an.8.3 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

Disliked (1st)

“Mendicants, a mendicant with eight qualities is disliked and disapproved by their spiritual companions, not respected or admired.
What eight?
It’s when a mendicant praises the disliked and criticizes the liked. They desire material possessions and honor. They lack conscience and prudence. They have wicked desires and wrong view.
A mendicant with these eight qualities is disliked and disapproved by their spiritual companions, not respected or admired.
A mendicant with eight qualities is liked and approved by their spiritual companions, and respected and admired.
What eight?
It’s when a mendicant doesn’t praise the disliked and criticize the liked. They don’t desire material possessions and honor. They have conscience and prudence. They have few desires and right view.
A mendicant with these eight qualities is liked and approved by their spiritual companions, and respected and admired.”