{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an4.99/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an4.99","id":"suttacentral_an4.99","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an4.99/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, these four individuals are found in the world. What four? One who practices to benefit themselves, but not others; one who practices to benefit others, but not themselves; one who practices to benefit neither themselves nor others; and one who practices to benefit both themselves and others. And how does an individual practice to benefit themselves, but not others? It\u2019s when an individual doesn\u2019t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. But they don\u2019t encourage others to do the same. That\u2019s how an individual practices to benefit themselves, but not others. And how does an individual practice to benefit others, but not themselves? It\u2019s when an individual kills living creatures, steals, commits sexual misconduct, lies, and consumes intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. But they encourage others to not do these things. That\u2019s how an individual practices to benefit others, but not themselves. And how does a person practice to benefit neither themselves nor others? It\u2019s when an individual kills, etc. \u2026 and doesn\u2019t encourage others to not do these things. That\u2019s how an individual practices to benefit neither themselves nor others. And how does an individual practice to benefit both themselves and others? It\u2019s when an individual doesn\u2019t kill, etc. \u2026 and encourages others to do the same. That\u2019s how an individual practices to benefit both themselves and others. These are the four individuals found in the world.\u201d","title":"Training Rules","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":239}