The Buddha describes the five drawbacks of overstaying.
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā atinivāse. Katame pañca? Āvāsamaccharī hoti, kulamaccharī hoti, lābhamaccharī hoti, vaṇṇamaccharī hoti, dhammamaccharī hoti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā atinivāse.
Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā samavatthavāse. Katame pañca? Na āvāsamaccharī hoti, na kulamaccharī hoti, na lābhamaccharī hoti, na vaṇṇamaccharī hoti, na dhammamaccharī hoti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā samavatthavāse”ti.
Catutthaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā atinivāse.
“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of overstaying.
Katame pañca?
What five?
Āvāsamaccharī hoti, kulamaccharī hoti, lābhamaccharī hoti, vaṇṇamaccharī hoti, dhammamaccharī hoti.
You become stingy with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teaching.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā atinivāse.
These are the five drawbacks of overstaying.
Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā samavatthavāse.
There are these five benefits of staying for a reasonable length of time.
Katame pañca?
What five?
Na āvāsamaccharī hoti, na kulamaccharī hoti, na lābhamaccharī hoti, na vaṇṇamaccharī hoti, na dhammamaccharī hoti.
You’re not stingy with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teaching.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā samavatthavāse”ti.
These are the five benefits of staying for a reasonable length of time.”
Catutthaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026