<p>This is covered in the Cūlaccharāsanghāta Sutta, this was preached to counter the  <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an07/an07.068.yaho.html" rel="nofollow">Aggikkhandhopama Sutta</a>, which was said to frighten many monks back to lay life , or to "disrobe". This is supposedly (<a href="http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/c/cuula_ccharaasanghaata_s.htm" rel="nofollow">link</a>) said in the Manorathapūranī, the commentary by Buddhaghosa on the Aṅguttara-nikāya.</p>

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<p>Was there an incident in the Buddhist scripture where the Buddha said of the indebtedness of the unenlightened monks to the laity that they should at least generate metta? </p>

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Unenlightened monks indebtedness to the laity
# Unenlightened monks indebtedness to the laity

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-02)

Was there an incident in the Buddhist scripture where the Buddha said of the indebtedness of the unenlightened monks to the laity that they should at least generate metta?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-02. Score: 2

This is covered in the Cūlaccharāsanghāta Sutta, this was preached to counter the [Aggikkhandhopama Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an07/an07.068.yaho.html), which was said to frighten many monks back to lay life , or to "disrobe". This is supposedly ([link](http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/c/cuula_ccharaasanghaata_s.htm)) said in the Manorathapūranī, the commentary by Buddhaghosa on the Aṅguttara-nikāya.


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