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concerning things that excite hatred.' This, monks, is the reason for which a monk should dwell perceiving repulsiveness in both the unrepulsive and the repulsive. And for what reason, monks, should a monk, with a view to benefit, dwell perceiving unrepulsiveness in both the repulsive and the unrepulsive? 'May not hatred arise in me concerning things that excite hatred, may not lust arise in me concerning things that excite lust.' This, monks, is the reason for which a monk should dwell perceiving unrepulsiveness in both the repulsive and the unrepulsive. And for what reason, monks, should a monk, with a view to benefit, having avoided both the repulsive and the unrepulsive, dwell in equanimity? 'Mindful and clearly comprehending, may not any lust arise in me anywhere, at any time, concerning things that excite lust, may not any hatred arise in me anywhere, at any time, concerning things that excite hatred, may not any delusion arise in me anywhere, at any time, concerning things that excite delusion.' This, monks, is the reason for which a monk, with a view to benefit, both the repulsive and... and having avoided both the unrepulsive, he should dwell with equanimity, mindful and clearly comprehending. The Fourth. 5. Discourse on Hell Monks, endowed with five qualities, one is cast into hell as if brought there. Which five? One takes life, one takes what is not given, one engages in sexual misconduct, one speaks falsely, one indulges in fermented and distilled intoxicants, the basis of heedlessness. Monks, endowed with these five qualities, one is cast into hell as if brought there. Monks, endowed with five qualities, one is cast into heaven as if brought there. Which five? One abstains from taking life, one abstains from taking what is not given, one abstains from sexual misconduct, one abstains from false speech, one abstains from fermented and distilled intoxicants, the basis of heedlessness. Monks, endowed with these five qualities, one is cast into heaven as if brought there. The Fifth. 6. Discourse on a Friend Monks, a bhikkhu-friend endowed with five qualities should not be associated with. Which five? He engages in work, he takes up disputes, he is hostile towards leading bhikkhus, he dwells devoted to long wandering and aimless wandering, he is not capable of instructing, urging, inspiring, and gladdening with a Dhamma talk from time to time. Monks, a bhikkhu-friend endowed with these five qualities should not be associated with. Monks, a bhikkhu-friend endowed with five qualities should be associated with. Which five? He does not engage in work, he does not take up disputes, he is not hostile towards leading bhikkhus, he does not dwell devoted to long wandering and aimless wandering, he is capable of instructing, urging, inspiring, and gladdening with a Dhamma talk from time to time. Monks, a bhikkhu-friend endowed with these five qualities should be associated with. Thus. The Sixth. 7. Discourse on the Gifts of an Ignoble Person 147. These five, monks, are the gifts of an ignoble person. Which five? He gives without respect, he gives without attention, he gives without his own hand, he gives by throwing away, he gives with no view of future results. These, monks, are the five gifts of an ignoble person. These five, monks, are the gifts of a noble person. Which five? He gives with respect, he gives with attention, he gives with his own hand, he gives without throwing away, he gives with a view of future results. These, monks, are the five gifts of a noble person. The Seventh. 8. Discourse on the Gifts of a Noble Person 148. These five, monks, are the gifts of a noble person. Which five? He gives a gift with faith, he gives a gift with respect, he gives a gift at the proper time, he gives a gift with an open heart, he gives a gift without harming himself or others. And indeed, monks, having given a gift with faith, wherever the result of that gift arises, he becomes rich, of great wealth, of great possessions, and he becomes handsome, pleasant to see, charming, endowed with supreme beauty of complexion. And indeed, monks, having given a gift with respect, wherever the result of that gift arises, he becomes rich, of great wealth, of great possessions. And those who are his sons, or wives, or slaves, or servants, or workers, they too listen attentively, lend an ear, and apply their minds to understanding. And indeed, monks, having given a gift at the proper time, wherever the result of that gift arises, he becomes rich, of great wealth, of great possessions; and his needs come to him in abundance at the proper time. And indeed, monks, having given a gift with an open heart, wherever the result of that gift arises, he becomes rich, of great wealth, of great possessions; and he enjoys the excellent five strands of sensual pleasure... It bows. ‘‘Indeed, monks, having given a gift without harming oneself or others, wherever the result of that gift arises, he becomes rich, greatly wealthy, greatly prosperous; and his possessions are not destroyed from anywhere, whether by fire or by water, by kings or by thieves, by unloved heirs or by heirs. These, monks, are the five gifts of a good person.’’ The Eighth. 9. The First Discourse on the Temporarily Liberated 149. ‘‘There are these five things, monks, that lead to the decline of a temporarily liberated monk. Which five? Delight in activity, delight in talk, delight in sleep, delight in company, not reviewing the mind as it was liberated. These, monks, are the five things that lead to the decline of a temporarily liberated monk. ‘‘There are these five things, monks, that lead to the non-decline of a temporarily liberated monk. Which five? No delight in activity, no delight in talk, no delight in sleep, no delight in company, reviewing the mind as it was liberated. These, monks, are the five things that lead to the non-decline of a temporarily liberated monk.’’ The Ninth. 10. The Second Discourse on the Temporarily Liberated 150. ‘‘There are these five things, monks, that lead to the decline of a temporarily liberated monk. Which five? Delight in activity, delight in talk, delight in sleep, unguarded doors of the senses, not knowing moderation in food. These, monks, are the five things that lead to the decline of a temporarily liberated monk. ‘‘There are these five things, monks, that lead to the non-decline of a temporarily liberated monk. Which five? No delight in activity, no delight in talk, no delight in sleep, guarded doors of the senses, knowing moderation in food. These, monks, are the five things that lead to the non-decline of a temporarily liberated monk.’’ Thus. The Tenth. The Tikaṇḍakī Chapter, the fifth. Its summary – Having given, despises, and undertakes; Sārandada, Tikaṇḍa, and with hell; Friend, with ignoble and noble persons, Temporarily liberated, the other two, thus. The Third Fifties is completed. 4. The Fourth Fifties