{"id":"an7.68","title":"One Who Knows the Teachings","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an7.68","title":"One Who Knows the Teachings","units":[{"id":"an7.68:0","sourceIds":["an7.68:0.1","an7.68:0.2","an7.68:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.68\n7. Mahāvagga\nDhammaññūsutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 7.68\n7. The Great Chapter\nOne Who Knows the Teachings"}},{"id":"an7.68:1","sourceIds":["an7.68:1.1","an7.68:1.2","an7.68:1.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sattahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āhuneyyo hoti …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassa.\nKatamehi sattahi?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhammaññū ca hoti atthaññū ca attaññū ca mattaññū ca kālaññū ca parisaññū ca puggalaparoparaññū ca.","en":"“A mendicant with seven qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of veneration with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.\nWhat seven?\nIt’s when a mendicant knows the teachings, knows the meaning, has self-knowledge, knows moderation, knows the right time, knows assemblies, and knows individuals high and low."}},{"id":"an7.68:2","sourceIds":["an7.68:2.1","an7.68:2.2","an7.68:2.3","an7.68:2.4","an7.68:2.5","an7.68:2.6","an7.68:2.7","an7.68:2.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhammaññū hoti?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhammaṁ jānāti—\nsuttaṁ geyyaṁ veyyākaraṇaṁ gāthaṁ udānaṁ itivuttakaṁ jātakaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ vedallaṁ.\nNo ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhammaṁ jāneyya—\nsuttaṁ geyyaṁ …pe… abbhutadhammaṁ vedallaṁ, nayidha ‘dhammaññū’ti vucceyya.\nYasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhammaṁ jānāti—\nsuttaṁ geyyaṁ …pe… abbhutadhammaṁ vedallaṁ, tasmā ‘dhammaññū’ti vuccati.\nIti dhammaññū.","en":"And how is a mendicant one who knows the teachings?\nIt’s when a mendicant knows the teachings:\nstatements, mixed prose & verse, discussions, verses, inspired exclamations, legends, stories of past lives, amazing stories, and elaborations.\nIf a mendicant did not know these teachings,\nthey would not be called ‘one who knows the teachings’.\nBut because they do know these teachings,\nthey are called ‘one who knows the teachings’.\nSuch is the one who knows the teachings."}},{"id":"an7.68:3","sourceIds":["an7.68:3.1","an7.68:3.2","an7.68:3.3","an7.68:3.4","an7.68:3.5","an7.68:3.6","an7.68:3.7","an7.68:3.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atthaññū ca kathaṁ hoti?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu tassa tasseva bhāsitassa atthaṁ jānāti:\n‘ayaṁ imassa bhāsitassa attho, ayaṁ imassa bhāsitassa attho’ti.\nNo ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu tassa tasseva bhāsitassa atthaṁ jāneyya:\n‘ayaṁ imassa bhāsitassa attho, ayaṁ imassa bhāsitassa attho’ti, nayidha ‘atthaññū’ti vucceyya.\nYasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu tassa tasseva bhāsitassa atthaṁ jānāti:\n‘ayaṁ imassa bhāsitassa attho, ayaṁ imassa bhāsitassa attho’ti, tasmā ‘atthaññū’ti vuccati.\nIti dhammaññū, atthaññū.","en":"And how are they one who knows the meaning?\nIt’s when a mendicant knows the meaning of this or that statement:\n‘This is what that statement means; that is what this statement means.’\nIf a mendicant did not know the meaning of this or that statement,\nthey would not be called ‘one who knows the meaning’.\nBut because they do know the meaning of this or that statement,\nthey are called ‘one who knows the meaning’.\nSuch is the one who knows the teachings and the one who knows the meaning."}},{"id":"an7.68:4","sourceIds":["an7.68:4.1","an7.68:4.2","an7.68:4.3","an7.68:4.4","an7.68:4.5","an7.68:4.6","an7.68:4.7","an7.68:4.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Attaññū ca kathaṁ hoti?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu attānaṁ jānāti:\n‘ettakomhi saddhāya sīlena sutena cāgena paññāya paṭibhānenā’ti.\nNo ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu attānaṁ jāneyya:\n‘ettakomhi saddhāya sīlena sutena cāgena paññāya paṭibhānenā’ti, nayidha ‘attaññū’ti vucceyya.