Numbered Discourses 5.171

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1. Numbered Discourses 5.171
2. 18. A Lay Follower
3. Timidity
4. So I have heard.
5. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
6. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
7. “Mendicants!”
8. “Venerable sir,” they replied.
9. The Buddha said this:
10. “A lay follower with five qualities is overcome by timidity.
11. What five?
12. They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants.
13. A lay follower with these five qualities is overcome by timidity.
14. A lay follower with five qualities is self-assured.
15. What five?
16. They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants.
17. A lay follower with these five qualities is self-assured.”