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Numbered Discourses 5.175 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.175
18. A Lay Follower – 18. Upāsakavagga
AN 5.175 Outcaste – Caṇḍālasutta
1.1
“Bhikkhū, a lay follower with five qualities is an outcaste, a stain, and a reject among lay followers.
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca.
1.2
What five?
Katamehi pañcahi?
1.3
They’re faithless.
Assaddho hoti;
1.4
They’re unethical.
dussīlo hoti;
1.5
They practice noisy, superstitious rites, believing in omens rather than deeds.
kotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, maṅgalaṁ pacceti no kammaṁ;
1.6
They seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations.
ito ca bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati;
1.7
And they make offerings there first.
tattha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti.
1.8
A lay follower with these five qualities is an outcaste, a stain, and a reject among lay followers.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca.
2.1
A lay follower with five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers.
Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañca.
2.2
What five?
Katamehi pañcahi?
2.3
They’re faithful.
Saddho hoti;
2.4
They’re ethical.
sīlavā hoti;
2.5
They don’t practice noisy, superstitious rites, and believe in deeds rather than omens.
akotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, kammaṁ pacceti no maṅgalaṁ;
2.6
They don’t seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations.
na ito bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati;
2.7
And they don’t make offerings there first.
idha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti.
2.8
A lay follower with these five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers.”
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañcā”ti.
2.9
Pañcamaṁ.