Numbered Discourses 5
24. A Resident Mendicant
239. Stinginess (1st)
“Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is cast down to hell. What five? They’re stingy regarding monasteries, families, material possessions, and praise. And they waste a gift given in faith. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is cast down to hell.
A resident mendicant with five qualities is raised up to heaven. What five? They’re not stingy regarding monasteries, families, material possessions, and praise. And they don’t waste a gift given in faith. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.”