“Bhikkhus, when one sees three advantages, it is enough to teach others the Dhamma. What three? (1) The one who teaches the Dhamma experiences the meaning and the Dhamma. (2) The one who hears the Dhamma experiences the meaning and the Dhamma. (3) Both the one who teaches the Dhamma and the one who hears the Dhamma experience the meaning and the Dhamma. Seeing these three advantages, it is enough to teach others the Dhamma.”
an.3.43 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)
Advantages
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Good Reasons
“Mendicants, taking three reasons into consideration provides quite enough motivation to teach Dhamma to another.What three?
When the teacher understands the meaning and the teaching.
When the audience understands the meaning and the teaching.
When both the teacher and the audience understand the meaning and the teaching.
Taking these three reasons into consideration provides quite enough motivation to teach Dhamma to another.”