{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an5.159/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an5.159","id":"suttacentral_an5.159","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an5.159/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Kosamb\u012b in Ghosita\u2019s monastery. Now, at that time Venerable Ud\u0101y\u012b was sitting teaching Dhamma, surrounded by a large assembly of laypeople. Seeing this, Venerable \u0100nanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: \u201cSir, Venerable Ud\u0101y\u012b is teaching Dhamma, surrounded by a large assembly of laypeople.\u201d \u201c\u0100nanda, it\u2019s not easy to teach Dhamma to others. You should establish five things in yourself before teaching Dhamma to others. What five? You should teach Dhamma to others thinking: \u2018I will teach step by step.\u2019 \u2026 \u2018I will teach showing my method.\u2019 \u2026 \u2018I will teach out of kindness.\u2019 \u2026 \u2018I will not teach while secretly hoping to profit.\u2019 \u2026 \u2018I will teach without damaging myself or others.\u2019 It\u2019s not easy to teach Dhamma to others. You should establish these five things in yourself before teaching Dhamma to others.\u201d","title":"With Ud\u0101y\u012b","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":155}