an5.230:2 In the same way there are these five drawbacks of a lady. What five? She’s irritable, acrimonious, venomous, fork-tongued, and treacherous. This is a lady’s venom: usually she’s very lustful. This is a lady’s forked tongue: usually she backbites. This is a lady’s treachery: usually she’s an adulteress. These are the five drawbacks of a lady.”

24. A Resident Mendicant

A Resident Mendicant

an5.231:1 “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is not admirable. What five? They’re not accomplished in being well-mannered and doing their duties. They’re not very learned and don’t remember what they’ve learned. They’re not self-effacing and don’t enjoy self-effacement. They’re not a good speaker and do not enunciate well. They’re witless, dull, and idiotic. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is not admirable.

an5.231:2 A resident mendicant with these five qualities is admirable. What five? They’re accomplished in being well-mannered and doing their duties. They’re very learned and remember what they’ve learned. They’re self-effacing and enjoy self-effacement. They’re a good speaker who enunciates well. They’re wise, bright, and clever. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is admirable.”

24. A Resident Mendicant

Liked

an5.232:1 “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is dear and beloved to their spiritual companions, respected and admired. What five? They’re ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken. They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, rehearsing them, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically. They’re a good speaker who enunciates well, with a polished, clear, and articulate voice that expresses the meaning. They get the four absorptions—blissful meditations in this life that belong to the higher mind—when they want, without trouble or difficulty. They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is dear and beloved to their spiritual companions, respected and admired.”

24. A Resident Mendicant

Grace

an5.233:1 “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities graces the monastery. What five? They’re ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken. They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s totally full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, reciting them, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically. They’re a good speaker who enunciates well, with a polished, clear, and articulate voice that expresses the meaning. They’re able to educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire those who approach them with a Dhamma talk. They get the four absorptions—blissful meditations in this life that belong to the higher mind—when they want, without trouble or difficulty. A resident mendicant with these five qualities graces the monastery.”

24. A Resident Mendicant

Very Helpful

an5.234:1 “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is very helpful to the monastery. What five? They’re ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken. They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s totally full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, reciting them, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically. They repair what is decayed and damaged. When a large mendicant Saṅgha is arriving with mendicants from abroad, they go to the lay people and announce: ‘A large mendicant Saṅgha is arriving with mendicants from abroad. Make merit! Now is the time to make merit!’ They get the four absorptions—blissful meditations in this life that belong to the higher mind—when they want, without trouble or difficulty. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is very helpful to the monastery.”

24. A Resident Mendicant

A Sympathetic Mendicant

an5.235:1 “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities shows sympathy to the lay people. What five? They encourage them in higher ethics. They equip them to see the truth of the teachings. When they are sick, they go to them and prompt their mindfulness, saying: ‘Establish your mindfulness, good fellows, in what is worthy.’ When a large mendicant Saṅgha is arriving with mendicants from abroad, they go to the lay people and announce: ‘A large mendicant Saṅgha is arriving with mendicants from abroad. Make merit! Now is the time to make merit!’ And they eat whatever food they give them, coarse or fine, not wasting a gift given in faith. A resident mendicant with these five qualities shows sympathy to the lay people.”

24. A Resident Mendicant

Deserving Criticism (1st)

an5.236:1 “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? Without examining or scrutinizing, they praise those deserving of criticism, and they criticize those deserving of praise. Without examining or scrutinizing, they arouse faith in things that are dubious, and they don’t arouse faith in things that are inspiring. And they waste a gift given in faith. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

an5.236:2 A resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What five? After examining and scrutinizing, they criticize those deserving of criticism, and they praise those deserving of praise. They don’t arouse faith in things that are dubious, and they do arouse faith in things that are inspiring. And they don’t waste a gift given in faith. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

24. A Resident Mendicant

Deserving Criticism (2nd)

an5.237:1 “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? Without examining or scrutinizing, they praise those deserving of criticism, and they criticize those deserving of praise. They’re stingy and avaricious regarding monasteries. They’re stingy and avaricious regarding families. And they waste a gift given in faith. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

an5.237:2 A resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What five? After examining and scrutinizing, they criticize those deserving of criticism, and they praise those deserving of praise. They’re not stingy and avaricious regarding monasteries. They’re not stingy and avaricious regarding families. And they don’t waste a gift given in faith. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

