Visuddhimagga II-80

Dhutādīnaṃvibhāgatoti dhuto veditabbo. Dhutavādo veditabbo. Dhutadhammā veditabbā. Dhutaṅgāni veditabbāni. Kassa dhutaṅgasevanā sappāyāti veditabbaṃ.

(头陀等的分别)头陀的分别:(1)头陀当知,(2)头陀说当知,(3)头陀法当知,(4)头陀支当知,(5)何人适合于头陀支的修行当知。

Ñ(II,80): 5. As to 'ascetic' and so on distinguished; the following things should be understood, that is to say, ascetic, a preacher of asceticism, ascetic states, ascetic practices, and for whom the cultivation of ascetic practices is suitable.



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