Nine Attributes of the Sangha

“Suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ujuppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ñāyappaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, sāmīcippaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, yadidaṃ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā, esa bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, āhuneyyo, pāhuneyyo, dakkhineyyo, añjalikaraṇīyo, anuttaraṃ puññakkhettaṃ lokassā ti.”

The Noble Sangha has the nine attributes as follows:

[1]  Suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho _
      The disciples of the Blessed One practised well the morality, concentration and wisdom,
[2]  Ujuppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho _
      The disciples of the Blessed One practised straightly.
[3]  ñāyappaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho _
      The disciples of the Blessed One practised insightfully,
[4]  Sāmīcippaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho _
      The disciples of the Blessed One practised respectably,
      Yadidaṃ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā _
      That is the four pairs and eight kinds of noble beings.
      Esa bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho _
      These are the Blessed One’s disciples.
[5]  āhuneyyo _ Worthy of offerings,
[6]  Pāhuneyyo _ Worthy of hospitality,
[7]  Dakkhineyyo _ Worthy of gifts,
[8] Añjalikaraṇīyo _ Worthy of reverence,
[9] Anuttaraṃ puññakkhettaṃ lokassā _ The incomparable field of merit in the world.


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