Numbered Discourses 3.45

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1. Numbered Discourses 3.45
2. 5. The Lesser Chapter
3. Recommended by the Astute
4. “Mendicants, these three things are recommended by astute true persons.
5. What three?
6. Giving,
7. going forth,
8. and taking care of your mother and father.
9. These are the three things recommended by astute true persons.
10. The virtuous recommend giving,
11. harmlessness, restraint, and self-control;
12. caring for mother and father,
13. and peaceful spiritual practitioners.
14. These are the things recommended by the good,
15. which the astute should cultivate.
16. A noble one, having vision,
17. will enjoy a world of grace.”