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AN 9.10PTS AN 4.373Āhuneyya1 min read

Worthy of Offerings Dedicated to the Gods

Āhuneyyasutta

Nine persons are worthy of gifts: the eight noble persons and a member of the spiritual family.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.10Numbered Discourses 9.10
  • 0.21. Sambodhivagga1. Awakening

0.3ĀhuneyyasuttaWorthy of Offerings Dedicated to the Gods

1.1PTS 4.373“Navayime, bhikkhave, puggalā āhuneyyā pāhuneyyā dakkhiṇeyyā añjalikaraṇīyā anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassa.“Mendicants, these nine individuals are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with cupped palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world.1.2Katame nava?What nine?1.3Arahā, arahattāya paṭipanno, anāgāmī, anāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, sakadāgāmī, sakadāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, sotāpanno, sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, gotrabhū—The perfected one and the one practicing for perfection. The non-returner and the one practicing to realize the fruit of non-return. The once-returner and the one practicing to realize the fruit of once-return. The stream-enterer and the one practicing to realize the fruit of stream-entry. And a lamb of the flock.1.4ime kho, bhikkhave, nava puggalā āhuneyyā …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassā”ti.These are the nine individuals who are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with cupped palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world.”

1.5Dasamaṁ.

1.6Sambodhivaggo paṭhamo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Sambodhi nissayo ceva,2.2Meghiya nandakaṁ balaṁ;2.3Sevanā sutavā sajjho,2.4Puggalo āhuneyyena cāti.