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(12) 2. The Chapter on Andhakavinda 1. The Discourse on the Family-Frequenting Monk 111. "Monks, a family-frequenting monk endowed with five qualities becomes disliked by families, displeasing, unrespected, and unesteemed. Which five? He is overly familiar and trusting, he makes presumptuous judgments, he associates with loose people, he whispers into ears, and he is an excessive beggar. Indeed, monks, a family-frequenting monk endowed with these five qualities becomes disliked by families, displeasing, unrespected, and unesteemed. "Monks, a family-frequenting monk endowed with five qualities becomes liked by families, pleasing, respected, and esteemed. Which five? He is not overly familiar and trusting, he does not make presumptuous judgments, he does not associate with loose people, he does not whisper into ears, and he is not an excessive beggar. Indeed, monks, a family-frequenting monk endowed with these five qualities becomes liked by families, pleasing, respected, and esteemed." First. 2. The Discourse on the Rear Attendant Monk 112. "Monks, a rear attendant monk endowed with five qualities should not be accepted. Which five? He walks too far away, or too close; he does not take what is within the bowl's reach; he does not stop one who speaks near an offense; he interrupts the speaker's talk; he is dull-witted, stupid, and mute like a sheep. Indeed, monks, a rear attendant monk endowed with these five qualities should not be accepted. "Monks, a rear attendant monk endowed with five qualities should be accepted. Which five? He walks not too far away, nor too close; he takes what is within the bowl's reach; he stops one who speaks near an offense; he does not interrupt the speaker's talk; he is wise, not stupid, not mute like a sheep. Indeed, monks, a rear attendant monk endowed with these five qualities should be accepted." should be done.” The second. 3. Discourse on Right Concentration 113. “Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with five qualities is incapable of entering and dwelling in right concentration. Which five? Here, monks, a bhikkhu is impatient with forms, impatient with sounds, impatient with odors, impatient with tastes, impatient with tactile sensations. These, monks, are the five qualities with which a bhikkhu is endowed, making him incapable of entering and dwelling in right concentration. “Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with five qualities is capable of entering and dwelling in right concentration. Which five? Here, monks, a bhikkhu is patient with forms, patient with sounds, patient with odors, patient with tastes, patient with tactile sensations. These, monks, are the five qualities with which a bhikkhu is endowed, making him capable of entering and dwelling in right concentration.” The third. 4. Discourse at Andhakavinda 114. At one time the Blessed One was dwelling among the Magadhans at Andhakavinda. Then Venerable Ānanda approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he sat down to one side. The Blessed One then said to Venerable Ānanda, who was sitting to one side: “Those bhikkhus, Ānanda, who are new, recently ordained, who have just come to this Dhamma and Discipline, those bhikkhus, Ānanda, should be exhorted, established, and grounded in five qualities. In which five? ‘Come, friends, be virtuous, dwell restrained by the Pātimokkha, endowed with good conduct and resort, seeing danger in the slightest faults, undertaking and training in the training rules’ – thus they should be exhorted, established, and grounded in restraint by the Pātimokkha. “‘Come, friends, dwell with guarded doors of the senses, with mindful protection, with keen awareness, with a protected mind, endowed with a mind protected by mindfulness’ – thus they should be established, settled, and firmly set in the restraint of the faculties. “‘Come, friends, be of few words, be those who set limits to speech’ – thus they should be established, settled, and firmly set in limiting speech. “‘Come, friends, be forest dwellers, resort to remote forest and jungle hermitages’ – thus they should be established, settled, and firmly set in physical seclusion. “‘Come, friends, be of right view, endowed with right vision’ – thus they should be established, settled, and firmly set in right vision. Those monks, Ānanda, who are new, recently ordained, newly come to this Dhamma and Discipline, those monks, Ānanda, you should establish, settle, and firmly set in these five qualities.” The Fourth. 5. The Discourse on the Envious “Monks, a nun endowed with five qualities is, as if brought, deposited in hell. Which five? She is envious of dwellings, she is envious of families, she is envious of gain, she is envious of beauty, she is envious of the Dhamma. Monks, a nun endowed with these five qualities is, as if brought, deposited in hell. “Monks, a nun endowed with five qualities is, as if brought, deposited in heaven. Which five? She is not envious of dwellings, she is not envious of families, she is not envious of gain, she is not envious of beauty, she is not envious of the Dhamma. Monks, a nun endowed with these five qualities is, as if brought, deposited in heaven.” The Fifth. 