Stinginess (2nd)
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24. A Resident Mendicant
Stinginess (2nd)
“Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is cast down to hell.
What five?
They’re stingy regarding monasteries,
families,
material things,
praise,
and the teachings.
A resident mendicant with these five qualities is cast down to hell.
A resident mendicant with five qualities is raised up to heaven.
What five?
They’re not stingy regarding monasteries,
families,
material things,
praise,
and the teachings.
A resident mendicant with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.”
