an.5.20 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

The Welfare of Both

“Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing for both their own welfare and that of others.
What five?
It’s when a mendicant is personally accomplished in ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom. And they encourage others in these qualities.



A mendicant with these five qualities is practicing both for their own welfare and that of others.”