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AN 5.240 - Stinginess (2nd) Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato Source: https://suttacentral.net/an5.240/en/sujato License: CC0-1.0 Numbered Discourses 5.240 24. A Resident Mendicant Stinginess (2nd) “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? They’re stingy regarding monasteries, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. A resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What five? They’re not stingy regarding monasteries, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”