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the Teacher's dispensation is fulfilled, later generations d He falls into a desirable course, his mind becomes clear. Five disadvantages for those frequenting families – he falls into going without invitation, he falls into sitting in private, he falls into sitting in a concealed place, he falls into teaching Dhamma to a woman with more than five or six words, and he dwells with many thoughts of sensual desire. Five disadvantages for a monk frequenting families – for one dwelling too long, associating with families, there is frequent seeing of women, when there is seeing, there is association, when there is association, there is intimacy, when there is intimacy, there is opportunity, for that monk whose mind has found opportunity, it is to be expected that he will either live the holy life discontentedly, or fall into some defiling offense, or, having renounced the training, return to a lower state. [Pacittiya 92] Five kinds of seeds – root-seeds, stem-seeds, joint-seeds, cutting-seeds, and seed-seeds themselves as the fifth. Fruit may be consumed in five ways suitable for ascetics – burnt by fire, cut by a knife, cut by a fingernail, seedless, and that which has grown from a seed itself as the fifth. Five purifications – having recited the introduction, the rest is to be announced by ear, this is the first purification; having recited the introduction, having recited the four pārājikas, the rest is to be announced by ear, this is the second purification; having recited the introduction, having recited the four pārājikas, having recited the thirteen saṅghādisesas, the rest is to be announced by ear, this is the third purification; having recited the introduction, having recited the four pārājikas, having recited the thirteen saṅghādisesas, having recited the two aniyatas, the rest is to be announced by ear, this is the fourth purification; the fifth is in full detail. Also another five purifications – the recitation of the Sutta, the Uposatha of purity, the Uposatha of determination, the Pavāraṇā, and the Uposatha of harmony itself as the fifth. Five advantages for one who upholds the Vinaya – his own aggregate of morality is well-guarded, well-protected, for those prone to remorse, a refu... is a refuge, speaks confidently in the midst of the Saṅgha, suppresses adversaries well with the Dhamma, is practicing for the establishment of the True Dhamma. Five unrighteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha. Five righteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha. The Fives are finished. Its summary – Offence, groups of offences, and immediately after the disciplined ones; Persons, and cutting off, and causes for offending. Does not approach, and approaches, and the doubtful oil of the eon; Control, misfortune, success, and tranquility with a person. The cemetery-dweller, and eaten, theft, and a thief is said; Not released, not broken, from body, from body and speech. Confession, the Saṅgha, recitation, and by the one who speaks of the border. Acts up to the third time, Pārājika, Thullaccaya, Dukkata. Unsuitable, and suitable, demerit, two expulsions; Broom, and others, and speech, and offence itself. Case, basis, motion, and offences, both; These eight light ones, know them as black and white. Wilderness, and alms-food, rag-robe, tree-dweller, cemetery-dweller; Open air, and robes, with a sequence, sitting. Spreading, indeed, and afterwards, and the bowl-alms-eater itself; Uposatha, Pavāraṇā, and offence, and non-offence. These are black and white terms, and for bhikkhunīs, they are likewise; Displeasing, pleasing, and likewise, the other two. Visiting families, excessive time, and seeds, and suitable for recluses; Purity, and others, and by the Vinaya, and by the unrighteous; And the righteous are likewise spoken of, thus the five purities are finished. 6. The Section of Sixes Six disrespectful ones. Six respectful ones. Six disciplined matters. Six proper behaviors. Six origins of offences. Six offences that entail cutting off. One incurs an offence in six ways. Six advantages for a Vinaya-holder. Six supreme things. Six nights one may stay away with the triple robe. Six robes. Six dyes. Six offences arise from body and mind, not from speech. Six offences arise from speech and mind, not from body. Six offences from body and speech, and And they arise from the mind. Six actions. Six roots of contention. Six roots of accusation. Six conciliatory principles at length. Six spans, by the Sugata's span, six spans across. Six relaxations of dependence from the teacher. Six supplementary rules for bathing— taking an unfinished robe, he departs; taking an unfinished robe, he goes. By a bhikkhu endowed with six qualities, ordination should be given, dependence should be granted, a novice should be attended to: He is endowed with the aggregate of unconditioned morality. He is endowed with the aggregate of unconditioned concentration. He is endowed with the aggregate of unconditioned