{"collection":"Khuddaka Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_thag6.3/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_thag6.3","id":"suttacentral_thag6.3","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/thag6.3/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Khuddaka Nikaya"],"text":"Whoever has no respect for their spiritual companions falls away from the true teaching, like a fish in a little puddle. Whoever has no respect for their spiritual companions doesn\u2019t thrive in the true teaching, like a rotten seed in a field. Whoever has no respect for their spiritual companions is far from extinguishment, in the teaching of the Dhamma king. Whoever does have respect for their spiritual companions doesn\u2019t fall away from the true teaching, like a fish in plenty of water. Whoever does have respect for their spiritual companions thrives in the true teaching, like a fine seed in a field. Whoever does have respect for their spiritual companions is close to extinguishment in the teaching of the Dhamma king.","title":"Mah\u0101n\u0101ga","tradition":"Khuddaka Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":122}