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Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 1.7.4

Mahāparinibbānasutta 1.7.4

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Pāli

1.7.4

“Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū na kammārāmā bhavissanti na kammaratā na kammārāmatamanuyuttā, vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṃ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.

As long as the mendicants don’t relish work, loving it and liking to relish it, they can expect growth, not decline.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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