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AN 10.156
Frequenting, Etc. · Bhajitabbādisutta
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“Mendicants, you should not frequent an individual who has ten qualities. … you should frequent … you should not pay homage … you should pay homage … you should not venerate … you should venerate … you should not praise … you should praise … you should not respect … you should respect … you should not revere … you should revere … is not a success … is a success … is not pure … is pure … does not win over conceit … wins over conceit … does not grow in wisdom … grows in wisdom …
“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato puggalo na bhajitabbo …pe… bhajitabbo …pe… na payirupāsitabbo … payirupāsitabbo …pe… na pujjo hoti … pujjo hoti …pe… na pāsaṁso hoti … pāsaṁso hoti …pe… agāravo hoti … sagāravo hoti …pe… appatisso hoti … sappatisso hoti …pe… na ārādhako hoti … ārādhako hoti …pe… na visujjhati … visujjhati …pe… mānaṁ nādhibhoti … mānaṁ adhibhoti …pe… paññāya na vaḍḍhati … paññāya vaḍḍhati …pe….
brims with much wickedness … brims with much merit. What ten? Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom. An individual who has these ten qualities brims with much merit.”