1"Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, a lay follower is a caṇḍāla of a lay follower, a stain of a lay follower, the last among lay followers. [n.1170] Upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca. The caṇḍālas were the lowest of the outcast groups. What five? (1) He is devoid of faith; (2) he is immoral; (3) he is superstitious and believes in auspicious signs, not in kamma; (4) he seeks outside here for a person worthy of offerings; [n.1171] Ito ca bahiddhā dakkhineyyaṁ gavessati. That is, outside the Buddhist monastic community. On the relative value of offerings in terms of merit, see MN 142. and (5) he first does meritorious deeds there. Possessing these five qualities, a lay follower is a caṇḍāla of a lay follower, a stain of a lay follower, the last among lay followers.

2"Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, a lay follower is a gem of a lay follower, a red lotus of a lay follower, a white lotus of a lay follower. [n.1172] Upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañca. What five? (1) He is endowed with faith; (2) he is virtuous; (3) he is not superstitious and believes in kamma, not in auspicious signs; (4) he does not seek outside here for a person worthy of offerings; and he first does meritorious deeds here. Possessing these five qualities, a lay follower is a gem of a lay follower, a red lotus of a lay follower, a white lotus of a lay follower."

1"Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca. Katamehi pañcahi? Assaddho hoti; dussīlo hoti; kotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, maṅgalaṁ pacceti no kammaṁ; ito ca bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati; tattha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca.

2Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañca. Katamehi pañcahi? Saddho hoti; sīlavā hoti; akotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, kammaṁ pacceti no maṅgalaṁ; na ito bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati; idha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañcā"ti.

Pañcamaṁ.