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Good friendship
kalyāṇamittatā
kalyāṇamittatā
Learning Path (1) Learning Path
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Stage 3
Living and conduct
… I want to be”) and a sober awareness of consequences. Good friendship (kalyāṇamittatā), finally, anticipates what research on behaviour change also suggests: one's environment can strongly …
Discourses (36) Canon
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AN6.69
A God
… bhante, dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. Katame cha? Satthugāravatā, dhammagāravatā, saṅghagāravatā, sikkhāgāravatā, sovacassatā, kalyāṇamittatā— ime kho, bhante, cha dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī”ti. Idamavoca sā devatā. Samanuñño satthā …
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AN7.35
Easy to Admonish (2nd)
… dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. Katame satta? Satthugāravatā, dhammagāravatā, saṅghagāravatā, sikkhāgāravatā, samādhigāravatā, sovacassatā, kalyāṇamittatā. Ime kho, bhante, satta dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī’ti. Idamavoca, bhikkhave, sā devatā. Idaṁ …
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SN3.18
Good Friends
… nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho, mahārāja, ānando bhikkhu maṁ etadavoca: ‘upaḍḍhamidaṁ, bhante, brahmacariyassa—yadidaṁ kalyāṇamittatā kalyāṇasahāyatā kalyāṇasampavaṅkatā’ti. Evaṁ vuttāhaṁ, mahārāja, ānandaṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavocaṁ: ‘mā hevaṁ, ānanda, mā hevaṁ, …
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SN45.2
Half the Spiritual Life
… ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “upaḍḍhamidaṁ, bhante, brahmacariyaṁ, yadidaṁ—kalyāṇamittatā kalyāṇasahāyatā kalyāṇasampavaṅkatā”ti. “Mā hevaṁ, ānanda, mā hevaṁ, ānanda. Sakalamevidaṁ, ānanda, brahmacariyaṁ, yadidaṁ—kalyāṇamittatā kalyāṇasahāyatā …
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SN45.3
Sāriputta
… ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “sakalamidaṁ, bhante, brahmacariyaṁ, yadidaṁ—kalyāṇamittatā kalyāṇasahāyatā kalyāṇasampavaṅkatā”ti. “Sādhu sādhu, sāriputta. Sakalamidaṁ, sāriputta, brahmacariyaṁ, yadidaṁ—kalyāṇamittatā kalyāṇasahāyatā kalyāṇasampavaṅkatā. Kalyāṇamittassetaṁ, sāriputta, …
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AN1.98-139
The Chapter on Negligence
… aṅganti karitvā nāññaṁ ekaṅgampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittatā, bhikkhave, mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti. Cuddasamaṁ. 112 “Ajjhattikaṁ, bhikkhave, aṅganti karitvā nāññaṁ ekaṅgampi …
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AN8.54
With Dīghajāṇu
… samparāyasukhāyā”ti. “Cattārome, byagghapajja, dhammā kulaputtassa diṭṭhadhammahitāya saṁvattanti diṭṭhadhammasukhāya. Katame cattāro? Uṭṭhānasampadā, ārakkhasampadā, kalyāṇamittatā, samajīvitā. Katamā ca, byagghapajja, uṭṭhānasampadā? Idha, byagghapajja, kulaputto yena kammaṭṭhānena jīvikaṁ kappeti— yadi …
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AN8.55
With Ujjaya
… samparāyasukhāyā”ti. “Cattārome, brāhmaṇa, dhammā kulaputtassa diṭṭhadhammahitāya saṁvattanti, diṭṭhadhammasukhāya. Katame cattāro? Uṭṭhānasampadā, ārakkhasampadā, kalyāṇamittatā, samajīvitā. Katamā ca, brāhmaṇa, uṭṭhānasampadā? Idha, brāhmaṇa, kulaputto yena kammaṭṭhānena jīvikaṁ kappeti— yadi …
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AN8.76
Accomplishments (2nd)
Dutiyasampadāsutta Dutiyasampadāsutta “Aṭṭhimā, bhikkhave, sampadā. Katamā aṭṭha? Uṭṭhānasampadā, ārakkhasampadā, kalyāṇamittatā, samajīvitā, saddhāsampadā, sīlasampadā, cāgasampadā, paññāsampadā. Katamā ca, bhikkhave, uṭṭhānasampadā? Idha, bhikkhave, kulaputto yena …
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Pp 2.2
2. Dukapuggalapaññatti
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… sovacassatā. Imāya sovacassatāya samannāgato puggalo “suvaco”. Katamo ca puggalo kalyāṇamitto? Tattha katamā kalyāṇamittatā? Ye te puggalā saddhā sīlavanto bahussutā cāgavanto paññavanto, yā tesaṁ sevanā nisevanā saṁsevanā …
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MN8
Self-Effacement
… atimānissa purisapuggalassa anatimāno hoti parikkamanāya, dubbacassa purisapuggalassa sovacassatā hoti parikkamanāya, pāpamittassa purisapuggalassa kalyāṇamittatā hoti parikkamanāya, pamattassa purisapuggalassa appamādo hoti parikkamanāya, assaddhassa purisapuggalassa saddhā hoti parikkamanāya, ahirikassa …
