Aṇguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
II: Bala Vagga
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
The Book of the Fives
II: The Powers
Sutta 19
N'eva Attahita-no Parahita Suttaṃ
For Whose Good? (c)
Translated by E. M. Hare
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Once the Exalted One dwelt near Sāvatthī;
and there he addressed the monks, saying:
"Monks."
'Yes, lord,' they replied; and the Exalted One said:
"Monks, possessed of five things
a monk is neither set on his own good,
nor the good of another.
Of what five?
Herein, monks, a monk is neither perfect in virtue himself,
nor does he strive to perfect virtue in another;
he is neither perfect in concentration himself,
nor does he strive to perfect concentration in another;
neither is his own release is perfected,
nor does he strive that another's should be;
neither is his own vision and knowledge of release are perfected,
nor does he strive that another's should be.
Monks, possessed of these five things
a monk is neither set on his own good,
nor the good of another.
