Catutthahitasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Pañcakanipāta · Chakkanipāta · Vol. 22 · Section 20

[20] Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu who possesses five qualities is practicing both for his own welfare and for the welfare of others. What five? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is himself accomplished in virtue (sīla) and encourages others in the accomplishment of virtue; he is himself accomplished in concentration (samādhi) and encourages others in the accomplishment of concentration; he is himself accomplished in wisdom (paññā) and encourages others in the accomplishment of wisdom; he is himself accomplished in liberation (vimutti) and encourages others in the accomplishment of liberation; he is himself accomplished in the knowledge (ñāṇa) and vision of liberation (vimuttiñāṇadassana) and encourages others in the accomplishment of the knowledge and vision of liberation. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu who possesses these five qualities is practicing both for his own welfare and for the welfare of others. The Balavagga, the Second. Its summary (uddāna): Ananussuta and Kūṭa, Saṅkhitta and Vitthata, Daṭṭhabba and Kūṭa again, and the four on welfare. ______________ The Pañcaṅgikavagga, the Third

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