- Numbered Discourses 5.17 Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.17
2. Powers 2. Balavagga
One’s Own Welfare Paṭhamahitasutta
“Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing for their own welfare, but not that of others. “Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu attahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya. What five? Katamehi pañcahi? It’s when a mendicant is personally accomplished in ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom. But they don’t encourage others in these qualities. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu attanā sīlasampanno hoti, no paraṁ sīlasampadāya samādapeti; attanā samādhisampanno hoti, no paraṁ samādhisampadāya samādapeti; attanā paññāsampanno hoti, no paraṁ paññāsampadāya samādapeti; attanā vimuttisampanno hoti, no paraṁ vimuttisampadāya samādapeti; attanā vimuttiñāṇadassanasampanno hoti, no paraṁ vimuttiñāṇadassanasampadāya samādapeti. A mendicant with these five qualities is practicing for their own welfare, but not that of others.” Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgato bhikkhu attahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāyā”ti.
