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- Anguttara Nikaya V.20
- Hita Sutta
- Benefit
- For free distribution only, as a gift of Dhamma
"A monk endowed with five qualities practices both for his own benefit and for
that of others. Which five?
"There is the case where a monk is himself consummate in virtue and encourages
others to be consummate in virtue. He himself is consummate in concentration and
encourages others to be consummate in concentration. He himself is consummate in
discernment and encourages others to be consummate in discernment. He himself is
consummate in release and encourages others to be consummate in release. He himself is
consummate in the knowledge & vision of release and encourages others to be consummate
in the knowledge & vision of release.
"Endowed with these five qualities, a monk practices both for his own benefit and
for that of others.
See also: AN IV.95; AN IV.96.