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The Book of the Fives

115(5)Miserly

Author: Bhikkhu Bodhi @ IAPT

115(5)Miserly

"Bhikkhus,possessing five qualities,a bhikkhunī is deposited in hell as if brought there.
What five?
She is miserly with dwellings,families,gains,praise,and the Dhamma.Mp:"She is miserly with her dwelling(avasamaccharini)and can- not endure others living there.She is miserly with the families (kulamaccharinī)that support her and cannot endure others approaching them [for support].She is miserly with gains (labhamaccharini)and cannot endure others acquiring them.She is miserly with her virtues(gunamaccharini)and cannot endure talk about the virtues of others.And she is miserly with the Dhamma(dhammamaccharinz)and does not wish to share it with others."
Possessing these five qualities,a bhikkhuni is deposited in hell as if brought there.
"Bhikkhus,possessing five [other]qualities,a bhikkhunī is deposited in heaven as if brought there.
What five?
She is not miserly with dwellings,families,gains,praise,and the Dhamma.
Possessing these five qualities,abhikkhunī is deposited in heaven as if brought there."