← Aṅguttara NikāyaAN8.4Numbered Discourses 8.4SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Numbered Discourses 8.41. LoveDisliked (2nd)“Mendicants, a mendicant with eight qualities is disliked and disapproved by their spiritual companions, not respected or admired.What eight?It’s when a mendicant desires material things, honor, and status. They know neither moderation nor the proper time. Their conduct is impure, they talk a lot, and they insult and abuse their spiritual companions.A mendicant with these eight qualities is disliked and disapproved by their spiritual companions, not respected or admired.A mendicant with eight qualities is liked and approved by their spiritual companions, and respected and admired.What eight?It’s when a mendicant doesn’t desire material things, honor, and status. They know moderation and the proper time. Their conduct is pure, they don’t talk a lot, and they don’t insult and abuse their spiritual companions.A mendicant with these eight qualities is liked and approved by their spiritual companions, and respected and admired.”