Aṅguttara Nikāya — Discursos Numerados — 6.1 — Worthy of Offerings (1st)

1So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, “Mendicants!”

2“Venerable sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this:

3“Mendicants, a mendicant with six qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of veneration with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world. What six?

4It’s a mendicant who, when they see a sight with their eyes, is neither happy nor sad. They remain equanimous, mindful and aware.

5When they hear a sound with their ears …

6When they smell an odor with their nose …

7When they taste a flavor with their tongue …

8When they feel a touch with their body …

9When they know an idea with their mind, they’re neither happy nor sad. They remain equanimous, mindful and aware.

10A mendicant with these six qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of veneration with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.”

11That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.