Iti 79Decline
Pāli / Sanskrit:Parihānasutta
Three things lead to the falling away of a monk in training.
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– So It Was Said 79
The Book of the Threes Chapter Three Decline
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“These three things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee. What three? It’s when a mendicant relishes work, talk, and sleep. These three things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.
These three things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee. What three? It’s when a mendicant doesn’t relish work, talk, and sleep. These three things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.”
The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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