← Aṅguttara NikāyaAN7.25Numbered Discourses 7.25SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Numbered Discourses 7.253. The Vajji SevenNon-Decline for Mendicants (3rd)“Mendicants, I will teach you seven principles that prevent decline.Listen and apply your mind well …And what are the seven principles that prevent decline?As long as the mendicants are faithful …conscientious …prudent …learned …energetic …mindful …wise, they can expect growth, not decline.As long as these seven principles that prevent decline last among the mendicants, and as long as the mendicants are seen following them, they can expect growth, not decline.”