• Numbered Discourses 10.16 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 10.16
  • 2. A Protector 2. Nāthavagga

Worthy of Offerings Dedicated to the Gods Āhuneyyasutta

ā€œMendicants, these ten individuals are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with joined palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world. ā€œDasayime, bhikkhave, puggalā āhuneyyā pāhuneyyā dakkhiṇeyyā aƱjalikaraṇīyā anuttaraṁ puƱƱakkhettaṁ lokassa. What ten? Katame dasa? A Realized One, a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha; an Independent Buddha; one freed both ways; one freed by wisdom; a direct witness; one attained to view; one freed by faith; a follower by faith; a follower of teachings; a lamb of the flock. Tathāgato arahaṁ sammāsambuddho, paccekabuddho, ubhatobhāgavimutto, paƱƱāvimutto, kāyasakkhÄ«, diį¹­į¹­hippatto, saddhāvimutto, saddhānusārÄ«, dhammānusārÄ«, gotrabhū—These are the ten individuals who are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with joined palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world.ā€ ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa puggalā āhuneyyā …pe… anuttaraṁ puƱƱakkhettaṁ lokassÄā€ti.

Chaṭṭhaṁ.