Atinivāsasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.223

Numbered Discourses 5.223

23. Dīghacārikavagga

23. Long Wandering

Atinivāsasutta

Overstaying

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā atinivāse.

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of overstaying.

Katame pañca?

What five?

Bahubhaṇḍo hoti bahubhaṇḍasannicayo, bahubhesajjo hoti bahubhesajjasannicayo, bahukicco hoti bahukaraṇīyo byatto kiṅkaraṇīyesu, saṁsaṭṭho viharati gahaṭṭhapabbajitehi ananulomikena gihisaṁsaggena, tamhā ca āvāsā pakkamanto sāpekkho pakkamati.

You have a lot of stuff and store it up. You have a lot of medicine and store it up. You have a lot of duties and responsibilities, and become capable in whatever needs to be done. You mix closely with laypeople and renunciates, socializing inappropriately like a layperson. And when you leave that monastery, you miss it.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā atinivāse.

These are the five drawbacks of overstaying.

Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā samavatthavāse.

There are these five benefits of staying for a reasonable length of time.

Katame pañca?

What five?

Na bahubhaṇḍo hoti na bahubhaṇḍasannicayo, na bahubhesajjo hoti na bahubhesajjasannicayo, na bahukicco hoti na bahukaraṇīyo na byatto kiṅkaraṇīyesu, asaṁsaṭṭho viharati gahaṭṭhapabbajitehi ananulomikena gihisaṁsaggena, tamhā ca āvāsā pakkamanto anapekkho pakkamati.

You don’t have a lot of stuff and store it up. You don’t have a lot of medicine and store it up. You don’t have a lot of duties and responsibilities, or become capable in whatever needs to be done. You don’t mix closely with laypeople and renunciates, socializing inappropriately like a layperson. And when you leave that monastery, you don’t miss it.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā samavatthavāse”ti.

These are the five benefits of staying for a reasonable length of time.”

Tatiyaṁ.