5: The Book of the Fives
285. A Supervisor of Novices
- fdg sc © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi (More copyright information)
(1) "Bhikkhus, one who possesses five qualities should not be appointed a supervisor of novices. What five? He enters upon a wrong course because of desire … he does not know which novices have been supervised and which have not been supervised. One who possesses these five qualities should not be appointed a supervisor of novices. "Bhikkhus, one who possesses five qualities may be appointed a supervisor of novices. What five? He does not enter upon a wrong course because of desire … he knows which novices have been supervised and which have not been supervised. One who possesses these five qualities may be appointed a supervisor of novices." (2) "Bhikkhus, one who possesses five qualities, if appointed a supervisor of novices, should not be sent. What five? He enters upon a wrong course because of desire … he does not know which novices have been supervised and which have not been supervised. One who possesses these five qualities, if appointed a supervisor of novices, should not be sent. "Bhikkhus, one who possesses five qualities, if appointed a supervisor of novices, should be sent. What five? He does not enter upon a wrong course because of desire … he knows which novices have been supervised and which have not been supervised. One who possesses these five qualities, if appointed a supervisor of novices, should be sent." (3) "Bhikkhus, a supervisor of novices who possesses five qualities should be understood as foolish. What five? He enters upon a wrong course because of desire … he does not know which novices have been supervised and which have not been supervised. A supervisor of novices who possesses these five qualities should be understood as foolish. "Bhikkhus, a supervisor of novices who possesses five qualities should be understood as wise. What five? He does not enter upon a wrong course because of desire … he knows which novices have been supervised and which have not been supervised. A supervisor of novices who possesses these five qualities should be understood as wise." (4) "Bhikkhus, a supervisor of novices who possesses five qualities maintains himself in a maimed and injured condition. What five? He enters upon a wrong course because of desire … he does not know which novices have been supervised and which have not been supervised. A supervisor of novices who possesses these five qualities maintains himself in a maimed and injured condition. "Bhikkhus, a supervisor of novices who possesses five qualities preserves himself unmaimed and uninjured. What five? He does not enter upon a wrong course because of desire … he knows which novices have been supervised and which have not been supervised. A supervisor of novices who possesses these five qualities preserves himself unmaimed and uninjured." (5) "Bhikkhus, a supervisor of novices who possesses five qualities is deposited in hell as if brought there. What five? He enters upon a wrong course because of desire … he does not know which novices have been supervised and which have not been supervised. A supervisor of novices who possesses these five qualities is deposited in hell as if brought there. "Bhikkhus, a supervisor of novices who possesses five qualities is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What five? He does not enter upon a wrong course because of desire … he knows which novices have been supervised and which have not been supervised. A supervisor of novices who possesses these five qualities is deposited in heaven as if brought there." |