aparihāniya-dhamma:'Conditions of Welfare' (lit. of non-decline),for a nation. Seven such conditions are mentioned in the Mahāparinibbāna 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 Monks,the Saṃgha. Identical texts at A. VII,20-25. To be distinguished from the preceding term.