{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an5.175/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an5.175","id":"suttacentral_an5.175","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an5.175/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, a lay follower with five qualities is a corpse-worker, a stain, and a reject among lay followers. What five? They\u2019re faithless. They\u2019re unethical. They follow boisterous, superstitious rites, believing in omens rather than deeds. They seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations. And they make offerings there first. A lay follower with these five qualities is a corpse-worker, a stain, and a reject among lay followers. A lay follower with five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers. What five? They\u2019re faithful. They\u2019re ethical. They don\u2019t practice boisterous, superstitious rites, and believe in deeds rather than omens. They don\u2019t seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations. And they don\u2019t make offerings there first. A lay follower with these five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers.\u201d","title":"Corpse-worker","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":151}