Aparihaniya-dhamma
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Aparihāniya-Dhamma: 'conditions of welfare' lit. of non-decline, for a nation. Seven such conditions are mentioned in the Mahā-Parinibbāna Sutta D. 16. They are followed by five sets of 7, and one set of 6 conditions, conducive to the welfare of the Community of Bhikkhus, The Sangha. Identical texts at A. VII, 20-25. To be distinguished from the preceding term.