Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

3: The Book of the Threes

45. The Wise

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1 "Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, paṇḍitapaññattāni sappurisapaññattāni. Katamāni tīṇi? Dānaṃ, bhikkhave, paṇḍitapaññattaṃ sappurisapaññattaṃ. Pabbajjā, bhikkhave, paṇḍitapaññattā sappurisapaññattā. Mātāpitūnaṃ, bhikkhave, upaṭṭhānaṃ paṇḍitapaññattaṃ sappurisapaññattaṃ. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi paṇḍitapaññattāni sappurisapaññattānīti.

2 Sabbhi dānaṃ upaññattaṃ,
ahiṃsā saṃyamo damo;
Mātāpitu upaṭṭhānaṃ,
santānaṃ brahmacārinaṃ.

3 Sataṃ etāni ṭhānāni,
yāni sevetha paṇḍito;
Ariyo dassanasampanno,
sa lokaṃ bhajate sivan"ti.

Pañcamaṃ.