• Numbered Discourses 4.242 Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.242
  • 24. Deeds 24. Kammavagga

Benefits of Relying on a True Person Sappurisānisaṁsasutta

“Mendicants, you can expect four benefits from relying on a true person. “Sappurisaṁ, bhikkhave, nissāya cattāro ānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā. What four? Katame cattāro? Growth in noble ethics, immersion, wisdom, and freedom. Ariyena sīlena vaḍḍhati, ariyena samādhinā vaḍḍhati, ariyāya paññāya vaḍḍhati, ariyāya vimuttiyā vaḍḍhati—You can expect these four benefits from relying on a true person.” sappurisaṁ, bhikkhave, nissāya ime cattāro ānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā”ti.

Ekādasamaṁ.

Kammavaggo catuttho.

Tassuddānaṁ

Saṅkhitta vitthāra soṇakāyana, Sikkhāpadaṁ ariyamaggo bojjhaṅgaṁ; Sāvajjañceva abyābajjhaṁ, Samaṇo ca sappurisānisaṁsoti.