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AN1.82-97
9. Negligence
… “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo evaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittatā, bhikkhave, mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti. Cuddasamaṁ. 96 “Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yo …
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Pe 8
Hārasampātabhūmi
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… samudāgacchanti. Taṁ pana sandhāya samudāgacchanti. Aparidāhanāya samudāgacchanti. Ayaṁ ñāṇasamudāgamo. Tattha katamā upanisā? Kalyāṇamittatā jhānassa upanisā. Kalyāṇasampavaṅkatā jhānassa upanisā. Indriyesu guttadvāratā jhānassa upanisā. Asantuṭṭhitā kusalesu dhammesu jhānassa …
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Ds 2.3.3
2.3.3. Die Sutten-Zweiergruppen
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… sovacassatā appaṭikūlaggāhitā avipaccanīkasātatā sagāravatā sādariyaṁ sādaratā sappaṭissavatā— ayaṁ vuccati sovacassatā. Tattha katamā kalyāṇamittatā? Ye te puggalā saddhā sīlavanto bahussutā cāgavanto paññavanto, yā tesaṁ sevanā nisevanā saṁsevanā …
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DN33
Reciting in Concert
… ca. Ahirikañca anottappañca. Hirī ca ottappañca. Dovacassatā ca pāpamittatā ca. Sovacassatā ca kalyāṇamittatā ca. Āpattikusalatā ca āpattivuṭṭhānakusalatā ca. Samāpattikusalatā ca samāpattivuṭṭhānakusalatā ca. Dhātukusalatā ca manasikārakusalatā ca. …
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DN34
Up to Ten
… pāpamittatā ca. Ime dve dhammā hānabhāgiyā. Katame dve dhammā visesabhāgiyā? Sovacassatā ca kalyāṇamittatā ca. Ime dve dhammā visesabhāgiyā. Katame dve dhammā duppaṭivijjhā? Yo ca hetu yo …
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SN45.49
Good Friends (1st)
… evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassa uppādāya etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvessati, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, …
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SN45.56
Good Friends (2nd)
… evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassa uppādāya etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvessati, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, …
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SN45.63
Good Friends (1st)
Kalyāṇamittasutta Kalyāṇamittasutta Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Ekadhammo, bhikkhave, bahūpakāro ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassa uppādāya. Katamo ekadhammo? Yadidaṁ—kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvessati, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, …
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SN45.70
Good Friends (2nd)
Dutiyakalyāṇamittasutta Dutiyakalyāṇamittasutta Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Ekadhammo, bhikkhave, bahūpakāro ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassa uppādāya. Katamo ekadhammo? Yadidaṁ—kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvessati, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, …
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SN45.77
Good Friends
… aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo uppajjati, uppanno vā ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchati, yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvessati, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, …
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SN45.84
Good Friends (2nd)
… aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo uppajjati, uppanno vā ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchati, yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvessati, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, …
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SN46.12
The Simile of the Sun (1st)
… yadidaṁ—aruṇuggaṁ; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ uppādāya etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ nimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—satta bojjhaṅge bhāvessati, satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kalyāṇamitto …
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SN46.48
The Sun
… yadidaṁ—aruṇuggaṁ. Evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ uppādāya etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—satta bojjhaṅge bhāvessati, satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kalyāṇamitto …
