4: The Book of the Fours
XXIV. Deeds — AN 4.242: Benefits of a Good Person
- © Translated from the Pali by Bhante Sujato. (More copyright information)
1“Mendicants, you can expect four benefits from relying on a good person. What four? Growth in noble ethics, immersion, wisdom, and freedom. You can expect these four benefits from relying on a good person.”
1"Sappurisaṁ, bhikkhave, nissāya cattāro ānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā. Katame cattāro? Ariyena sīlena vaḍḍhati, ariyena samādhinā vaḍḍhati, ariyāya paññāya vaḍḍhati, ariyāya vimuttiyā vaḍḍhati – sappurisaṁ, bhikkhave, nissāya ime cattāro ānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā"ti.
Ekādasamaṁ.
Kammavaggo catuttho.
2Saṅkhitta vitthāra soṇakāyana,
Sikkhāpadaṁ ariyamaggo bojjhaṅgaṁ;
Sāvajjañceva abyābajjhaṁ,
Samaṇo ca sappurisānisaṁsoti.