24. A Resident Mendicant

Deserving Criticism (3rd)

an5.238:1 “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? Without examining or scrutinizing, they praise those deserving of criticism, and they criticize those deserving of praise. They’re stingy regarding monasteries, families, and material things. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

an5.238:2 A resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What five? After examining and scrutinizing, they criticize those deserving of criticism, and they praise those deserving of praise. They’re not stingy regarding monasteries, families, and material things. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

24. A Resident Mendicant

Stinginess (1st)

an5.239:1 “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? They’re stingy regarding monasteries, families, material things, and praise. And they waste a gift given in faith. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

an5.239:2 A resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What five? They’re not stingy regarding monasteries, families, material things, and praise. And they don’t waste a gift given in faith. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

24. A Resident Mendicant

Stinginess (2nd)

an5.240:1 “Mendicants, a resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? They’re stingy regarding monasteries, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

an5.240:2 A resident mendicant with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What five? They’re not stingy regarding monasteries, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. A resident mendicant with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

25. Bad Conduct

Bad Conduct (1st)

an5.241:1 “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct. What five? You blame yourself. After examination, sensible people criticize you. You get a bad reputation. You feel lost when you die. And when your body breaks up, after death, you are resurrected and sent to a place of loss, a bad place, hell. These are the five drawbacks of bad conduct.

an5.241:2 There are these five benefits of good conduct. What five? You don’t blame yourself. After examination, sensible people praise you. You get a good reputation. You don’t feel lost when you die. When your body breaks up, after death, you are resurrected and enter a good place, the Garden. These are the five benefits of good conduct.”

25. Bad Conduct

Bad Bodily Conduct (1st)

an5.242:1 “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad bodily conduct … benefits in good bodily conduct …”

25. Bad Conduct

Bad Verbal Conduct (1st)

an5.243:1 “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad verbal conduct … benefits in good verbal conduct …”

25. Bad Conduct

Bad Mental Conduct (1st)

an5.244:1 “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad mental conduct … benefits in good mental conduct …”

25. Bad Conduct

Bad Conduct (2nd)

an5.245:1 “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct. What five? You blame yourself. After examination, sensible people criticize you. You get a bad reputation. You drift away from true teachings. You settle on untrue teachings. These are the five drawbacks of bad conduct.

an5.245:2 There are these five benefits of good conduct. What five? You don’t blame yourself. After examination, sensible people praise you. You get a good reputation. You drift away from untrue teachings. You settle on true teachings. These are the five benefits of good conduct.”

25. Bad Conduct

Bad Bodily Conduct (2nd)

an5.246:1 “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad bodily conduct … benefits in good bodily conduct …”

25. Bad Conduct

Bad Verbal Conduct (2nd)

an5.247:1 “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad verbal conduct … benefits in good verbal conduct …”

25. Bad Conduct

Bad Mental Conduct (2nd)

an5.248:1 “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks in bad mental conduct … benefits in good mental conduct …”

25. Bad Conduct

A Charnel Ground

an5.249:1 “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks to a charnel ground. What five? It’s filthy, stinking, frightening, a gathering place for savage monsters, and a weeping place for many people. These are the five drawbacks of a charnel ground.

an5.249:2 In the same way there are five drawbacks of an individual like a charnel ground. What five? To start with, an individual has filthy conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. This is how they’re filthy, I say. That individual is just as filthy as a charnel ground.

an5.249:3 Because of their filthy conduct, they get a bad reputation. This is how they’re stinky, I say. That individual is just as stinky as a charnel ground.

an5.249:4 Because of their filthy conduct, good-hearted spiritual companions avoid them from afar. That’s how they’re frightening, I say. That individual is just as frightening as a charnel ground.

an5.249:5 Because of their filthy conduct, they live together with individuals of a similar character. This is how they gather with savage monsters, I say. That individual is just as much a gathering place of savage monsters as a charnel ground.

an5.249:6 Because of their filthy conduct, when good-hearted spiritual companions see them they complain: ‘Oh, it’s so painful for us to have to live together with such as these.’ This is how there’s weeping, I say. This person is just as much a weeping place for many people as a charnel ground. These are the five drawbacks of an individual like a charnel ground.”

