{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an9.17/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an9.17","id":"suttacentral_an9.17","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an9.17/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, visiting a family with nine factors is not worthwhile, or if you\u2019ve already arrived, sitting down is not worthwhile. What nine? They don\u2019t politely rise, bow, or offer a seat. They hide what they have. Even when they have much they give little. Even when they have fine things they give coarse things. They give carelessly, not carefully. They don\u2019t sit nearby to listen to the teachings. When you\u2019re speaking, they don\u2019t listen well. Visiting a family with these nine factors is not worthwhile, or if you\u2019ve already arrived, sitting down is not worthwhile. Visiting a family with nine factors is worthwhile, or if you\u2019ve already arrived, sitting down is worthwhile. What nine? They politely rise, bow, and offer a seat. They don\u2019t hide what they have. When they have much they give much. When they have refined things they give refined things. They give carefully, not carelessly. They sit nearby to listen to the teachings. When you\u2019re speaking, they listen well. Visiting a family with these nine factors is worthwhile, or if you\u2019ve already arrived, sitting down is worthwhile.\u201d","title":"Families","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":181}