<p>satthar 1
masc. master; teacher [√sās + tar] ●</p>
<p>satthar 2
masc. name of a privately enlightened Buddha; lit. teacher [√sās + tar] ●</p>
<p>In the suttas, &quot;sattha&quot; is often referring to The Buddha.
The &quot;reward&quot;, is that the disciples feel gratitude for the Buddha, and by practicing his teaching to its culmination is the ultimate sign of respect and gratitude, and the best way to serve him.</p>

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Thanks for your answer. I like it, but I also have a feeling that something is missing from it.
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frankk
<p>Looking on suttacentral with Pali lookup enabled:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://suttacentral.net/an6.103/en/sujato?layout=linebyline&amp;reference=none&amp;notes=asterisk&amp;highlight=false&amp;script=latin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://suttacentral.net/an6.103/en/sujato?layout=linebyline&amp;reference=none&amp;notes=asterisk&amp;highlight=false&amp;script=latin</a></li>
</ul>
<p>The text in question is,</p>
<blockquote>
<p><em>satthā ca me pariciṇṇo bhavissati mettāvatāyā’ti</em></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Given the mini-translation ...</p>
<blockquote>
<p>sattha</p>
<ol>
<li>a science; an art; a lore 2) a knife; a lance 3) a caravan</li>
</ol>
</blockquote>
<p>... I wondered how that could translate as &quot;Teacher&quot;?</p>
<p>I think that word-lookup is misleading -- the text says not <em>sattha</em> but rather <em>satthā</em>.</p>
<p>And frankk's answer says that's <a href="https://suttacentral.net/define/satthar" rel="nofollow noreferrer">sathhar</a>, &quot;teacher, master&quot; (which, i.e. satthar and <em>satthā</em> being the same word, is very possible because in Pali word-endings change when nouns are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declension" rel="nofollow noreferrer">declined</a>).</p>
<p>The <a href="https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/pali_query.py?qs=sattha&amp;searchhws=yes&amp;matchtype=exact" rel="nofollow noreferrer">full PTS dictionary</a> mentions ...</p>
<blockquote>
<p>[cp. Vedic śāstra, fr. śās to teach] a science, art, lore</p>
</blockquote>
<p>... so that's the root or etymology of the word.</p>
<hr />
<p>The question of &quot;who the teacher is?&quot; is notoriously difficult to analyse -- &quot;is the Tathagata this body?&quot; etc. It may be worth remembering <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/28696/254">SN 6.2</a> which implies that even the Buddha wants or needs to &quot;dwell in dependence, honoring and respecting [him]&quot; which I think implies that's a motive (or a condition, a <em>sine qua non</em>) of any monk.</p>
<p>Finally the word translated reward is <a href="https://suttacentral.net/define/%C4%81nisa%E1%B9%81sa" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ānisaṁsa</a></p>
<blockquote>
<ol>
<li>profit, advantage; benefit, blessing (in, locative)</li>
<li>praise i.e. that which is commendable, profit, merit, advantage good result, blessing in or from (c. loc.). There are five ānisaṁsā sīlavato sīla-sampadāya or blessings which accrue to the virtuous, enumerated at ...</li>
</ol>
</blockquote>
<p>So maybe not a mundane &quot;reward&quot; but more generally something praise-worthy (or I might say blameless).</p>

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Thank you for your thoughts Chris. I think there are probably some valuable nuggets in there. Maybe someone will add something that pulls it all together for us.
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ChrisW
<p>I'm not sure how to understand the sixth reward, or even who is rewarded. Can someone explain it?</p>
<p>(AN 6:103, from <a href="https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN6_103.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN6_103.html</a>, complete sutta quoted below)</p>
<p>“In seeing six rewards, it’s enough for a monk to establish the perception of stress with regard to all fabrications without exception. Which six? ‘The perception of disenchantment1 will be established within me with regard to all fabrications, like a murderer with a drawn sword. My mind will rise above every world. I’ll become one who sees peace in unbinding. My obsessions2 will go to their destruction. I’ll be one who has completed his task. <strong>The Teacher will have been served with goodwill.</strong>’</p>
<p>“In seeing these six rewards, it’s enough for a monk to establish the perception of stress with regard to all fabrications without exception.”</p>

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What is the last reward in AN 6:103 ("The Teacher will have been served with goodwill.")?
# What is the last reward in AN 6:103 ("The Teacher will have been served with goodwill.")?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-11-28)

I'm not sure how to understand the sixth reward, or even who is rewarded. Can someone explain it?

(AN 6:103, from <https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN6_103.html>, complete sutta quoted below)

“In seeing six rewards, it’s enough for a monk to establish the perception of stress with regard to all fabrications without exception. Which six? ‘The perception of disenchantment1 will be established within me with regard to all fabrications, like a murderer with a drawn sword. My mind will rise above every world. I’ll become one who sees peace in unbinding. My obsessions2 will go to their destruction. I’ll be one who has completed his task. **The Teacher will have been served with goodwill.**’

“In seeing these six rewards, it’s enough for a monk to establish the perception of stress with regard to all fabrications without exception.”

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-11-28. Score: 1

satthar 1
masc. master; teacher [√sās + tar] ●

satthar 2
masc. name of a privately enlightened Buddha; lit. teacher [√sās + tar] ●

In the suttas, "sattha" is often referring to The Buddha.
The "reward", is that the disciples feel gratitude for the Buddha, and by practicing his teaching to its culmination is the ultimate sign of respect and gratitude, and the best way to serve him.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for your answer. I like it, but I also have a feeling that something is missing from it.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-11-28. Score: 1

Looking on suttacentral with Pali lookup enabled:

* [https://suttacentral.net/an6.103/en/sujato?layout=linebyline&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin](https://suttacentral.net/an6.103/en/sujato?layout=linebyline&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin)

The text in question is,

> *satthā ca me pariciṇṇo bhavissati mettāvatāyā’ti*

Given the mini-translation ...

> sattha
>
> 1. a science; an art; a lore 2) a knife; a lance 3) a caravan

... I wondered how that could translate as "Teacher"?

I think that word-lookup is misleading -- the text says not *sattha* but rather *satthā*.

And username_1's answer says that's [sathhar](https://suttacentral.net/define/satthar), "teacher, master" (which, i.e. satthar and *satthā* being the same word, is very possible because in Pali word-endings change when nouns are [declined](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declension)).

The [full PTS dictionary](https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/pali_query.py?qs=sattha&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact) mentions ...

> [cp. Vedic śāstra, fr. śās to teach] a science, art, lore

... so that's the root or etymology of the word.

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The question of "who the teacher is?" is notoriously difficult to analyse -- "is the Tathagata this body?" etc. It may be worth remembering [SN 6.2](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/28696/254) which implies that even the Buddha wants or needs to "dwell in dependence, honoring and respecting [him]" which I think implies that's a motive (or a condition, a *sine qua non*) of any monk.

Finally the word translated reward is [ānisaṁsa](https://suttacentral.net/define/%C4%81nisa%E1%B9%81sa)

> 1. profit, advantage; benefit, blessing (in, locative)
> 2. praise i.e. that which is commendable, profit, merit, advantage good result, blessing in or from (c. loc.). There are five ānisaṁsā sīlavato sīla-sampadāya or blessings which accrue to the virtuous, enumerated at ...

So maybe not a mundane "reward" but more generally something praise-worthy (or I might say blameless).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you for your thoughts Chris. I think there are probably some valuable nuggets in there. Maybe someone will add something that pulls it all together for us.  

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