{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an5.123/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an5.123","id":"suttacentral_an5.123","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an5.123/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, a patient with five qualities is hard to care for. What five? They do what is unsuitable. They don\u2019t know moderation in what is suitable. They don\u2019t take their medicine. Though their carer wants what\u2019s best for them, they don\u2019t accurately report their symptoms by saying when they\u2019re getting worse, getting better, or staying the same. And they cannot endure physical pain\u2014sharp, severe, acute, unpleasant, disagreeable, and life-threatening. A patient with these five qualities is hard to care for. A patient with five qualities is easy to care for. What five? They do what is suitable. They know moderation in what is suitable. They take their medicine. Because their carer wants what\u2019s best for them, they accurately report their symptoms by saying when they\u2019re getting worse, getting better, or staying the same. And they can endure physical pain\u2014sharp, severe, acute, unpleasant, disagreeable, and life-threatening. A patient with these five qualities is easy to care for.\u201d","title":"A Carer (1st)","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":156}