“Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is displeasing and disagreeable to his fellow monks and is neither respected nor esteemed by them. What five? (1) He is filled with lust toward that which provokes lust; (2) he is filled with hatred toward that which provokes hatred; (3) he is deluded by that which deludes; (4) he is agitated by that which agitates; (5) and he is intoxicated by that which intoxicates. Possessing these five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is displeasing and disagreeable to his fellow monks and is neither respected nor esteemed by them.
“Bhikkhus, possessing five [other] qualities, an elder bhikkhu is pleasing and agreeable to his fellow monks and is respected and esteemed by them. What five? (1) He is not filled with lust toward that which provokes lust; (2) he is not filled with hatred toward that which provokes hatred; (3) he is not deluded by that which deludes; (4) he is not agitated by that which agitates; (5) and he is not intoxicated by that which intoxicates. Possessing these five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is pleasing and agreeable to his fellow monks and is respected and esteemed by them.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is displeasing and disagreeable to his fellow monks and is neither respected nor esteemed by them. What five? He is not devoid of lust; he is not devoid of hatred; he is not devoid of delusion; he is denigrating; and he is insolent. Possessing these five qualities ... nor esteemed by them.
“Bhikkhus, possessing five [other] qualities an elder bhikkhu is pleasing and agreeable to his fellow monks and is respected and esteemed by them. What five? He is devoid of lust; he is devoid of hatred; he is devoid of delusion; he is not denigrating; and he is not insolent. Possessing these five qualities ... and esteemed by them.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is displeasing and disagreeable to his fellow monks and is neither respected nor esteemed by them. What five? He is a schemer, a flatterer, a hinter, a belittler, and one who pursues gain with gain. Possessing these five qualities ... nor esteemed by them.
“Bhikkhus, possessing five [other] qualities, an elder bhikkhu is pleasing and agreeable to his fellow monks and is respected and esteemed by them. What five? He is not a schemer, a flatterer, a hinter, a belittler, or one who pursues gain with gain. Possessing these five qualities ... and esteemed by them.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is displeasing and disagreeable to his fellow monks and is neither respected nor esteemed by them. What five? He is devoid of faith, morally shameless, morally reckless, lazy, and unwise. Possessing these five qualities ... nor esteemed by them.
“Bhikkhus, possessing five [other] qualities, an elder bhikkhu is pleasing and agreeable to his fellow monks and is respected and esteemed by them. What five? He is endowed with faith, has a sense of moral shame, has moral dread, and is energetic and wise. Possessing these five qualities ... and esteemed by them.”
85 (5) Cannot Patiently Endure
“Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is displeasing and disagreeable to his fellow monks and is neither respected nor esteemed by them. What five? He cannot patiently endure forms, sounds, odors, tastes, and tactile objects. Possessing these five qualities ... nor esteemed by them.
“Bhikkhus, possessing five [other] qualities, an elder bhikkhu is pleasing and agreeable to his fellow monks and is respected and esteemed by them. What five? He can patiently endure forms, sounds, odors, tastes, and tactile objects. Possessing these five qualities ... and esteemed by them.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is pleasing and agreeable to his fellow monks and is respected and esteemed by them. What five? He has attained the analytical knowledge of meaning, the analytical knowledge of the Dhamma, the analytical knowledge of language, the analytical knowledge of discernment, and he is skillful and diligent in attending to the diverse chores that are to be done for his fellow monks; he possesses sound judgment about them in order to carry out and arrange them properly. Possessing these five qualities ... and esteemed by them.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is pleasing and agreeable to his fellow monks and is respected and esteemed by them. What five?
(1) “He is virtuous; he dwells restrained by the Pātimokkha, possessed of good conduct and resort, seeing danger in minute faults. Having undertaken the training rules, he trains in them.
(2) “He has learned much, remembers what he has learned, and accumulates what he has learned. Those teachings that are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, with the right meaning and phrasing, which proclaim the perfectly complete and pure spiritual life — such teachings as these he has learned much of, retained in mind, recited verbally, mentally investigated, and penetrated well by view.
(3) “He is a good speaker with a good delivery; he is gifted with speech that is polished, clear, articulate, expressive of the meaning.
(4) “He gains at will, without trouble or difficulty, the four jhānas that constitute the higher mind and are pleasant dwellings in this very life.
(5) “With the destruction of the taints, he has realized for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind, liberation by wisdom, and having entered upon it, he dwells in it.
“Possessing these five qualities, bhikkhus, an elder bhikkhu is pleasing and agreeable to his fellow monks and is respected and esteemed by them.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is acting for the harm of many people, for the unhappiness of many people, for the ruin, harm, and suffering of many people, of devas and humans. What five?
