“Well, sir, this discussion came up among us while we were sitting together: ‘The appearance of five treasures is rare in the world. …’”
“You Licchavis are so fixated on sensual pleasures, that’s the only discussion that came up! Licchavis, the appearance of five treasures is rare in the world. What five?
The appearance of a Realized One, a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha.
A teacher of the teaching and training proclaimed by a Realized One.
An individual who understands the teaching and training proclaimed by a Realized One.
An individual who practices in line with the teaching.
An individual who is grateful and thankful.
The appearance of these five treasures is rare in the world.”
Numbered Discourses 5.144 15. At Tikaṇḍakī At Tikaṇḍakī
At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāketa in Tikaṇḍakī Wood. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, “Mendicants!”
“Venerable sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this:
“Mendicants, a mendicant would do well to meditate from time to time perceiving the following: the repulsive in the unrepulsive,
the unrepulsive in the repulsive,
the repulsive in both the unrepulsive and the repulsive, and