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Faithless

Assaddhasutta

Qualities making a senior mendicant liked or disliked.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.84Numbered Discourses 5.84
  • 0.29. Theravagga9. Senior Mendicants

0.3AssaddhasuttaFaithless

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?1.3Assaddho hoti, ahiriko hoti, anottappī hoti, kusīto hoti, duppañño hoti—They’re faithless, shameless, imprudent, lazy, and witless.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?2.3Saddho hoti, hirīmā hoti, ottappī hoti, āraddhavīriyo hoti, paññavā hoti—They’re faithful, conscientious, prudent, energetic, and wise.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.”

2.5Catutthaṁ.