Dhamma Facts (25)

Nine Attributes of the Sangha
 
“Suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ujuppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ñāyappaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, sāmīcippaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, yadidaṃ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā, esa bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, āhuneyyo, pāhuneyyo, dakkhineyyo, añjalikaraṇīyo, anuttaraṃ puññakkhettaṃ lokassā ti.”
 
Bhagavato savakasamgho,
The Sangha: "The Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples (Savakas) is:
1.Suppatipanno_practising well.
2.ujuppatipanno_practsing straightly.
3.nayappatipanno_practising insightfully.
4.samicippatipanno_practising respectably.
yadidam cattari purisayugani, attha purisapuggala, esa bhagavato savakasamgho:
that is, the four pairs of persons, the eight types of individuals_This Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples is:
5.ahuneyyo_worthy of offerings.
6.pahuneyyo_worthy of hospitality.
7.dakkhineyyo_worthy of gifts.
8.anjalikaraniyo_worthy of reverence.
9.anuttaram punnakkhettam lokassati_the incomparable field of merit in the world.

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