Numbered Discourses 5
24. A Resident Mendicant
240. Stinginess (2nd)
“Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is cast down to hell. What five? They’re stingy regarding monasteries, families, material possessions, praise, and the teachings. 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, praise, and the teachings. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.”