25. Bad Conduct

Faith in Individuals

an5.250:1 “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of placing faith in an individual. What five? The individual to whom an individual is devoted falls into an offense such that the Saṅgha suspends them. It occurs to them: ‘This individual dear and beloved to me has been suspended by the Saṅgha.’ They lose much of their faith in mendicants. So they don’t frequent other mendicants, they don’t hear the true teaching, and they fall away from the true teaching. This is the first drawback in placing faith in an individual.

an5.250:2 Furthermore, the individual to whom an individual is devoted falls into an offense such that the Saṅgha makes them sit at the end of the line. … This is the second drawback in placing faith in an individual.

an5.250:3 Furthermore, the individual to whom an individual is devoted leaves for another region … disrobes … passes away. It occurs to them: ‘This individual dear and beloved to me has passed away.’ So they don’t frequent other mendicants, they don’t hear the true teaching, and they fall away from the true teaching. This is the fifth drawback in placing faith in an individual. These are the five drawbacks of placing faith in an individual.”

26. Ordination

Who Should Give Ordination

an5.251:1 “Mendicants, ordination should be given by a mendicant with five qualities. What five? It’s a mendicant who has the entire spectrum of an adept’s ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom. Ordination should be given by a mendicant with these five qualities.”

26. Ordination

Who Should Give Dependence

an5.252:1 “Mendicants, dependence should be given by a mendicant with five qualities. What five? It’s a mendicant who has the entire spectrum of an adept’s ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom. Dependence should be given by a mendicant with these five qualities.”

26. Ordination

Who Should Have a Novice as Attendant

an5.253:1 “Mendicants, a novice should attend on a mendicant with five qualities. What five? It’s a mendicant who has the entire spectrum of an adept’s ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom. A novice should attend on a mendicant with these five qualities.”

26. Ordination

Five Kinds of Stinginess

an5.254:1 “Mendicants, there are these five kinds of stinginess. What five? Stinginess with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. These are the five kinds of stinginess. The most contemptible of these five kinds of stinginess is stinginess with the teaching.”

26. Ordination

Giving Up Stinginess

an5.255:1 “Mendicants, the spiritual life is lived to give up and cut out these five kinds of stinginess. What five? Stinginess with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. The spiritual life is lived to give up and cut out these five kinds of stinginess.”

26. Ordination

The First Absorption

an5.256:1 “Mendicants, without giving up these five qualities you can’t enter and remain in the first absorption. What five? Stinginess with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. Without giving up these five qualities you can’t enter and remain in the first absorption.

an5.256:2 But after giving up these five qualities you can enter and remain in the first absorption. What five? Stinginess with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. After giving up these five qualities you can enter and remain in the first absorption.”

26. Ordination

The Second Absorption, Etc.

an5.257-263:1 “Mendicants, without giving up these five qualities you can’t enter and remain in the second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption … or realize the fruit of stream-entry … the fruit of once-return … the fruit of non-return … perfection. What five? Stinginess with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. Without giving up these five qualities you can’t realize perfection.

an5.257-263:2 But after giving up these five qualities you can enter and remain in the second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption … and realize the fruit of stream-entry … the fruit of once-return … the fruit of non-return … perfection. What five? Stinginess with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teachings. After giving up these five qualities you can realize perfection.”

26. Ordination

Another Discourse on the First Absorption

an5.264:1 “Mendicants, without giving up these five qualities you can’t enter and remain in the first absorption. What five? Stinginess with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and lack of gratitude and thankfulness. Without giving up these five qualities you can’t enter and remain in the first absorption.

an5.264:2 But after giving up these five qualities you can enter and remain in the first absorption. What five? Stinginess with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and lack of gratitude and thankfulness. After giving up these five qualities you can enter and remain in the first absorption.”

26. Ordination

Another Discourse on the Second Absorption, Etc.

an5.265-271:1 “Mendicants, without giving up these five qualities you can’t enter and remain in the second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption … or realize the fruit of stream-entry … the fruit of once-return … the fruit of non-return … perfection. What five? Stinginess with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and lack of gratitude and thankfulness. Without giving up these five qualities you can’t realize perfection.

an5.265-271:2 But after giving up these five qualities you can enter and remain in the second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption … and realize the fruit of stream-entry … the fruit of once-return … the fruit of non-return … perfection. What five? Stinginess with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and lack of gratitude and thankfulness. After giving up these five qualities you can realize perfection.”

