Paṭhamasovacassatāsutta

“Imaṁ, bhikkhave, rattiṁ aññatarā devatā …pe… maṁ etadavoca: ‘sattime, bhante, dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. Katame satta? Satthugāravatā, dhammagāravatā, saṅghagāravatā, sikkhāgāravatā, samādhigāravatā, sovacassatā, kalyāṇamittatā. Ime kho, bhante, satta dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī’ti. Idamavoca, bhikkhave, sā devatā. Idaṁ vatvā maṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyīti.

“Mendicants, tonight a deity … said to me: ‘Sir, these seven things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant. What seven? Respect for the Teacher, for the teaching, for the Saṅgha, for the training, for immersion; being easy to admonish, and good friendship. These seven things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant.’ That is what that deity said. Then he bowed and respectfully circled me, keeping me on his right side, before vanishing right there.

Satthugaru dhammagaru, saṅghe ca tibbagāravo; Samādhigaru ātāpī, sikkhāya tibbagāravo.

Respect for the Teacher and the teaching, and keen respect for the Saṅgha; respecting immersion, being energetic, and keen respect for the training.

Kalyāṇamitto suvaco, sappatisso sagāravo; Abhabbo parihānāya, nibbānasseva santike”ti. Tatiyaṁ.

One with good friends, easy to admonish, reverential and respectful, can’t decline, and has drawn near to extinguishment.”