{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an7.35/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an7.35","id":"suttacentral_an7.35","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an7.35/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, tonight a deity \u2026 said to me: \u2018Sir, these seven things don\u2019t lead to the decline of a mendicant. What seven? Respect for the Teacher, for the teaching, for the Sa\u1e45gha, for the training, for immersion; being easy to admonish, and good friendship. These seven 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 personally respect immersion \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 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 personally respect immersion \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":"Easy to Admonish (2nd)","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":362}