Related:: [[Teaching the Dhamma]] # Student of Dhamma (How to be a good Student of Dhamma) ## Being a Good Student ![[DN34 Dasuttarasutta#^8-things-good-student]] ### Do NOT Negotiate! Because "I do not know!" ![[MN70 Kīṭāgirisutta#^student-should-not-negotiate]] ## 5 Qualities suitable for Spiritual Striving ![[MN85 Bodhirājakumārasutta#^5-qualities]] ![[Brahmacariya#What Makes or Breaks a Successful Spiritual Life?]] ## Different Types of Students ### 4 Types of Dhamma students ![[DN28 Sampasādanīyasutta#^4-types-of-practice]] ![[AN4.133 Ugghaṭitaññūsutta#^summary]] ### Students with different "Responsiveness" or "Potential" ![[DN28 Sampasādanīyasutta#^4-levels-of-responsiveness]] ## Suttas - [[DN34 Dasuttarasutta#^8-things-good-student|DN34 Dasuttarasutta]] — 8 things helpful for developing wisdom - AN8.2 Paññāsutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an8.2/en/sujato)) — same as mentioned in DN34 - MN15 Anumānasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/mn15/en/sujato)) - 16 Qualities in people who are hard to admonish / teach - [[MN70 Kīṭāgirisutta]] - Buddha mentioned how to be a proper student - AN2.24 Bālavagga ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an2.21-31/en/sujato)) - A fool will try to interpret a teaching which is explicit, or see something as explicit where it actually needs interpretation