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Paṭhamamacchariyasutta

Stinginess (1st)

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.
“Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is cast down to hell.

Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?

Āvāsamaccharī hoti;
They’re stingy regarding monasteries,

kulamaccharī hoti;
families,

lābhamaccharī hoti;
material possessions,

vaṇṇamaccharī hoti;
and praise.

saddhādeyyaṁ vinipāteti.
And they waste a gift given in faith.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.
A resident mendicant with these five qualities is cast down to hell.

Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.
A resident mendicant with five qualities is raised up to heaven.

Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?

Na āvāsamaccharī hoti;
They’re not stingy regarding monasteries,

na kulamaccharī hoti;
families,

na lābhamaccharī hoti;
material possessions,

na vaṇṇamaccharī hoti;
and praise.

saddhādeyyaṁ na vinipāteti.
And they don’t waste a gift given in faith.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato āvāsiko bhikkhu yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.
A resident mendicant with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.”

Navamaṁ.