- Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.273–285Numbered Discourses 5.273–285
- 27. Sammutipeyyāla27. Abbreviated Texts on Appointments
SenāsanapaññāpakasuttādiA Lodgings Allotter
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato senāsanapaññāpako na sammannitabbo …pe… paññattāpaññattaṁ na jānāti …pe… senāsanapaññāpako sammannitabbo …pe… paññattāpaññattaṁ jānāti …pe….
+ → sāvatthinidānāni (bjt) | pe → spelled out in full (bjt) | + → senāsanapaññāpako sammannitabbo (pts)“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 …
Senāsanagāhāpako na sammannitabbo …pe… gahitāgahitaṁ na jānāti …pe… senāsanagāhāpako sammannitabbo …pe… gahitāgahitaṁ jānāti …pe….
pe… gahitāgahitaṁ → paññattāpaññattaṁ (bj, sya-all, km) | gahigāgahitaṁ → paññāpaññattaṁ (bj: sīmu, syā) | gahitāgahitaṁ → paññattāpaññattaṁ (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ.) | gahitāgahitaṁ → paññattāpaññattaṁ (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ.) | gahitāgahitaṁ → chandāgatiṁ gacchati gahigāgahitaṁ (bjt) | + → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt) | + → chandāgatiṁ gacchati (bjt)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 …
Bhaṇḍāgāriko na sammannitabbo …pe… guttāguttaṁ na jānāti … bhaṇḍāgāriko sammannitabbo …pe… guttāguttaṁ jānāti ….
+ → chandāgatiṁ gacchati (bjt) | + → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt) | + → bhaṇḍāgāriko sammannitabbo (pts)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 …
Cīvarapaṭiggāhako na sammannitabbo …pe… gahitāgahitaṁ na jānāti … cīvarapaṭiggāhako sammannitabbo …pe… gahitāgahitaṁ jānāti ….
na → na sammanitabbo cīvarapaṭiggāhako (pts) | + → chandāgatiṁ gacchati (bjt) | + → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt)… robe receiver …
Cīvarabhājako na sammannitabbo …pe… bhājitābhājitaṁ na jānāti … cīvarabhājako sammannitabbo …pe… bhājitābhājitaṁ jānāti ….
cīvarabhājako na sammannitabbo → (bj) | bhājitābhājitaṁ jānāti → (pts) | + → chandāgatiṁ gacchati (bjt) | + → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt)… robe distributor …
Yāgubhājako na sammannitabbo …pe… yāgubhājako sammannitabbo …pe….
+ → bhājitābhājitaṁ na jānāti pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt) | + → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt)… porridge distributor …
Phalabhājako na sammannitabbo …pe… phalabhājako sammannitabbo …pe….
+ → bhājitābhājitaṁ na jānāti pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt) | + → bhājitābhājitaṁ jānāti pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt)… fruit distributor …
Khajjakabhājako na sammannitabbo …pe… bhājitābhājitaṁ na jānāti … khajjakabhājako sammannitabbo …pe… bhājitābhājitaṁ jānāti ….
+ → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt) | + → khajjakabhājako sammannitabbo (pts)… cake distributor …
Appamattakavissajjako na sammannitabbo …pe… vissajjitāvissajjitaṁ na jānāti … appamattakavissajjako sammannitabbo …pe… vissajjitāvissajjitaṁ jānāti ….
appamattakavissajjako sammannitabbo → vissajjitāvissajjitam jānāti (pts) | vissajjitāvissajjitaṁ jānāti sāṭiyaggāhāpako → sāṭiyagāhāpako (pts) | vissajjitāvissajjitaṁ → T. vissajjāviss- (pts note) | appamattakavissajjako → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato appamattakavissajjajako (bjt)… dispenser of minor accessories …
Sāṭiyaggāhāpako na sammannitabbo …pe… gahitāgahitaṁ na jānāti … sāṭiyaggāhāpako sammannitabbo …pe… gahitāgahitaṁ jānāti ….
pe → omitted by T. (pts note) | sāṭiyaggāhāpako → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato sāṭikagāhāpako (bjt) | sāṭiyaggāhāpako → sāṭiyagāhāpako (th)… allocator of bathing cloths …
Pattaggāhāpako na sammannitabbo …pe… gahitāgahitaṁ na jānāti … pattaggāhāpako sammannitabbo …pe… gahitāgahitaṁ jānāti ….
pattaggāhāpako → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato pattagāhāpako (bjt) | + → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt) | + → pattaggāhāpako sammannitabbo (pts)… bowl allocator …
Ārāmikapesako na sammannitabbo …pe… ārāmikapesako sammannitabbo …pe….
+ → pesitāpesitaṁ na jānāti pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt) | + → pesitāpesitaṁ jānāti pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt)… supervisor of monastery staff …
Sāmaṇerapesako na sammannitabbo …pe… sāmaṇerapesako sammannitabbo …pe….
+ → pesitāpesitaṁ na jānāti pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato (bjt) | + → sammatopi (th)… supervisor of novices …
Sammato na pesetabbo …pe… sammato pesetabbo …pe….
pe → spelled out in full (bjt) | + → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato sāmaṇerapesako sammannitabbo (bjt)
Sāmaṇerapesako bālo veditabbo …pe… paṇḍito veditabbo … khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati … akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati … yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye … yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.
niraye → niraye pesitāpesitaṁ na jānāti (sya-all, pts) | → [ ] ayaṁ peyyālo potthakesū na dissate (bj note) | sāmaṇerapesako → pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato sāmaṇera pesako (bjt) | + → chandāgatiṁ gacchati pañcahi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato sāmaṇerapesako (bjt) | pe → spelled out in full (bjt)
Katamehi pañcahi?What five?
Na chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati, pesitāpesitaṁ jānāti.They don’t make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a novice has been supervised or not.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato sāmaṇerapesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.
ti → M6. M7 pe. (pts note) | saggeti → sagge ti (pts)A supervisor of novices with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”