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(26) 6. The Chapter on Ordination 1. The Sutta on Who Should Ordain 251. By five things, monks, a bhikkhu endowed with them should confer ordination. Which five? Here, monks, a bhikkhu is endowed with the unconditioned aggregate of virtue; is endowed with the unconditioned aggregate of concentration; is endowed with the unconditioned aggregate of wisdom; is endowed with the unconditioned aggregate of liberation; is endowed with the unconditioned aggregate of knowledge and vision of liberation. By these five things, monks, a bhikkhu endowed with them should confer ordination. First. 2. The Sutta on Dependence 252. By five things, monks, a bhikkhu endowed with them should grant dependence. Which five? Here, monks, a bhikkhu is endowed with the unconditioned aggregate of virtue... ...is endowed with the unconditioned aggregate of knowledge and vision of liberation. By these... ...dependence should be granted. Second. 3. The Sutta on the Novice 253. By five things, monks, a bhikkhu endowed with them should look after a novice. Which five? Here, monks, a bhikkhu is endowed with the unconditioned aggregate of virtue; with the unconditioned aggregate of concentration... with the unconditioned aggregate of wisdom... with the unconditioned aggregate of liberation... with the unconditioned aggregate of knowledge and vision of liberation. By these five things, monks, a bhikkhu endowed with them should look after a novice. Third. 4. The Sutta on the Five Forms of Stinginess 254. These five, monks, are forms of stinginess. Which five? Stinginess regarding dwellings, stinginess regarding families, stinginess regarding gains, stinginess regarding praise, stinginess regarding the Dhamma – These, monks, are the five forms of stinginess. Of these five forms of stinginess, monks, this is condemned, namely this is stinginess regarding the Dhamma. Fourth. 5. Discourse on Abandoning Stinginess "For the abandoning, monks, for the uprooting of five kinds of stinginess, the holy life is lived. Which five? For the abandoning, for the uprooting of stinginess regarding dwellings, the holy life is lived; for stinginess regarding families... for stinginess regarding gains... for stinginess regarding praise... for stinginess regarding the Dhamma, the holy life is lived. For the abandoning, monks, for the uprooting of these five kinds of stinginess, the holy life is lived." Fifth. 6. Discourse on the First Jhāna "Monks, without abandoning these five things, one is unable to enter and dwell in the first jhāna. Which five? Stinginess regarding dwellings, stinginess regarding families, stinginess regarding gains, stinginess regarding praise, stinginess regarding the Dhamma – Monks, without abandoning these five things, one is unable to enter and dwell in the first jhāna. "Monks, having abandoned these five things, one is able to enter and dwell in the first jhāna. Which five? Stinginess regarding dwellings, stinginess regarding families, stinginess regarding gains, stinginess regarding praise, stinginess regarding the Dhamma – Monks, having abandoned these five things, one is able to enter and dwell in the first jhāna." Sixth. 7-13. The Septet Beginning with the Discourse on the Second Jhāna "Monks, without abandoning these five things, one is unable to enter the second jhāna... unable to enter the third jhāna... unable to enter the fourth jhāna... unable to realize the fruit of stream-entry... unable to realize the fruit of once-returning... unable to realize the fruit of non-returning... unable to realize arahantship [the fruit of arahantship]. Which five? Stinginess regarding dwellings, stinginess regarding families, stinginess regarding gains, stinginess regarding praise, stinginess regarding the Dhamma – Monks, without abandoning these five things, one is unable to realize arahantship. "Monks, having abandoned these five things, one is able to enter the second jhāna... (and so on)..." … capable of the third jhana, capable of the fourth jhana, capable of the fruit of stream-entry, capable of the fruit of once-returning, capable of the fruit of non-returning, capable of realizing arahantship. Which five? Stinginess regarding dwellings, stinginess regarding families, stinginess regarding gains, stinginess regarding praise, stinginess regarding the Dhamma – Monks, having abandoned these five things, one is capable of realizing arahantship. The Thirteenth. “Monks, without abandoning these five things, one is incapable of entering and dwelling in the first jhana. Which five? Stinginess regarding dwellings, stinginess regarding families, stinginess regarding gains, stinginess regarding praise, ungratefulness and unthankfulness – Monks, without abandoning these five things, one is incapable of entering and dwelling in the first jhana. “Monks, having abandoned these five things, one is capable of entering and dwelling in the first jhana. Which five? Stinginess regarding dwellings, stinginess regarding families, stinginess regarding gains, stinginess regarding praise, ungratefulness and unthankfulness – Monks, having abandoned these five things, one is capable of entering and dwelling in the first jhana. The Fourteenth. “Monks, without abandoning these five things, one is incapable of the second jhana, incapable of the third jhana, incapable of the fourth jhana, incapable of the fruit of stream-entry, incapable of the fruit of once-returning, incapable of the fruit of non-returning, incapable of realizing arahantship. Which five? Stinginess regarding dwellings, stinginess regarding families, stinginess regarding gains, stinginess regarding praise, ungratefulness and unthankfulness – Monks, without abandoning these five things, one is incapable of realizing arahantship. “Monks, having abandoned these five things, one is capable of the second jhana, capable of the third jhana, capable of the fourth jhana, capable of the fruit of stream-entry, capable of the fruit of once-returning, capable of the fruit of non-returning, capable of realizing arahantship. Which five? Stinginess regarding dwellings, stinginess regarding families, stinginess regarding gains. Namely: stinginess regarding beauty, ungratefulness and not acknowledging what has been done – these five qualities, monks, having abandoned, one is capable of realizing arahantship. The Twenty-first. The Sixth Chapter on Ordination.