{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an3.99/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an3.99","id":"suttacentral_an3.99","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an3.99/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cJute canvas is ugly, unpleasant to touch, and worthless whether it\u2019s new, worn in, or worn out. They use worn out jute canvas for scrubbing cauldrons, or else they just throw it away on the rubbish heap. In the same way, if a junior mendicant is unethical, of bad character, this is how they\u2019re ugly, I say. That individual is just as ugly as jute canvas. If you associate with, accompany, and attend to them, following their example, it\u2019ll be for your lasting harm and suffering. This is how they\u2019re unpleasant to touch, I say. That individual is just as unpleasant to touch as jute canvas. Any robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick that they receive are not very fruitful or beneficial for the donor. This is how they\u2019re worthless, I say. That individual is just as worthless as jute canvas. If a middle mendicant is unethical, of bad character, this is how they\u2019re ugly, I say. \u2026 If a senior mendicant is unethical, of bad character, this is how they\u2019re ugly, I say. \u2026 If you associate with, accompany, and attend to them, following their example, it\u2019ll be for your lasting harm and suffering. \u2026 If such a senior mendicant speaks among the Sa\u1e45gha, the mendicants say: \u2018What\u2019s an incompetent fool like you got to say? How on earth could you imagine you\u2019ve got something worth saying!\u2019 They become angry and upset, and blurt out things that make the Sa\u1e45gha throw them out, as if they were throwing jute canvas away on the rubbish heap. Cloth from K\u0101si is beautiful, pleasant to touch, and valuable whether it\u2019s new, worn in, or worn out. They use worn out cloth from K\u0101si for wrapping, or else they place it in a fragrant casket. In the same way, if a junior mendicant is ethical, of good character, this is how they\u2019re beautiful, I say. That individual is just as beautiful as cloth from K\u0101si. If you associate with, accompany, and attend to such an individual, following their example, it will be for your lasting welfare and happiness. This is how they\u2019re pleasant to touch, I say. That individual is just as pleasant to touch as cloth from K\u0101si. Any robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick that they receive are very fruitful and beneficial for the donor. This is how they\u2019re valuable, I say. That individual is just as valuable as cloth from K\u0101si. If a middle mendicant is ethical, of good character, this is how they\u2019re beautiful, I say. \u2026 If a senior mendicant is ethical, of good character, this is how they\u2019re beautiful, I say. \u2026 If such a senior mendicant speaks in the midst of the Sa\u1e45gha, the mendicants say: \u2018Venerables, be quiet! The senior mendicant is speaking on the teaching and training.\u2019 So you should train like this: \u2018We will be like cloth from K\u0101si, not like jute canvas.\u2019 That\u2019s how you should train.\u201d","title":"Jute","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":493}