- Numbered Discourses 5.239 Aį¹ guttara NikÄya 5.239
- 24. A Resident Mendicant 24. ÄvÄsikavagga
Stinginess (1st) Paį¹hamamacchariyasutta
āMendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is cast down to hell. āPaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannÄgato ÄvÄsiko bhikkhu yathÄbhataį¹ nikkhitto evaį¹ niraye. What five? Katamehi paƱcahi? Theyāre stingy regarding monasteries, ÄvÄsamaccharÄ« hoti; families, kulamaccharÄ« hoti; material things, lÄbhamaccharÄ« hoti; and praise. vaį¹į¹amaccharÄ« hoti; And they waste a gift given in faith. saddhÄdeyyaį¹ vinipÄteti. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is cast down to hell. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannÄgato ÄvÄsiko bhikkhu yathÄbhataį¹ nikkhitto evaį¹ niraye.
A resident mendicant with five qualities is raised up to heaven. PaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannÄgato ÄvÄsiko bhikkhu yathÄbhataį¹ nikkhitto evaį¹ sagge. What five? Katamehi paƱcahi? Theyāre not stingy regarding monasteries, Na ÄvÄsamaccharÄ« hoti; families, na kulamaccharÄ« hoti; material things, na lÄbhamaccharÄ« hoti; and praise. na vaį¹į¹amaccharÄ« hoti; And they donāt waste a gift given in faith. saddhÄdeyyaį¹ na vinipÄteti. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.ā Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannÄgato ÄvÄsiko bhikkhu yathÄbhataį¹ nikkhitto evaį¹ saggeāti.
Navamaį¹.