Upāli-Pentads (Division 13: Resident)

^Prv.17.13.1 “If he is possessed of how many qualities, revered sir, is a resident monk consigned to Niraya Hell just as a burden is set aside^[1]?”

“If he is possessed of five qualities, Upāli, a resident monk is consigned to Niraya Hell just as a burden is set aside. Of what five? If he follows a wrong course from partiality, ^Vin.5.204 if he follows a wrong course from hatred, if he follows a wrong course from confusion, if he follows a wrong course from fear, if he makes use of something belonging to an Order, belonging to an individual. If he is possessed of these five …

If he is possessed of five qualities, Upāli, a resident monk is consigned to heaven just as a burden is set aside. Of what five? If he does not follow a wrong course from partiality … if he does not make use of something belonging to an Order, belonging to an individual. If he is possessed of these five … consigned to heaven … ”

^Prv.17.13.2 “How many expositions of Vinaya are there, revered sir, that are not legally valid?”

“These five expositions of Vinaya, Upāli, are not legally valid. What five? As to this, Upāli, a monk speaks^[2] saying non-dhamma is Dhamma, he speaks saying Dhamma is non-dhamma, he speaks saying non-Vinaya is Vinaya, he speaks saying Vinaya is non-Vinaya, he lays down what has not been laid down and abrogates what has been laid down.^[3] These five expositions of Vinaya, Upāli, are not legally valid.

These five expositions of Vinaya, Upāli, are legally valid. What five? As to this, Upāli, a monk speaks saying non-dhamma is non-dhamma … he speaks saying Vinaya is Vinaya, he does not lay down what has not been laid down and ^BD.6.328 does not abrogate what has been laid down. These five expostions of Vinaya, Upāli, are legally valid.”

^Prv.17.13.3 “If he is possessed of how many qualities, revered sir, is an issuer of meals^[4] consigned to Niraya Hell just as a burden is set aside?”

“If he is possessed of five qualities, Upāli, an issuer of meals is consigned to Niraya Hell just as a burden is set aside. Of what five? If he follows a wrong course from partiality … hatred … confusion … fear, if he does not know what has been issued and what has not been issued. If he is possessed of these five …

If he is possessed of five qualities, Upāli, an issuer of meals is consigned to heaven just as a burden is set aside. Of what five? If he does not follow a wrong course from partiality fear, if he knows what has been issued and what has not been issued. If he is possessed of these five … consigned to heaven … ”

^{Prv.17.13.4 Prv.17.13.5 Prv.17.13.6 Prv.17.13.7 Prv.17.13.8 Prv.17.13.9 Prv.17.13.10 Prv.17.13.11 Prv.17.13.12 Prv.17.13.13 Prv.17.13.14 Prv.17.13.15} “If he is possessed of how many qualities, revered sir, is an assigner of lodgings … a store-room keeper … an accepter of robes … a distributor of robe-material … a distributor of conjey … a distributor of fruit … a distributor of solid food … a disposer of trifles … an accepter of outer cloaks … an accepter of bowls … a superintendent of monastery attendants … a superintendent of novices consigned to Niraya Hell just as a burden is set aside?”

“If he is possessed of five qualities, Upāli, a superintendent of novices … see Prv.17.13.3; instead of what has been issued and what has not been issued read who has been superintended and who has not been superintended … consigned to Niraya Hell … consigned to heaven just as a burden is set aside.”

Concluded is the Thirteenth Division: on Resident (Monk)

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

See Middle Length Sayings i.96 for further references. Vin-a.1379 explains as yathā āharitvā ṭhapito.

[2]:

pariṇāmeti, also meaning to bend round, to twist; but this would not fit the following pentad. Vin-a.1379 says niyāmeti katheti.

[3]:

Cf. Vin.1.354, Vin.2.88, Vin.2.204; for the last dyad see DN.ii.74.

[4]:

See Kd.16.21 on this and the following officers and their qualities.