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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ५।२४०

Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.240

Numbered Discourses 5.240

२४। आवासिकवग्ग

24. Āvāsikavagga

24. A Resident Bhikkhu

दुतियमच्छरियसुत्त

Dutiyamacchariyasutta

Stinginess (2nd)

“पञ्चहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो आवासिको भिक्खु यथाभतं निक्खित्तो एवं निरये। कतमेहि पञ्चहि? आवासमच्छरी होति; कुलमच्छरी होति; लाभमच्छरी होति; वण्णमच्छरी होति; धम्ममच्छरी होति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो आवासिको भिक्खु यथाभतं निक्खित्तो एवं निरये।

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. Katamehi pañcahi? Āvāsamaccharī hoti; kulamaccharī hoti; lābhamaccharī hoti; vaṇṇamaccharī hoti; dhammamaccharī hoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

“Bhikkhus, a resident bhikkhu with five qualities is cast down to hell. What five? They’re stingy regarding monasteries, families, material possessions, praise, and the teachings. A resident bhikkhu with these five qualities is cast down to hell.

पञ्चहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो आवासिको भिक्खु यथाभतं निक्खित्तो एवं सग्गे। कतमेहि पञ्चहि? न आवासमच्छरी होति; न कुलमच्छरी होति; न लाभमच्छरी होति; न वण्णमच्छरी होति; न धम्ममच्छरी होति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो आवासिको भिक्खु यथाभतं निक्खित्तो एवं सग्गे”ति।

Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. Katamehi pañcahi? Na āvāsamaccharī hoti; na kulamaccharī hoti; na lābhamaccharī hoti; na vaṇṇamaccharī hoti; na dhammamaccharī hoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.

A resident bhikkhu with five qualities is raised up to heaven. What five? They’re not stingy regarding monasteries, families, material possessions, praise, and the teachings. A resident bhikkhu with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.”

दसमं।

Dasamaṁ.

आवासिकवग्गो चतुत्थो।

Āvāsikavaggo catuttho.

तस्सुद्दानं

Tassuddānaṁ

आवासिको पियो च सोभनो, बहूपकारो अनुकम्पको च; तयो अवण्णारहा चेव, मच्छरिया दुवेपि चाति।

Āvāsiko piyo ca sobhano, Bahūpakāro anukampako ca; Tayo avaṇṇārahā ceva, Macchariyā duvepi cāti.





The authoritative text of the Aṅguttara Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]


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