“Bhikkhus, there are five kinds of stinginess. What five? 1) |Stinginess::selfishness, meanness, tight-fistedness [macchariya]| regarding |dwelling place::residence, home [āvāsa]|, 2) stinginess regarding supporting families, 3) stinginess regarding |acquisitions::gain, money, profit, possessions [lābha]|, 4) stinginess regarding |praise::approval [vaṇṇa]|, and 5) stinginess regarding the |Dhamma::teachings of the Buddha that point to the nature of reality, the ultimate truth [dhamma]|. These, bhikkhus, are the five kinds of stinginess. The worst of these five kinds of stinginess is stinginess regarding the Dhamma.”
The five kinds of stinginess are selfishness regarding dwelling place, supporting families, acquisitions, praise, and the Dhamma. The worst of these is stinginess regarding the Dhamma.
AN 5.254 Pañcamacchariya sutta - Five Kinds of Stinginess
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