The Buddha describes the five drawbacks of visiting families.
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā kulūpake. Katame pañca? Anāmantacāre āpajjati, raho nisajjāya āpajjati, paṭicchanne āsane āpajjati, mātugāmassa uttari chappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ desento āpajjati, kāmasaṅkappabahulo viharati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā kulūpake”ti.
Pañcamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā kulūpake.
“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of visiting families.
Katame pañca?
What five?
Anāmantacāre āpajjati, raho nisajjāya āpajjati, paṭicchanne āsane āpajjati, mātugāmassa uttari chappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ desento āpajjati, kāmasaṅkappabahulo viharati.
You fall into an offense for wandering without leave. You fall into an offense for sitting in a private place with someone of the opposite sex. You fall into an offense for sitting in a hidden place with someone of the opposite sex. You fall into an offense for teaching more than five or six sentences to someone of the opposite sex. You have a lot of sensual thoughts.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā kulūpake”ti.
These are the five drawbacks of visiting families.”
Pañcamaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026