251 (1) Who May Give Full Ordination
“Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, a bhikkhu may give full ordination.1236 What five? Here, a bhikkhu possesses the aggregate of virtuous behavior of one beyond training; he possesses the aggregate of concentration of one beyond training; he possesses the aggregate of wisdom of one beyond training; he possesses the aggregate of liberation of one beyond training; he possesses the aggregate of the knowledge and vision of liberation of one beyond training. Possessing these five qualities, a bhikkhu may give full ordination.”
252 (2) Dependence
“Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, a bhikkhu may give dependence.1237 What five? Here, a bhikkhu possesses the aggregate of virtuous behavior … the aggregate of concentration … the aggregate of wisdom … the aggregate of liberation … the aggregate of the knowledge and vision of liberation of one beyond training. Possessing these five qualities, a bhikkhu may give dependence.”
253 (3) Novice
“Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, a bhikkhu may be attended upon by a novice. What five? Here, a bhikkhu possesses the aggregate of virtuous behavior … the aggregate of concentration … the aggregate of wisdom … the aggregate of liberation … the aggregate of the knowledge and vision of liberation of one beyond training. Possessing these five qualities, a bhikkhu may be attended upon by a novice.” [272]
254 (4) Miserliness
“Bhikkhus, there are these five kinds of miserliness. What five? Miserliness with regard to dwellings, miserliness with regard to families, miserliness with regard to gains, miserliness with regard to praise, and miserliness with regard to the Dhamma. These are the five kinds of miserliness. Of these five kinds of miserliness, the vilest1238 is miserliness with regard to the Dhamma.”
255 (5) Abandoning Miserliness
“Bhikkhus, the spiritual life is lived for the abandoning and eradication of five kinds of miserliness. What five? Miserliness with regard to dwellings, miserliness with regard to families, miserliness with regard to gains, miserliness with regard to praise, and miserliness with regard to the Dhamma. The spiritual life is lived for the abandoning and eradication of these five kinds of miserliness.”
“Bhikkhus, without having abandoned these five things one is incapable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna. What five? Miserliness with regard to dwellings, miserliness with regard to families, miserliness with regard to gains, miserliness with regard to praise, and miserliness with regard to the Dhamma. Without having abandoned these five things, one is incapable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna.
“Bhikkhus, having abandoned these five things, one is capable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna. What five? Miserliness with regard to dwellings … miserliness with regard to the Dhamma. Having abandoned these five things, one is capable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna.”
257 (7)–263 (13) Second Jhāna, Etc.1239
“Bhikkhus, without having abandoned these five things one is incapable of entering and dwelling in the second jhāna … the third jhāna … the fourth jhāna … one is incapable of realizing the fruit of stream-entry … the fruit of once-returning … the fruit of non-returning … the fruit of arahantship. What five? [273] Miserliness with regard to dwellings … miserliness with regard to the Dhamma. Without having abandoned these five things, one is incapable of realizing the fruit of arahantship.
“Bhikkhus, having abandoned these five things, one is capable of entering and dwelling in the second jhāna … the third jhāna … the fourth jhāna … one is capable of realizing the fruit of stream-entry … the fruit of once-returning … the fruit of non-returning … the fruit of arahantship. What five? Miserliness with regard to dwellings … miserliness with regard to the Dhamma. Having abandoned these five things, one is capable of realizing the fruit of arahantship.”
264 (14) Another on the First Jhāna
“Bhikkhus, without having abandoned these five things one is incapable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna. What five? Miserliness with regard to dwellings, miserliness with regard to families, miserliness with regard to gains, miserliness with regard to praise, and ingratitude or unthankfulness. Without having abandoned these five things, one is incapable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna.
“Bhikkhus, having abandoned these five things, one is capable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna. What five? Miserliness with regard to dwellings, miserliness with regard to families, miserliness with regard to gains, miserliness with regard to praise, and ingratitude or unthankfulness. Having abandoned these five things, one is capable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna.”
265 (15)–271 (21) Another on the Second Jhāna, Etc.
“Bhikkhus, without having abandoned these five things one is incapable of entering and dwelling in the second jhāna … the third jhāna … the fourth jhāna … one is incapable of realizing the fruit of stream-entry … the fruit of once-returning … the fruit of non-returning … the fruit of arahantship. What five? Miserliness with regard to dwellings … ingratitude or unthankfulness. Without having abandoned these five things, one is incapable of realizing the fruit of arahantship.
“Bhikkhus, having abandoned these five things, one is capable of entering and dwelling in the second jhāna … the third jhāna … the fourth jhāna … one is capable of realizing the fruit of stream-entry … the fruit of once-returning … the fruit of non-returning … the fruit of arahantship. What five? Miserliness with regard to dwellings … ingratitude or unthankfulness. Having abandoned these five things, one is capable of realizing the fruit of arahantship.” [274]
Discourses Extra to the Chapter
12401235 From this vagga on, the text no longer includes uddāna verses. I thus translate the sutta titles at the head of each sutta in Ce.
1236 For various sets of five qualities that entitle a monk to give full ordination, to give dependence, and to have a novice attend on him, see Vin I 62–65.
1237 On nissaya, see pp. 1732–33, note 1085.
1238 Ce and Ee patikiṭṭhaṃ. Be paṭikuṭṭham, past participle of paṭikkosati.
1239 I follow the arrangement of Be and Ee. Ce places the two versions on the jhānas before the two versions on the four fruits.
1240 Vaggātirekasuttāni. This is the title Ce assigns to this entire concluding section. Be does not assign a general title but classifies these extra suttas into three “repetition series” (peyyāla), numbered 1, 2, and 3. The first, referring to the first sutta in each set, is called Sammutipeyyālaṃ, “Agreed Upon Repetition Series.” I use both the general title of Ce and the separate series titles of Be. Ee does not give any separate title to this section, whether to the whole or to its separate series.