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guttara NikÄya 5.272 Numbered Discourses 5.272
27. SammutipeyyÄla 27. Abbreviated Texts on Appointments
Bhattuddesakasutta A Meal Assigner
āPaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannÄgato bhattuddesako na sammannitabbo. āMendicants, someone with five qualities should not be appointed as meal assigner.
Katamehi paƱcahi? What five?
ChandÄgatiį¹ gacchati, dosÄgatiį¹ gacchati, mohÄgatiį¹ gacchati, bhayÄgatiį¹ gacchati, uddiį¹į¹hÄnuddiį¹į¹haį¹ na jÄnÄti. They make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they donāt know if a meal has been assigned or not.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannÄgato bhattuddesako na sammannitabbo. Someone with these five qualities should not be appointed as meal assigner.
PaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannÄgato bhattuddesako sammannitabbo. Someone with five qualities should be appointed as meal assigner.
Katamehi paƱcahi? What five?
Na chandÄgatiį¹ gacchati, na dosÄgatiį¹ gacchati, na mohÄgatiį¹ gacchati, na bhayÄgatiį¹ gacchati, uddiį¹į¹hÄnuddiį¹į¹haį¹ jÄnÄti. They donāt make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a meal has been assigned or not.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannÄgato bhattuddesako sammannitabboti. Someone with these five qualities should be appointed as meal assigner.
PaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannÄgato bhattuddesako sammato na pesetabbo ā¦peā¦ sammato pesetabbo ā¦ bÄlo veditabbo ā¦ paį¹įøito veditabbo ā¦ khataį¹ upahataį¹ attÄnaį¹ pariharati ā¦ akkhataį¹ anupahataį¹ attÄnaį¹ pariharati ā¦ yathÄbhataį¹ nikkhitto evaį¹ niraye ā¦ yathÄbhataį¹ nikkhitto evaį¹ sagge. Someone with five qualities who has been appointed as meal assigner should not be called upon ā¦ should be called upon ā¦ should be known as a fool ā¦ should be known as astute ā¦ they keep themselves broken and damaged ā¦ they keep themselves unbroken and undamaged ā¦ is cast down to hell ā¦ is raised up to heaven.
Katamehi paƱcahi? What five?
Na chandÄgatiį¹ gacchati, na dosÄgatiį¹ gacchati, na mohÄgatiį¹ gacchati, na bhayÄgatiį¹ gacchati, uddiį¹į¹hÄnuddiį¹į¹haį¹ jÄnÄti. They donāt make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a meal has been assigned or not.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannÄgato bhattuddesako yathÄbhataį¹ nikkhitto evaį¹ saggeāti. A meal assigner with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.ā
Paį¹hamaį¹.