\nYasmā ca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu attānaṁ jānāti:\n‘ettakomhi saddhāya sīlena sutena cāgena paññāya paṭibhānenā’ti, tasmā ‘attaññū’ti vuccati.\nIti dhammaññū, atthaññū, attaññū.","en":"And how are they one who has self-knowledge?\nIt’s when a mendicant has self-knowledge:\n‘This is the extent of my faith, ethics, learning, generosity, wisdom, and eloquence.’\nIf a mendicant did not have self-knowledge,\nthey would not be called ‘one who has self-knowledge’.\nBut because they do have self-knowledge,\nthey are called ‘one who has self-knowledge’.\nSuch is the one who knows the teachings, the one who knows the meaning, and the one who has self-knowledge."}},{"id":"an7.68:5","sourceIds":["an7.68:5.1","an7.68:5.2","an7.68:5.3","an7.68:5.4","an7.68:5.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Mattaññū ca kathaṁ hoti?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mattaṁ jānāti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ paṭiggahaṇāya.\nNo ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mattaṁ jāneyya cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ paṭiggahaṇāya, nayidha ‘mattaññū’ti vucceyya.\nYasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mattaṁ jānāti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ paṭiggahaṇāya, tasmā ‘mattaññū’ti vuccati.\nIti dhammaññū, atthaññū, attaññū, mattaññū.","en":"And how are they one who knows moderation?\nIt’s when a mendicant knows moderation when receiving robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.\nIf a mendicant did not know moderation, they would not be called ‘one who knows moderation’.\nBut because they do know moderation, they are called ‘one who knows moderation’.\nSuch is the one who knows the teachings, the one who knows the meaning, the one who has self-knowledge, and the one who knows moderation."}},{"id":"an7.68:6","sourceIds":["an7.68:6.1","an7.68:6.2","an7.68:6.3","an7.68:6.4","an7.68:6.5","an7.68:6.6","an7.68:6.7","an7.68:6.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kālaññū ca kathaṁ hoti?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālaṁ jānāti:\n‘ayaṁ kālo uddesassa, ayaṁ kālo paripucchāya, ayaṁ kālo yogassa, ayaṁ kālo paṭisallānassā’ti.\nNo ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālaṁ jāneyya:\n‘ayaṁ kālo uddesassa, ayaṁ kālo paripucchāya, ayaṁ kālo yogassa, ayaṁ kālo paṭisallānassā’ti, nayidha ‘kālaññū’ti vucceyya.\nYasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālaṁ jānāti:\n‘ayaṁ kālo uddesassa, ayaṁ kālo paripucchāya, ayaṁ kālo yogassa, ayaṁ kālo paṭisallānassā’ti, tasmā ‘kālaññū’ti vuccati.\nIti dhammaññū, atthaññū, attaññū, mattaññū, kālaññū.","en":"And how are they one who knows the right time?\nIt’s when a mendicant knows the right time:\n‘This is the time for recitation; this is the time for questioning; this is the time for meditation; this is the time for retreat.’\nIf a mendicant did not know the right time,\nthey would not be called ‘one who knows the right time’.\nBut because they do know the right time,\nthey are called ‘one who knows the right time’.\nSuch is the one who knows the teachings, the one who knows the meaning, the one who has self-knowledge, the one who knows moderation, and the one who knows the right time."}},{"id":"an7.68:7","sourceIds":["an7.68:7.1","an7.68:7.2","an7.68:7.3","an7.68:7.4","an7.68:7.5","an7.68:7.6","an7.68:7.7","an7.68:7.8","an7.68:7.9","an7.68:7.10","an7.68:7.11"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Parisaññū ca kathaṁ hoti?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu parisaṁ jānāti:\n‘ayaṁ khattiyaparisā, ayaṁ brāhmaṇaparisā, ayaṁ gahapatiparisā, ayaṁ samaṇaparisā.\nTattha evaṁ upasaṅkamitabbaṁ, evaṁ ṭhātabbaṁ, evaṁ kattabbaṁ, evaṁ nisīditabbaṁ, evaṁ bhāsitabbaṁ, evaṁ tuṇhī bhavitabban’ti.\nNo ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu parisaṁ jāneyya:\n‘ayaṁ khattiyaparisā …pe…\nevaṁ tuṇhī bhavitabban’ti, nayidha ‘parisaññū’ti vucceyya.\nYasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu parisaṁ jānāti:\n‘ayaṁ khattiyaparisā, ayaṁ brāhmaṇaparisā, ayaṁ gahapatiparisā, ayaṁ samaṇaparisā.\nTattha evaṁ upasaṅkamitabbaṁ, evaṁ ṭhātabbaṁ, evaṁ kattabbaṁ, evaṁ nisīditabbaṁ, evaṁ bhāsitabbaṁ, evaṁ tuṇhī bhavitabban’ti, tasmā ‘parisaññū’ti vuccati.