• Numbered Discourses 5.224 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 5.224
  • 23. Long Wandering 23. DÄ«ghacārikavagga

Stingy Maccharīsutta

ā€œMendicants, there are these five drawbacks of overstaying. ā€œPaƱcime, bhikkhave, ādÄ«navā atinivāse. What five? Katame paƱca? You become stingy with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teaching. ĀvāsamaccharÄ« hoti, kulamaccharÄ« hoti, lābhamaccharÄ« hoti, vaṇṇamaccharÄ« hoti, dhammamaccharÄ« hoti. These are the five drawbacks of overstaying. Ime kho, bhikkhave, paƱca ādÄ«navā atinivāse.

There are these five benefits of staying for a reasonable length of time. PaƱcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā samavatthavāse. What five? Katame paƱca? You’re not stingy with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teaching. Na āvāsamaccharÄ« hoti, na kulamaccharÄ« hoti, na lābhamaccharÄ« hoti, na vaṇṇamaccharÄ« hoti, na dhammamaccharÄ« hoti. These are the five benefits of staying for a reasonable length of time.ā€ Ime kho, bhikkhave, paƱca ānisaṁsā samavatthavāseā€ti.

Catutthaṁ.