Heedfulness Appamṅda Sutta (AN 7:31)
- suttas - - evening talks - short morning talks - lectures - guided meditations - talk collections - other themes - chants - - - - à¹à¸à¸¢ - Franā§ais - Espaā±ol - - Portuguāªs - Ð ÑÑÑкий - - - УкÑаÑнÑÑка Submit Search - Home - Suttas - AN - AN 7:31 Heedfulness ## Browse Suttas Go to Aṃguttara Nikṅya index AN index ## Heedfulness Appamṅda Sutta  (AN 7:31) Then a certain devatṅ, in the far extreme of the night, her extreme radiance lighting up the entirety of Jetaâs Grove, went to the Blessed One. On arrival, having bowed down to him, she stood to one side. As she was standing there, she said to the Blessed One, "These seven qualities, lord, lead to a monkâs non-decline. Which seven? Respect for the teacher, respect for the Dhamma, respect for the Saṃgha, respect for training, respect for concentration, respect for heedfulness, respect for hospitality. These seven qualities, lord, lead to the non-decline of a monk." That is what the devatṅ said. The Teacher approved. Sensing, "The Teacher approves of me," the devatṅ bowed down to the Blessed One and, circled him three times, keeping him to her right, and then disappeared right there. Then when the night had past, The Blessed One addressed the monks: "Last night, monks, a certain devatṅ in the far extreme of the night, her extreme radiance lighting up the entirety of Jetaâs Grove, came to me and, on arrival, bowed down to me and stood to one side. As she was standing there, she said to me, ),
# Right single quote
('â', These seven qualities, lord, lead to a monkâs non-decline. Which seven? Respect for the teacher, respect for the Dhamma, respect for the Saṃgha, respect for training, respect for concentration, respect for heedfulness, respect for hospitality. These seven qualities, lord, lead to the non-decline of a monk.â "That is what that devatṅ said. Having said it, she bowed down to me, circled me three times, and then disappeared right there." Respecting the Teacher respecting the Dhamma, and with fierce respect for the Saṃgha, respecting concentration, ardent, and with fierce respect for training, a monk respecting heedfulness, and with respect for hospitality —incapable of decline— is right in the presence of unbinding. See also: SNÂ 16:13 - --> - - - -