahussuto hoti na sutadharo;They’re not very learned and don’t remember what they’ve learned.1.5na paṭisallekhitā hoti na paṭisallānārāmo;They’re not self-effacing and don’t enjoy self-effacement.1.6na kalyāṇavāco hoti na kalyāṇavākkaraṇo;They’re not a good speaker and do not enunciate well.1.7duppañño hoti jaḷo eḷamūgo.They’re witless, dull, and idiotic.1.8Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu abhāvanīyo hoti.A resident mendicant with these five qualities is not admirable.

2.1PTS 3.262Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu bhāvanīyo hoti.A resident mendicant with these five qualities is admirable.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Ākappasampanno hoti vattasampanno;They’re accomplished in being well-mannered and doing their duties.2.4bahussuto hoti sutadharo;They’re very learned and remember what they’ve learned.2.5paṭisallekhitā hoti paṭisallānārāmo;They’re self-effacing and enjoy self-effacement.2.6kalyāṇavāco hoti kalyāṇavākkaraṇo;They’re a good speaker who enunciates well.2.7paññavā hoti ajaḷo aneḷamūgo.They’re wise, bright, and clever.2.8Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu bhāvanīyo hotī”ti.A resident mendicant with these five qualities is admirable.”

2.9Paṭhamaṁ.