\nIti dhammaññū, atthaññū, attaññū, mattaññū, kālaññū, parisaññū.","en":"And how are they one who knows assemblies?\nIt’s when a mendicant knows assemblies:\n‘This is an assembly of aristocrats, of brahmins, of householders, or of ascetics.\nThis one should be approached in this way. This is how to stand, to act, to sit, to speak, or to stay silent when there.’\nIf a mendicant did not know assemblies,\nthey would not be called ‘one who knows assemblies’.\nBut because they do know assemblies,\nthey are called ‘one who knows assemblies’.\nSuch is the one who knows the teachings, the one who knows the meaning, the one who has self-knowledge, the one who knows moderation, the one who knows the right time, and the one who knows assemblies."}},{"id":"an7.68:8","sourceIds":["an7.68:8.1","an7.68:8.2","an7.68:8.3","an7.68:8.4","an7.68:8.5","an7.68:8.6","an7.68:8.7","an7.68:8.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puggalaparoparaññū ca kathaṁ hoti?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno dvayena puggalā viditā honti.\nDve puggalā—\neko ariyānaṁ dassanakāmo, eko ariyānaṁ na dassanakāmo.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo ariyānaṁ na dassanakāmo,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena gārayho.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo ariyānaṁ dassanakāmo,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena pāsaṁso.","en":"And how are they one who knows individuals high and low?\nIt’s when a mendicant understands individuals in terms of pairs.\nTwo individuals:\none likes to see the noble ones, one does not.\nThe individual who doesn’t like to see the noble ones\nis reprehensible in that respect.\nThe individual who does like to see the noble ones\nis praiseworthy in that respect."}},{"id":"an7.68:9","sourceIds":["an7.68:9.1","an7.68:9.2","an7.68:9.3","an7.68:9.4","an7.68:9.5","an7.68:9.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dve puggalā ariyānaṁ dassanakāmā—\neko saddhammaṁ sotukāmo, eko saddhammaṁ na sotukāmo.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo saddhammaṁ na sotukāmo,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena gārayho.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo saddhammaṁ sotukāmo,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena pāsaṁso.","en":"Two individuals like to see the noble ones:\none likes to hear the true teaching, one does not.\nThe individual who doesn’t like to hear the true teaching\nis reprehensible in that respect.\nThe individual who does like to hear the true teaching\nis praiseworthy in that respect."}},{"id":"an7.68:10","sourceIds":["an7.68:10.1","an7.68:10.2","an7.68:10.3","an7.68:10.4","an7.68:10.5","an7.68:10.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dve puggalā saddhammaṁ sotukāmā—\neko ohitasoto dhammaṁ suṇāti, eko anohitasoto dhammaṁ suṇāti.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo anohitasoto dhammaṁ suṇāti,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena gārayho.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo ohitasoto dhammaṁ suṇāti,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena pāsaṁso.","en":"Two individuals like to hear the true teaching:\none actively listens to the teaching, one does not.\nThe individual who doesn’t actively listen to the teaching\nis reprehensible in that respect.\nThe individual who does actively listen to the teaching\nis praiseworthy in that respect."}},{"id":"an7.68:11","sourceIds":["an7.68:11.1","an7.68:11.2","an7.68:11.3","an7.68:11.4","an7.68:11.5","an7.68:11.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dve puggalā ohitasotā dhammaṁ suṇanti—\neko sutvā dhammaṁ dhāreti, eko sutvā dhammaṁ na dhāreti.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo sutvā na dhammaṁ dhāreti,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena gārayho.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo sutvā dhammaṁ dhāreti,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena pāsaṁso.","en":"Two individuals actively listen to the teaching:\none remembers the teaching they’ve heard, one does not.