Stingy (AN5.224)

Numbered Discourses 5.224

23. Long Wandering

Stingy

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of overstaying.

What five?

You become stingy with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teaching.

These are the five drawbacks of overstaying.

There are these five benefits of staying for a reasonable length of time.

What five?

You’re not stingy with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teaching.

These are the five benefits of staying for a reasonable length of time.”