AN 5 The Book of the Fives – Pañcakanipāta > AN 5.146 A Friend

Numbered Discourses 5.146 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.146

15. At Tikaṇḍakī – 15. Tikaṇḍakīvagga

AN 5.146 A Friend – Mittasutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, you shouldn’t associate with a bhikkhu friend who has five qualities.

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto na sevitabbo.

1.2

What five?

Katamehi pañcahi?

1.3

They start up work projects. They take up disciplinary issues. They conflict with leading bhikkhū. They like long and aimless wandering. They’re unable to educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire you from time to time with a Dhamma talk.

Kammantaṁ kāreti, adhikaraṇaṁ ādiyati, pāmokkhesu bhikkhūsu paṭiviruddho hoti, dīghacārikaṁ anavatthacārikaṁ anuyutto viharati, nappaṭibalo hoti kālena kālaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetuṁ samādapetuṁ samuttejetuṁ sampahaṁsetuṁ.

1.4

Bhikkhū, you shouldn’t associate with a bhikkhu friend who has these five qualities.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto na sevitabbo.

2.1

You should associate with a bhikkhu friend who has five qualities.

Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto sevitabbo.

2.2

What five?

Katamehi pañcahi?

2.3

They don’t start up work projects. They don’t take up disciplinary issues. They don’t conflict with leading bhikkhū. They don’t like long and aimless wandering. They’re able to educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire you from time to time with a Dhamma talk.

Na kammantaṁ kāreti, na adhikaraṇaṁ ādiyati, na pāmokkhesu bhikkhūsu paṭiviruddho hoti, na dīghacārikaṁ anavatthacārikaṁ anuyutto viharati, paṭibalo hoti kālena kālaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetuṁ samādapetuṁ samuttejetuṁ sampahaṁsetuṁ.

2.4

You should associate with a bhikkhu friend who has these five qualities.”

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto sevitabbo”ti.

2.5

Chaṭṭhaṁ.