AN 2.132 - AN 2.132
Translated by Bhikkhu Candana
Source: https://www.mindreleased.com/s/Book-2_Anguttara-Nikya-A-New-Translation.pdf#page=100
License: Candana — free distribution, unaltered contents
Copyright © Bhikkhu Candana, 2020, 2026. Free distribution only; do not alter the contents. The original book, including its complete permission notice, accompanies this text.
Candana source labels: 132. Site text ID: AN 2.132.

132. “Bhikkhus, any Upāsaka (male lay disciple) of mine who possesses strong faith and confidence in his heart, longing for perfection, should rightfully aspire to the following:

‘May I become like the householders Citta and Hatthaka of Āḷavī!’

“After all, Bhikkhus, this is the standard to which all my Upāsaka disciples must compare and measure themselves with all the time, that is, the householders Citta and Hatthaka of Āḷavī.”