The Chapter on Ordination
AN 5.251 Who Should Give Ordination Upasampādetabbasutta
"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."
AN 5.252 Who Should Give Dependence Nissayasutta
"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."
AN 5.253 Who Should Have a Novice as Attendant Sāmaṇerasutta
"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."
AN 5.254 Five Kinds of Stinginess Pañcamacchariyasutta
"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 teachings."
AN 5.255 Giving Up Stinginess Macchariyappahānasutta
"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."
AN 5.256 The First Absorption Paṭhamajhānasutta
"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.
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."
AN 5.257--263 The Second Absorption, Etc. Dutiyajhānasuttādisattaka
"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.
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."
AN 5.264 Another Discourse on the First Absorption Aparapaṭhamajhānasutta
"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.
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."
AN 5.265--271 Another Discourse on the Second Absorption, Etc. Aparadutiyajhānasuttādi
"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.
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."
Abbreviated Texts on Appointments
AN 5.272 A Meal Designator Bhattuddesakasutta
"Mendicants, a person with five qualities should not be appointed as meal designator. 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. A person with these five qualities should not be appointed as meal designator.
A person with five qualities should be appointed as meal designator. 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 person with these five qualities should be appointed as meal designator.
A person with five qualities who has been appointed as meal designator 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 cast down to hell ... is raised up to heaven. 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 designator with these five qualities is raised up to heaven."
AN 5.273--285 A Lodgings Assigner Senāsanapaññāpakasuttādi
"Mendicants, a person with five qualities should not be appointed as lodgings assigner ... they don't know if a lodging has been assigned or not ... A person with five qualities should be appointed as lodgings assigner ... they know if a lodging has been assigned or not ...
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 ...
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 ...
... robe receiver ...
... robe distributor ...
... porridge distributor ...
... fruit distributor ...
... cake distributor ...
... dispenser of minor accessories ...
... allocator of bathing cloths ...
... bowl allocator ...
... supervisor of monastery staff ...
... supervisor of novices ...
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 raised up to heaven."
Abbreviated Texts on Training Rules
AN 5.286 A Monk Bhikkhusutta
"Mendicants, a monk with five qualities is cast down to hell. What five? He kills living creatures, steals, has sex, lies, and consumes beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants. A monk with these five qualities is cast down to hell.
A monk with five qualities is raised up to heaven. What five? He doesn't kill living creatures, steal, have sex, lie, or consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants. A monk with these five qualities is raised up to heaven."
AN 5.287--292 A Nun Bhikkhunīsuttādi
"A nun ... trainee nun ... novice monk ... novice nun ... layman ... laywoman ... with five qualities is cast down to hell. What five? They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants. With these five qualities they're cast down to hell.
A nun ... trainee nun ... novice monk ... novice nun ... layman ... laywoman ... with five qualities is raised up to heaven. What five? They don't kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants. With these five qualities they're raised up to heaven."
AN 5.293 An Ājīvaka Ājīvakasutta
"Mendicants, an Ājīvaka ascetic with five qualities is cast down to hell. What five? They kill living creatures, steal, have sex, lie, and consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants. An Ājīvaka ascetic with these five qualities is cast down to hell."
AN 5.294--302 A Jain Ascetic, Etc. Nigaṇṭhasuttādi
"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 cast down to hell. What five? They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants. With these five qualities they're cast down to hell."
Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed
AN 5.303 Untitled Discourse on Greed (1st) ~
"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."
AN 5.304 Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd) ~
"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."
AN 5.305 Untitled Discourse on Greed (3rd) ~
"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."
AN 5.306 Untitled Discourse on Greed (4th) ~
"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."
AN 5.307 Untitled Discourse on Greed (5th) ~
"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."
AN 5.308--1152 Untitled Discourses on Greed, Etc. ~
"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.
What five? The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. For the letting go of negligence, these five things should be developed."
::: Center THE BOOK OF THE FIVES IS FINISHED. :::