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SN46.50
Exterior
… Bāhiraṅgasutta “Bāhiraṁ, bhikkhave, aṅganti karitvā nāññaṁ ekaṅgampi samanupassāmi sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ uppādāya, yathayidaṁ—bhikkhave, kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—satta bojjhaṅge bhāvessati, satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kalyāṇamitto …
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AN1.71-81
8. Good Friends
… anuppannā vā kusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā vā akusalā dhammā parihāyanti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamittassa, bhikkhave, anuppannā ceva kusalā dhammā uppajjanti uppannā ca akusalā dhammā parihāyantī”ti. Paṭhamaṁ. …
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AN2.87-97
The Chapter on Two Things
… kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”ti. 95 “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Sovacassatā ca kalyāṇamittatā ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”ti. 96 “Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Dhātukusalatā …
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AN6.22
Non-decline
… cha aparihāniyā dhammā? Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, na saṅgaṇikārāmatā, sovacassatā, kalyāṇamittatā— ime kho, bhikkhave, cha aparihāniyā dhammā. Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṁ na parihāyiṁsu …
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AN6.115
Hard to Admonish
… pahānāya tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā. Katame tayo? Dovacassatāya pahānāya sovacassatā bhāvetabbā, pāpamittatāya pahānāya kalyāṇamittatā bhāvetabbā, cetaso vikkhepassa pahānāya ānāpānassati bhāvetabbā. Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya ime …
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AN7.34
Easy to Admonish (1st)
… dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. Katame satta? Satthugāravatā, dhammagāravatā, saṅghagāravatā, sikkhāgāravatā, samādhigāravatā, sovacassatā, kalyāṇamittatā. Ime kho, bhante, satta dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī’ti. Idamavoca, bhikkhave, sā devatā. Idaṁ …
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AN8.75
Accomplishments (1st)
Paṭhamasampadāsutta Paṭhamasampadāsutta “Aṭṭhimā, bhikkhave, sampadā. Katamā aṭṭha? Uṭṭhānasampadā, ārakkhasampadā, kalyāṇamittatā, samajīvitā, saddhāsampadā, sīlasampadā, cāgasampadā, paññāsampadā— imā kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha sampadāti. Uṭṭhātā kammadheyyesu, appamatto …
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AN10.73
Likable
… āhārā— uṭṭhānaṁ anālasyaṁ bhogānaṁ āhāro, maṇḍanā vibhūsanā vaṇṇassa āhāro, sappāyakiriyā ārogyassa āhāro, kalyāṇamittatā sīlānaṁ āhāro, indriyasaṁvaro brahmacariyassa āhāro, avisaṁvādanā mittānaṁ āhāro, sajjhāyakiriyā bāhusaccassa āhāro, sussūsā paripucchā …
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Iti 17
A Trainee (2nd)
… viharato bāhiraṁ aṅganti karitvā nāññaṁ ekaṅgampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bahūpakāraṁ yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, kalyāṇamittatā. Kalyāṇamitto, bhikkhave, bhikkhu akusalaṁ pajahati, kusalaṁ bhāvetī”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati: …
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Thig 10.1
Kisāgotamī
Kisāgotamītherīgāthā Kisāgotamītherīgāthā “Kalyāṇamittatā muninā, lokaṁ ādissa vaṇṇitā; Kalyāṇamitte bhajamāno, api bālo paṇḍito assa. Bhajitabbā sappurisā, Paññā …
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Pe 1
1. Ariyasaccappakāsanapaṭhamabhūmi
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… maggo. Avasesā dhammā atthi hetū atthi paccayā atthi nissayā sāvasesadohitā anekapūjā ca kalyāṇamittatappaccayā dhammā vīthiññutā ca hetu, imāni tīṇi saccāni. Tattha katamaṁ dukkhañca maggo ca nirodho …
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Ds 1.3
1.3. Der Sutten-Grundriss
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… Dovacassatāduka Dovacassatā ca. (<b>1332</b>) Pāpamittatā ca. (<b>1333</b>) 18. Sovacassatāduka Sovacassatā ca. (<b>1334</b>) Kalyāṇamittatā ca. (<b>1335</b>) 19. Āpattikusalatāduka Āpattikusalatā ca. (<b>1336</b>) Āpattivuṭṭhānakusalatā ca. (<b>1337</b>) 20. Samāpattikusalatāduka Samāpattikusalatā …