6. The Discourse on Praise “Monks, a nun endowed with five qualities is, as if brought, deposited in hell. Which five? Without investigating or examining, she speaks praise of one who is unworthy of praise; without investigating or examining, she speaks dispraise of one who is worthy of praise; without investigating or examining, without having investigated or examined, shows confidence in a place not inspiring confidence; without having investigated or examined, shows lack of confidence in a place inspiring confidence; squanders offerings given in faith. Monks, a bhikkhunī endowed with these five qualities is cast into hell as if brought there. Monks, a bhikkhunī endowed with five qualities is cast into heaven as if brought there. Which five? Having investigated and examined, speaks dispraise of one deserving dispraise; having investigated and examined, speaks praise of one deserving praise; having investigated and examined, shows lack of confidence in a place not inspiring confidence; having investigated and examined, shows confidence in a place inspiring confidence; does not squander offerings given in faith. Monks, a bhikkhunī endowed with these five qualities is cast into heaven as if brought there. The Sixth. 7. The Sutta on the Envious Bhikkhunī 117. Monks, a bhikkhunī endowed with five qualities is cast into hell as if brought there. Which five? Without having investigated or examined, speaks praise of one deserving dispraise; without having investigated or examined, speaks dispraise of one deserving praise; is envious and stingy; squanders offerings given in faith. Monks, a bhikkhunī endowed with these five qualities is cast into hell as if brought there. Monks, a bhikkhunī endowed with five qualities is cast into heaven as if brought there. Which five? Having investigated and examined, speaks dispraise of one deserving dispraise; having investigated and examined, speaks praise of one deserving praise; is not envious and not stingy; does not squander offerings given in faith. Monks, a bhikkhunī endowed with these five qualities is cast into heaven as if brought there. The Seventh. 8. The Sutta on the Bhikkhunī with Wrong View 118. Monks, a bhikkhunī endowed with five qualities, as if is carried and placed in hell. By which five? Without investigating, without examining, she speaks praise of one who deserves dispraise. Without investigating, without examining, she speaks dispraise of one who deserves praise. She has wrong view. She has wrong intention. She squanders the offerings of faith. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhunī endowed with these five qualities is carried and placed in hell. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhunī endowed with five qualities is carried and placed in heaven. By which five? Having investigated, having examined, she speaks dispraise of one who deserves dispraise. Having investigated, having examined, she speaks praise of one who deserves praise. She has right view. She has right intention. She does not squander the offerings of faith. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhunī endowed with these five qualities is carried and placed in heaven. The Eighth. 9. Discourse on Wrong Speech Bhikkhus, a bhikkhunī endowed with five qualities is carried and placed in hell. By which five? Without investigating, without examining, she speaks praise of one who deserves dispraise. Without investigating, without examining, she speaks dispraise of one who deserves praise. She has wrong speech. She has wrong action. She squanders the offerings of faith. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhunī endowed with these five qualities is carried and placed in hell. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhunī endowed with five qualities is carried and placed in heaven. By which five? Having investigated, having examined, she speaks dispraise of one who deserves dispraise. Having investigated, having examined, she speaks praise of one who deserves praise. She has right speech. She has right action. She does not squander the offerings of faith. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhunī endowed with these five qualities is carried and placed in heaven. The Ninth. 10. Discourse on Wrong Effort Bhikkhus, a bhikkhunī endowed with five qualities is carried is thus cast into hell. By which five? Without investigating, without scrutinizing, she speaks praise of one deserving dispraise; without investigating, without scrutinizing, she speaks dispraise of one deserving praise; she has wrong effort; she has wrong mindfulness; she wastes the offerings of faith. Monks, a bhikkhunī endowed with these five qualities is thus cast into hell, as if brought there. Monks, a bhikkhunī endowed with five qualities is thus cast into heaven, as if brought there. By which five? Having investigated, having scrutinized, she speaks dispraise of one deserving dispraise; having investigated, having scrutinized,