\nThe individual who doesn’t remember the teaching they’ve heard\nis reprehensible in that respect.\nThe individual who does remember the teaching they’ve heard\nis praiseworthy in that respect."}},{"id":"an7.68:12","sourceIds":["an7.68:12.1","an7.68:12.2","an7.68:12.3","an7.68:12.4","an7.68:12.5","an7.68:12.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dve puggalā sutvā dhammaṁ dhārenti—\neko dhātānaṁ dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhati, eko dhātānaṁ dhammānaṁ atthaṁ na upaparikkhati.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo dhātānaṁ dhammānaṁ atthaṁ na upaparikkhati,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena gārayho.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo dhātānaṁ dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhati,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena pāsaṁso.","en":"Two individuals remember the teaching they’ve heard:\none examines the meaning of the teachings they have remembered, one does not.\nThe individual who does not examine the meaning of the teachings they have remembered\nis reprehensible in that respect.\nThe individual who does examine the meaning of the teachings they have remembered\nis praiseworthy in that respect."}},{"id":"an7.68:13","sourceIds":["an7.68:13.1","an7.68:13.2","an7.68:13.3","an7.68:13.4","an7.68:13.5","an7.68:13.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dve puggalā dhātānaṁ dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhanti—\neko atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno, eko atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya na dhammānudhammappaṭipanno.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya na dhammānudhammappaṭipanno,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena gārayho.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena pāsaṁso.","en":"Two individuals examine the meaning of the teachings they have remembered:\none understands the meaning and the teaching and practicesin line with the teaching, one understands the meaning and the teaching but does not practice in line with the teaching.\nThe individual who understands the meaning and the teaching but does not practice in line with the principle of the teaching\nis reprehensible in that respect.\nThe individual who understands the meaning and the teaching and practices in line with the principle of the teaching\nis praiseworthy in that respect."}},{"id":"an7.68:14","sourceIds":["an7.68:14.1","an7.68:14.2","an7.68:14.3","an7.68:14.4","an7.68:14.5","an7.68:14.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dve puggalā atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipannā—\neko attahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya, eko attahitāya ca paṭipanno parahitāya ca.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo attahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena gārayho.\nYvāyaṁ puggalo attahitāya ca paṭipanno parahitāya ca,\nevaṁ so tenaṅgena pāsaṁso.","en":"Two individuals understand the meaning and the teaching and practice in line with the teaching:\none practices to benefit themselves but not others, and one practices to benefit both themselves and others.\nThe individual who practices to benefit themselves but not others\nis reprehensible in that respect.\nThe individual who practices to benefit both themselves and others\nis praiseworthy in that respect."}},{"id":"an7.68:15","sourceIds":["an7.68:15.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno dvayena puggalā viditā honti.","en":"That’s how a mendicant understands individuals in terms of pairs."}},{"id":"an7.68:16","sourceIds":["an7.68:16.1","an7.68:16.2","an7.68:16.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu puggalaparoparaññū hoti.\nImehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āhuneyyo hoti pāhuneyyo …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassā”ti.\nCatutthaṁ.","en":"That’s how a mendicant is one who knows individuals high and low.\nA mendicant with these seven qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of veneration with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an7.68/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}