• Numbered Discourses 5.202 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 5.202
  • 21. With Kimbila 21. Kimilavagga

Listening to the Teaching Dhammassavanasutta

ā€œMendicants, there are these five benefits of listening to the teaching. ā€œPaƱcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā dhammassavane. What five? Katame paƱca? You learn new things, clarify what you’ve learned, get over uncertainty, correct your views, and inspire confidence in your mind. Assutaṁ suṇāti, sutaṁ pariyodāpeti, kaį¹…khaṁ vitarati, diį¹­į¹­hiṁ ujuṁ karoti, cittamassa pasÄ«dati. These are the five benefits of listening to the teaching.ā€ Ime kho, bhikkhave, paƱca ānisaṁsā dhammassavaneā€ti.

Dutiyaṁ.