| AN.VII.33 | Pa.thama Suvaca Sutta | A devata questions the Buddha as to whether the following seven qualities are for the non-decline of monks: 1. respect for the Buddha; 2. respect for the Dhamma; 3. respect for the Sa"ngha; 4. respect for the Training; 5. respect for meditation; 6. respect for sensativity to self-improvement, and; 7. respect for having good people as friends. The Buddha confirms that these seven qualities are for the non-decline of a monk. | 37/088 | Sattaka Nipaata, Pa.thamapa.n.naasaka | A"nguttara | A.iv. | |