Upasampādetabbasutta
Who Should Give Ordination
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatena bhikkhunā upasampādetabbaṁ.
“Mendicants, ordination should be given by a mendicant with five qualities.
Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asekhena sīlakkhandhena samannāgato hoti;
It’s a mendicant who has the entire spectrum of an adept’s ethics,
asekhena samādhikkhandhena samannāgato hoti;
immersion,
asekhena paññākkhandhena samannāgato hoti;
wisdom,
asekhena vimuttikkhandhena samannāgato hoti;
freedom,
asekhena vimuttiñāṇadassanakkhandhena samannāgato hoti.
and the knowledge and vision of freedom.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgatena bhikkhunā upasampādetabban”ti.
Ordination should be given by a mendicant with these five qualities.”