wisdom. He is endowed with the aggregate of unconditioned liberation. He is endowed with the aggregate of unconditioned knowledge and vision of liberation. He is ten years old or more than ten years old. By another bhikkhu endowed with six qualities, ordination should be given, dependence should be granted, a novice should be attended to: He himself is endowed with the aggregate of unconditioned morality, and he makes others undertake the aggregate of unconditioned morality. He himself is endowed with the aggregate of unconditioned concentration, and he makes others undertake the aggregate of unconditioned concentration. He himself is endowed with the aggregate of unconditioned wisdom, and he makes others undertake the aggregate of unconditioned wisdom. He himself is endowed with the aggregate of unconditioned liberation, and he makes others undertake the aggregate of unconditioned liberation. He himself is endowed with the aggregate of unconditioned knowledge and vision of liberation, and he makes others undertake the aggregate of unconditioned knowledge and vision of liberation. He is ten years old or more than ten years old. By another bhikkhu endowed with six qualities, ordination should be given, dependence should be granted, a novice should be attended to: He is faithful. He is conscientious. He is afraid of wrongdoing. He is energetic. He is mindful. He is ten years old or more than ten years old. By another bhikkhu endowed with six qualities, should ordain... He should give dependence, he should have a novice attend – he is not deficient in higher virtue, he is not deficient in conduct, he is not deficient in views, he is learned, he is wise, he is ten years old or more than ten years old. And by a bhikkhu endowed with six other qualities, ordination should be given, dependence should be given, a novice should be attended – he is capable of attending to or having attended to a sick pupil or co-resident, of calming or having calmed one who is discontent, of dispelling according to the Dhamma any arising remorse, he knows offenses, he knows how to emerge from offenses, he is ten years old or more than ten years old. And by a bhikkhu endowed with six other qualities, ordination should be given, dependence should be given, a novice should be attended – he is capable of training a pupil or co-resident in the training of proper conduct, of guiding in the training of the fundamentals of the holy life, of guiding in the higher Dhamma, of guiding in the higher Discipline, of distinguishing according to the Dhamma any arisen wrong view, he is ten years old or more than ten years old. And by a bhikkhu endowed with six other qualities, ordination should be given, dependence should be given, a novice should be attended – he knows offenses, he knows non-offenses, he knows light offenses, he knows heavy offenses, and both Pātimokkhas are well-mastered by him in detail, well-analyzed, well-practiced, well-determined, according to the suttas and according to the individual words, he is ten years old or more than ten years old. Six unrighteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha, six righteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha. The chapter on Sixes is finished. Its summary – Disrespectful and respectful, disciplined and proper, arising and cutting off, with aspects and benefits. The highest and six nights, robes and dyes, from body and from mind, speech. and from the mind as well. And from body, speech, and mind, and disputes about actions; And long accusations, and by way of dependence across. Taking up additional regulations, and undertaking them likewise; Causing the trainees to undertake, faithful and with higher virtue; Behaving properly towards the sick, offenses, unlawful, lawful. 7. The Chapter of Sevens Seven offenses. Seven groups of offenses. Seven matters for settlement. Seven proper behaviors. Seven unlawful declarations. Seven lawful declarations. No offense for seven to go for a seven-day task. Seven benefits for one skilled in discipline. Seven supreme things. On the seventh day, at dawn, it becomes subject to relinquishment. Seven ways of settling disputes. Seven acts (of the Sangha). Seven raw grains. Seven intervals across. Seven additional regulations concerning group meals. Medicines, having been received, are to be consumed for a maximum of seven days, kept in store. Having taken a finished robe, he departs. Having undertaken a finished robe, he departs. For a monk, there is no offense to be seen. For a monk, there is an offense to be seen. For a monk, there is an offense to be seen. Seven unlawful suspensions of the Pātimokkha. Seven lawful suspensions of the Pātimokkha. A monk endowed with seven qualities is skilled in discipline – he knows offense, he knows non-offense, he knows light offense, he knows grave offense, he is virtuous, he lives restrained by the Pātimokkha restraint, endowed with good conduct and resort, seeing danger in the slightest faults, undertaking and training in the training rules,