Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

5: The Book of the Fives

224. Miserly

1"Bhikkhus, there are these five dangers in residing too long in the same place. What five? One becomes miserly with dwelling places, miserly with families, miserly with gains, miserly with praise, and miserly with the Dhamma. These are the five dangers in residing too long in the same place.

2"Bhikkhus, there are these five benefits in residing for a balanced period in the same place. What five? One does not become miserly with dwelling places, miserly with families, miserly with gains, miserly with praise, and miserly with the Dhamma. These are the five benefits in residing for a balanced period in the same place."

1"Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā atinivāse. Katame pañca? Āvāsamaccharī hoti, kulamaccharī hoti, lābhamaccharī hoti, vaṇṇamaccharī hoti, dhammamaccharī hoti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā atinivāse.

2Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā samavatthavāse. Katame pañca? Na āvāsamaccharī hoti, na kulamaccharī hoti, na lābhamaccharī hoti, na vaṇṇamaccharī hoti, na dhammamaccharī hoti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā samavatthavāse"ti.


Catutthaṁ.

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