Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

5: The Book of the Fives

115. Miserly

1"Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, a bhikkhunī is deposited in hell as if brought there. What five? She is miserly with dwellings, families, gains, praise, and the Dhamma. [n.1123] Mp: "She is miserly with her dwelling (āvāsamaccharinī) and cannot endure others living there. She is miserly with the families (kulamaccharinī) that support her and cannot endure others approaching them for support. She is miserly with gains (lābhamaccharinī) and cannot endure others acquiring them. She is miserly with her virtues (guṇamaccharinī) and cannot endure talk about the virtues of others. And she is miserly with the Dhamma (dhammamaccharinī) and does not wish to share it with others." Possessing these five qualities, a bhikkhunī is deposited in hell as if brought there.

2"Bhikkhus, possessing five other qualities, a bhikkhunī is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What five? She is not miserly with dwellings, families, gains, praise, and the Dhamma. Possessing these five qualities, a bhikkhunī is deposited in heaven as if brought there."

1"Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye. Katamehi pañcahi? Āvāsamaccharinī hoti, kulamaccharinī hoti, lābhamaccharinī hoti, vaṇṇamaccharinī hoti, dhammamaccharinī hoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ niraye.

2Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge. Katamehi pañcahi? Na āvāsamaccharinī hoti, na kulamaccharinī hoti, na lābhamaccharinī hoti, na vaṇṇamaccharinī hoti, na dhammamaccharinī hoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgatā bhikkhunī yathābhataṁ nikkhittā evaṁ sagge"ti.


Pañcamaṁ.

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