3.
The Chapter on Long Wandering
1.
The First Discourse on Long Wandering
221. "Monks, there are these five dangers for one dwelling devoted to long wandering and unsettled wandering. Which five? One does not hear what has not been heard, one does not purify what has been heard, one is unconfident with a certain amount of learning, one experiences a serious illness, and one is without friends. These, monks, are the five dangers for one dwelling devoted to long wandering and unsettled wandering.
"Monks, there are these five benefits of settled wandering. Which five? One hears what has not been heard, one purifies what has been heard, one is confident with a certain amount of learning, one does not experience a serious illness, and one has friends. These, monks, are the five benefits of settled wandering." The first.
2.
The Second Discourse on Long Wandering
222. "Monks, there are these five dangers for one dwelling devoted to long wandering and unsettled wandering. Which five? One does not attain what has not been attained, one declines from what has been attained, one is unconfident with a certain amount of attainment, one experiences a serious illness, and one is without friends. These, monks, are the five dangers for one dwelling devoted to long wandering and unsettled wandering.
"Monks, there are these five benefits of settled wandering. Which five? One attains what has not been attained, one does not decline from what has been attained, one is confident with a certain amount of attainment, one does not experience a serious illness, and one has friends. These, monks, are the five benefits of settled wandering." The second.
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The Discourse on Excessive Dwelling
223. "Monks, there are these five dangers of excessive dwelling. Which five? One has many goods, an accumulation of many goods; one has many medicines, an accumulation of many medicines; one has much to do, has many duties, is experienced in what is to be done; one dwells in company with householders and those gone forth, with not becoming association with laypeople; and when departing from that residence, one departs with longing. These, monks, are the five dangers of excessive dwelling.
"Monks, there are these five benefits of dwelling with even requisites. Which five? One does not have many goods, not an accumulation of many goods; one does not have many medicines, not an accumulation of many medicines; one does not have much to do, does not have many duties, is not experienced in what is to be done; one dwells not in company with householders and those gone forth, with not becoming association with laypeople; and when departing from that residence, one departs without longing. These, monks, are the five benefits of dwelling with even requisites." The third.
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The Discourse on the Stingy
224. "Monks, there are these five dangers of excessive dwelling. Which five? One is stingy with residence, one is stingy with families, one is stingy with material gain, one is stingy with praise, one is stingy with the teachings. These, monks, are the five dangers of excessive dwelling.
"Monks, there are these five benefits of dwelling with even requisites. Which five? One is not stingy with residence, one is not stingy with families, one is not stingy with material gain, one is not stingy with praise, one is not stingy with the teachings. These, monks, are the five benefits of dwelling with even requisites." The fourth.
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The First Discourse on One Dependent on Families
225. "Monks, there are these five dangers of being dependent on families. Which five? One commits an offence of going without informing, one commits an offence of sitting down in a secret place, one commits an offence of a concealed seat, one commits an offence by teaching the Teaching to a woman with more than five or six sentences, one dwells with abundant thoughts of sensual pleasure. These, monks, are the five dangers of being dependent on families." The fifth.
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The Second Discourse on One Dependent on Families
226. "Monks, there are these five dangers for a monk dependent on families, dwelling in company with families for a protracted time. Which five? Repeated seeing of a woman, when there is seeing there is bonding, when there is bonding there is intimacy, when there is intimacy there is an opportunity, for one with a mind overcome by lust this is to be expected - 'He will either live the holy life without delight, or he will commit a certain defiled offence, or having rejected the training, he will return to the lower life.' These, monks, are the five dangers for a monk dependent on families, dwelling in company with families for a protracted time." The sixth.
7.
The Discourse on Wealth
227. "Monks, there are these five dangers in wealth. Which five? Wealth is common to fire, wealth is common to water, wealth is common to kings, wealth is common to thieves, wealth is common to unloved heirs. These, monks, are the five dangers in wealth.
"Monks, there are these five benefits in wealth. Which five? In dependence on wealth, one makes oneself happy and pleased, and rightly maintains one's happiness; one makes one's mother and father happy and pleased, and rightly maintains their happiness; one makes one's children, wife, slaves, workmen and servants happy and pleased, and rightly maintains their happiness; one makes one's friends and colleagues happy and pleased, and rightly maintains their happiness; one establishes among ascetics and brahmins an offering that is conducive to higher states, resulting in happiness, leading to heaven. These, monks, are the five benefits in wealth." The seventh.
8.
The Discourse on the Late Morning Meal
228. "Monks, there are these five dangers of eating late in the day in a family. Which five? Those guests and visitors, they do not honour them in proper time; those deities who receive offerings, they do not honour them in proper time; those ascetics and brahmins who eat one meal a day, abstaining from eating at night, abstaining from eating at the improper time, they do not honour them in proper time; slaves, workmen and servants do their work neglectfully; and just that much food eaten at the improper time is not nourishing. These, monks, are the five dangers of eating late in the day in a family.
"Monks, there are these five benefits of eating at the proper time in a family. Which five? Those guests and visitors, they honour them in proper time; those deities who receive offerings, they honour them in proper time; those ascetics and brahmins who eat one meal a day, abstaining from eating at night, abstaining from eating at the improper time, they honour them in proper time; slaves, workmen and servants do their work attentively; and just that much food eaten at the proper time is nourishing. These, monks, are the five benefits of eating at the proper time in a family." The eighth.
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The First Discourse on the Black Snake
229. "Monks, there are these five dangers in a black snake. Which five? It is impure, foul-smelling, timid, fearsome, and a betrayer of friends - these, monks, are the five dangers in a black snake. Just so, monks, there are these five dangers in womankind. Which five? It is impure, foul-smelling, timid, fearsome, and a betrayer of friends - these, monks, are the five dangers in womankind." The ninth.
10.
The Second Discourse on the Black Snake
230. "Monks, there are these five dangers in a black snake. Which five? Prone to wrath, bearing grudges, having terrible venom, having a forked tongue, and a betrayer of friends - these, monks, are the five dangers in a black snake.
"Just so, monks, there are these five dangers in womankind. Which five? Prone to wrath, bearing grudges, having terrible venom, having a forked tongue, and a betrayer of friends. Herein, monks, this is the terrible venom of womankind - mostly, monks, womankind has intense lust. Herein, monks, this is the forked tongue of womankind - mostly, monks, womankind speaks divisive speech. Herein, monks, this is the betrayal of friends of womankind - mostly, monks, womankind is an adulteress. These, monks, are the five dangers in womankind." The tenth.
The Chapter on Long Journeys is third.
Its summary:
Two on dependent on families, wealth, food, snake, the other two.