27. Abbreviated Texts on Appointments

A Meal Assigner

an5.272:1 “Mendicants, someone with five qualities should not be appointed as meal assigner. What five? They make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they don’t know if a meal has been assigned or not. Someone with these five qualities should not be appointed as meal assigner.

an5.272:2 Someone with five qualities should be appointed as meal assigner. What five? They don’t make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a meal has been assigned or not. Someone with these five qualities should be appointed as meal assigner.

an5.272:3 Someone with five qualities who has been appointed as meal assigner should not be called upon … should be called upon … should be known as a fool … should be known as astute … they keep themselves broken and damaged … they keep themselves unbroken and undamaged … is placed in hell as if delivered there … is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What five? They don’t make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a meal has been assigned or not. A meal assigner with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

27. Abbreviated Texts on Appointments

A Lodgings Allotter

an5.273-285:1 “Mendicants, someone with five qualities should not be appointed as lodgings allotter … they don’t know if a lodging has been allotted or not … Someone with five qualities should be appointed as lodgings allotter … they know if a lodging has been allotted or not …

an5.273-285:2 A person should not be appointed as lodgings allocator … they don’t know if a lodging has been allocated or not … A person should be appointed as lodgings allocator … they know if a lodging has been allocated or not …

an5.273-285:3 A person should not be appointed as storeperson … they don’t know if stores are protected or not … A person should be appointed as storeperson … they know if stores are protected or not …

an5.273-285:4 … robe receiver …

an5.273-285:5 … robe distributor …

an5.273-285:6 … porridge distributor …

an5.273-285:7 … fruit distributor …

an5.273-285:8 … cake distributor …

an5.273-285:9 … dispenser of minor accessories …

an5.273-285:10 … allocator of bathing cloths …

an5.273-285:11 … bowl allocator …

an5.273-285:12 … supervisor of monastery staff …

an5.273-285:13 … supervisor of novices …

an5.273-285:14 What five? They don’t make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a novice has been supervised or not. A supervisor of novices with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

28. Abbreviated Texts on Training Rules

A Monk

an5.286:1 “Mendicants, a monk with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? He kills living creatures, steals, has sex, lies, and consumes intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. A monk with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.

an5.286:2 A monk with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What five? He doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, have sex, lie, or consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. A monk with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

28. Abbreviated Texts on Training Rules

A Nun

an5.287-292:1 “A nun … trainee nun … novice monk … novice nun … layman … laywoman … with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. With these five qualities they’re placed in hell as if delivered there.

an5.287-292:2 A nun … trainee nun … novice monk … novice nun … layman … laywoman … with five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there. What five? They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. With these five qualities they’re placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

28. Abbreviated Texts on Training Rules

An Ājīvaka

an5.293:1 “Mendicants, an Ājīvaka ascetic with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? They kill living creatures, steal, have sex, lie, and consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. An Ājīvaka ascetic with these five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there.”

28. Abbreviated Texts on Training Rules

A Jain Ascetic, Etc.

an5.294-302:1 “A Jain ascetic … disciple of the shavelings … a matted-hair ascetic … a wanderer … a follower of Māgaṇḍiya … a trident-bearing ascetic … a follower of the unobstructed … a follower of Gotama … a performer of rituals for the gods … with five qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. What five? They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. With these five qualities they’re placed in hell as if delivered there.”

29. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

Untitled Discourse on Greed (1st)

an5.303:1 “For insight into greed, five things should be developed. What five? The perceptions of ugliness, death, drawbacks, repulsiveness of food, and dissatisfaction with the whole world. For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”

29. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd)

an5.304:1 “For insight into greed, five things should be developed. What five? The perceptions of impermanence, not-self, death, repulsiveness of food, and dissatisfaction with the whole world. For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”

29. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

Untitled Discourse on Greed (3rd)

an5.305:1 “For insight into greed, five things should be developed. What five? The perception of impermanence, the perception of suffering in impermanence, the perception of not-self in suffering, the perception of giving up, and the perception of fading away. For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”

29. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

Untitled Discourse on Greed (4th)

an5.306:1 “For insight into greed, five things should be developed. What five? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”

29. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

Untitled Discourse on Greed (5th)

an5.307:1 “For insight into greed, five things should be developed. What five? The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”

29. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

Untitled Discourses on Greed, Etc.

an5.308-1152:1 “For the complete understanding … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go of greed, five things should be developed.” “Of hate … delusion … anger … acrimony … disdain … contempt … jealousy … stinginess … deceit … deviousness … obstinacy … aggression … conceit … arrogance … vanity … negligence … for insight … complete understanding … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go … five things should be developed.

an5.308-1152:2 What five? The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. For the letting go of negligence, these five things should be developed.”

an5.308-1152:4 The Book of the Fives is finished.