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Free of Greed

Vītarāgasutta

Senior mendicants with strong defilements are disliked.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.82Numbered Discourses 5.82
  • 0.29. Theravagga9. Senior Mendicants

0.3VītarāgasuttaFree of Greed

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato thero bhikkhu sabrahmacārīnaṁ appiyo ca hoti amanāpo ca agaru ca abhāvanīyo ca.“Mendicants, a senior mendicant with five qualities is disliked and disagreeable to their spiritual companions, not respected or admired.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Avītarāgo hoti, avītadoso hoti, avītamoho hoti, makkhī ca, paḷāsī ca—They’re not free of greed, hate, and delusion; they are offensive and contemptuous.1.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato thero bhikkhu sabrahmacārīnaṁ appiyo ca hoti amanāpo ca agaru ca abhāvanīyo ca.A senior mendicant with these five qualities is disliked and disagreeable to their spiritual companions, not respected or admired.

2.1Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato thero bhikkhu sabrahmacārīnaṁ piyo ca hoti manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo ca.A senior mendicant with five qualities is dear and beloved to their spiritual companions, respected and admired.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Vītarāgo hoti, vītadoso hoti, vītamoho hoti, amakkhī ca, apaḷāsī ca—They’re free of greed, hate, and delusion; they’re not offensive and contemptuous.2.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato thero bhikkhu sabrahmacārīnaṁ piyo ca hoti manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo cā”ti.A senior mendicant with these five qualities is dear and beloved to their spiritual companions, respected and admired.”

2.5Dutiyaṁ.