5: The Book of the Fives
XVIII. A Lay Follower — AN 5.172: Assured
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1“A lay follower living at home with five qualities is not self-assured. What five? They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and use alcoholic drinks that cause negligence. A lay follower living at home with these five qualities is not self-assured.
2A lay follower living at home with these five qualities is self-assured. What five? They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or use alcoholic drinks that cause negligence. A lay follower living at home with these five qualities is self-assured.”
1"Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako avisārado agāraṁ ajjhāvasati. Katamehi pañcahi? Pāṇātipātī hoti … pe … surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī hoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako avisārado agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.
2Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako visārado agāraṁ ajjhāvasati. Katamehi pañcahi? Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti … pe … surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako visārado agāraṁ ajjhāvasatī"ti.
Dutiyaṁ.