Mittasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.146

Numbered Discourses 5.146

15. Tikaṇḍakīvagga

15. At Tikaṇḍakī

Mittasutta

A Friend

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto na sevitabbo.

“Mendicants, you shouldn’t associate with a mendicant friend who has five qualities.

Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

Kammantaṁ kāreti, adhikaraṇaṁ ādiyati, pāmokkhesu bhikkhūsu paṭiviruddho hoti, dīghacārikaṁ anavatthacārikaṁ anuyutto viharati, nappaṭibalo hoti kālena kālaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetuṁ samādapetuṁ samuttejetuṁ sampahaṁsetuṁ.

They start up work projects. They take up disciplinary issues. They conflict with leading mendicants. They like long and aimless wandering. They’re unable to educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire you from time to time with a Dhamma talk.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto na sevitabbo.

Mendicants, you shouldn’t associate with a mendicant friend who possesses these five qualities.

Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto sevitabbo.

You should associate with a mendicant friend who has five qualities.

Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

Na kammantaṁ kāreti, na adhikaraṇaṁ ādiyati, na pāmokkhesu bhikkhūsu paṭiviruddho hoti, na dīghacārikaṁ anavatthacārikaṁ anuyutto viharati, paṭibalo hoti kālena kālaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetuṁ samādapetuṁ samuttejetuṁ sampahaṁsetuṁ.

They don’t start up work projects. They don’t take up disciplinary issues. They don’t conflict with leading mendicants. They don’t like long and aimless wandering. They’re able to educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire you from time to time with a Dhamma talk.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto sevitabbo”ti.

You should associate with a mendicant friend who possesses these five qualities.”

Chaṭṭhaṁ.