{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an6.69/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an6.69","id":"suttacentral_an6.69","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an6.69/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"Then, late at night, a glorious deity, lighting up the entire Jeta\u2019s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him: \u201cSir, these six things don\u2019t lead to the decline of a mendicant. What six? Respect for the Teacher, for the teaching, for the Sa\u1e45gha, for the training; being easy to admonish, and good friendship. These six things don\u2019t lead to the decline of a mendicant.\u201d That is what that deity said, and the Teacher concurred. Then that deity, knowing that the Teacher concurred, bowed, and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before vanishing right there. Then, when the night had passed, the Buddha addressed the mendicants: \u201cTonight, a glorious deity, lighting up the entire Jeta\u2019s Grove, came to me, bowed, stood to one side, and said to me: \u2018Sir, these six things don\u2019t lead to the decline of a mendicant. What six? Respect for the Teacher, for the teaching, for the Sa\u1e45gha, for the training; being easy to admonish, and good friendship. These six things don\u2019t lead to the decline of a mendicant.\u2019 That is what that deity said. Then he bowed and respectfully circled me, keeping me on his right side, before vanishing right there.\u201d When he said this, Venerable S\u0101riputta said to the Buddha: \u201cSir, this is how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha\u2019s brief statement. It\u2019s when a mendicant personally respects the Teacher and praises such respect. And they encourage other mendicants who lack such respect to respect the Teacher. And they praise other mendicants who respect the Teacher at the right time, truthfully and correctly. They personally respect the teaching \u2026 They personally respect the Sa\u1e45gha \u2026 They personally respect the training \u2026 They are personally easy to admonish \u2026 They personally have good friends, and praise such friendship. And they encourage other mendicants who lack good friends to develop good friendship. And they praise other mendicants who have good friends at the right time, truthfully and correctly. That\u2019s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha\u2019s brief statement.\u201d \u201cGood, good, S\u0101riputta! It\u2019s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I\u2019ve said in brief like this. It\u2019s when a mendicant personally respects the Teacher \u2026 They personally respect the teaching \u2026 They personally respect the Sa\u1e45gha \u2026 They personally respect the training \u2026 They are personally easy to admonish \u2026 They personally have good friends, and praise such friendship. And they encourage other mendicants who lack good friends to develop good friendship. And they praise other mendicants who have good friends at the right time, truthfully and correctly. This is how to see the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.\u201d","title":"A God","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":451}