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Show IAST transliterationඅඞ්ගුත්තර නිකාය 3.135
Numbered Discourses 3.135
14. යෝධාජීවවග්ග
14. A Warrior
මිත්තසුත්ත
A Friend
“තීහි, භික්ඛවේ, අඞ්ගේහි සමන්නාගතෝ මිත්තෝ සේවිතබ්බෝ. කතමේහි තීහි? (…) දුද්දදං දදාති, දුක්කරං කරෝති, දුක්ඛමං ඛමති—ඉමේහි ඛෝ, භික්ඛවේ, තීහි අඞ්ගේහි සමන්නාගතෝ මිත්තෝ සේවිතබ්බෝ”ති.
“Bhikkhus, you should associate with a friend who has three factors. What three? They give what is hard to give, they do what is hard to do, and they bear what is hard to bear. You should associate with a friend who has these three factors.”
තතියං.
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 »]