“(1) An elder is of long standing and has long gone forth. (2) He is well known and famous and has a retinue of many people, including householders and monastics. (3) He gains robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and provisions for the sick. (4) He has learned much, remembers what he has learned, and accumulates what he has learned. Those teachings that are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, with the right meaning and phrasing, which proclaim the perfectly complete and pure spiritual life — such teachings as these he has learned much of, retained in mind, recited verbally, mentally investigated, and penetrated well by view. (5) He holds wrong view and has a distorted perspective. “He draws many people away from the good Dhamma and establishes them in a bad Dhamma. Thinking, ‘The elder bhikkhu is of long standing and has long gone forth,’ they follow his example. Thinking, ‘The elder bhikkhu is well known and famous and has a retinue of many people, including householders and monastics,’ they follow his example. Thinking, ‘The elder bhikkhu gains robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and provisions for the sick,’ they follow his example. Thinking, ‘The elder bhikkhu has learned much, remembers what he has learned, and accumulates what he has learned,’ they follow his example.
“Possessing these five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is acting for the harm of many people, for the unhappiness of many people, for the ruin, harm, and suffering of many people, of devas and humans.
“Bhikkhus, possessing five [other] qualities, an elder bhikkhu is acting for the welfare of many people, for the happiness of many people, for the good, welfare, and happiness of many people, of devas and human beings. What five?
“(1) An elder is of long standing and has long gone forth. (2) He is well known and famous and has a retinue of many people, including householders and monastics. (3) He gains robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and provisions for the sick. (4) He has learned much, remembers what he has learned, and accumulates what he has learned. Those teachings that are good in the beginning ... he has penetrated well by view. (5) He holds right view and has a correct perspective.
“He draws many people away from a bad Dhamma and establishes them in the good Dhamma. Thinking, ‘The elder bhikkhu is of long standing and has long gone forth,’ they follow his example. Thinking, ‘The elder bhikkhu is well known and famous and has a retinue of many people, including householders and monastics,’ they follow his example. Thinking, ‘The elder bhikkhu gains robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and provisions for the sick,’ they follow his example. Thinking, ‘The elder bhikkhu has learned much, remembers what he has learned, and accumulates what he has learned,’ they follow his example.
“Possessing these five qualities, an elder bhikkhu is acting for the welfare of many people, for the happiness of many people, for the good, welfare, and happiness of many people, of devas and humans.”
“Bhikkhus, these five qualities lead to the decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee. What five? Delight in work, delight in talk, delight in sleep, and delight in company; and he does not review the extent to which his mind is liberated. These five qualities lead to the decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
“Bhikkhus, these five qualities lead to the non-decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee. What five? Not delighting in work, not delighting in talk, not delighting in sleep, not delighting in company; and he reviews the extent to which his mind is liberated. These five qualities lead to the non-decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.”
“Bhikkhus, these five things lead to the decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee. What five?
(1) “Here, a bhikkhu who is a trainee has many tasks and duties and is competent in various chores that must be done, so he neglects seclusion and does not devote himself to internal serenity of mind. This is the first thing that leads to the decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
(2) “Again, a bhikkhu who is a trainee spends the day on some trifling work, so he neglects seclusion and does not devote himself to internal serenity of mind. This is the second thing that leads to the decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
(3) “Again, a bhikkhu who is a trainee bonds closely with householders and monastics, socializing in an unfitting manner typical of laypeople, so he neglects seclusion and does not devote himself to internal serenity of mind. This is the third thing that leads to the decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
(4) “Again, a bhikkhu who is a trainee enters a village too early and returns too late in the day, so he neglects seclusion and does not devote himself to internal serenity of mind. This is the fourth thing that leads to the decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
(5) “Again, a bhikkhu who is a trainee does not get to hear at will, without trouble or difficulty, talk concerned with the austere life that is conducive to opening up the heart, that is, talk on fewness of desires, on contentment, on solitude, on not getting bound up [with others], on arousing energy, on virtuous behavior, on concentration, on wisdom, on liberation, on the knowledge and vision of liberation; so he neglects seclusion and does not devote himself to internal serenity of mind. This is the fifth thing that leads to the decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
“These five things lead to the decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
“Bhikkhus, these five things lead to the non-decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee. What five?
(1) “Here, a bhikkhu who is a trainee does not have many tasks and duties; though he is competent in the various chores that must be done, he does not neglect seclusion but devotes himself to internal serenity of mind. This is the first thing that leads to the non-decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
(2) “Again, a bhikkhu who is a trainee does not spend the day on some trifling work, so he does not neglect seclusion but devotes himself to internal serenity of mind. This is the second thing that leads to the non-decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
(3) “Again, a bhikkhu who is a trainee does not bond closely with householders and monastics, socializing in an unfitting manner typical of laypeople, so he does not neglect seclusion but devotes himself to internal serenity of mind. This is the third thing that leads to the non-decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
(4) “Again, a bhikkhu who is a trainee does not enter a village too early or return too late in the day, so he does not neglect seclusion but devotes himself to internal serenity of mind. This is the fourth thing that leads to the non-decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
(5) “Again, a bhikkhu who is a trainee gets to hear at will, without trouble or difficulty, talk concerned with the austere life that is conducive to opening up the heart, that is, talk on fewness of desires ... on the knowledge and vision of liberation; so he does not neglect seclusion but devotes himself to internal serenity of mind. This is the fifth thing that leads to the nondecline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.
“These five things lead to the non-decline of a bhikkhu who is a trainee.”