• Numbered Discourses 7.13 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 7.13
  • 2. Tendencies 2. Anusayavagga

A Family Kulasutta

ā€œMendicants, visiting a family with seven factors is not worthwhile, or if you’ve already arrived, sitting down is not worthwhile. ā€œSattahi, bhikkhave, aį¹…gehi samannāgataṁ kulaṁ anupagantvā vā nālaṁ upagantuṁ, upagantvā vā nālaṁ upanisÄ«dituṁ. What seven? Katamehi sattahi? They don’t politely rise, bow, or offer a seat. They hide what they have. Even when they have much they give little. Even when they have fine things they give coarse things. They give carelessly, not carefully. Na manāpena paccuį¹­į¹­henti, na manāpena abhivādenti, na manāpena āsanaṁ denti, santamassa pariguhanti, bahukampi thokaṁ denti, paṇītampi lÅ«khaṁ denti, asakkaccaṁ denti no sakkaccaṁ. Visiting a family with these seven factors is not worthwhile, or if you’ve already arrived, sitting down is not worthwhile. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi aį¹…gehi samannāgataṁ kulaṁ anupagantvā vā nālaṁ upagantuṁ, upagantvā vā nālaṁ upanisÄ«dituṁ.

Visiting a family with seven factors is worthwhile, or if you’ve already arrived, sitting down is worthwhile. Sattahi, bhikkhave, aį¹…gehi samannāgataṁ kulaṁ anupagantvā vā alaṁ upagantuṁ, upagantvā vā alaṁ upanisÄ«dituṁ. What seven? Katamehi sattahi? They politely rise, bow, and offer a seat. They don’t hide what they have. When they have much they give much. When they have refined things they give refined things. They give carefully, not carelessly. Manāpena paccuį¹­į¹­henti, manāpena abhivādenti, manāpena āsanaṁ denti, santamassa na pariguhanti, bahukampi bahukaṁ denti, paṇītampi paṇītaṁ denti, sakkaccaṁ denti no asakkaccaṁ. Visiting a family with these seven factors is worthwhile, or if you’ve already arrived, sitting down is worthwhile.ā€ Imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi aį¹…gehi samannāgataṁ kulaṁ anupagantvā vā alaṁ upagantuṁ, upagantvā vā alaṁ upanisÄ«ditunā€ti.

Tatiyaṁ.