| AN.VII.32 | Hiriimaa 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 the shame of evil [hiri], and; 7. respect for fear of the consequences of evil [ottappa]. The Buddha confirms that these seven qualities are for the non-decline of a monk. | 37/087 | Sattaka Nipaata, Pa.thamapa.n.naasaka | A"nguttara | A.iv. | |