Part 1 - On adversaries

In that period, at that time, Indrabhuti Gautama made the following submission:

Q. 233. Bhante! Relative to the spiritual master (guru), how many are the adversaries?

A. 233. Gautama! Three, viz., adversary to the ācārya (who is the head of the order), to the teachers and to the senior monks.

Q. 234. Bhante! Relative to movement (transmigration), how many are the adversaries?

A. 234. Gautama! Three, viz., adversary to this life, to the next life and to both.

Q. 235. Bhante! Relative to the community (group), how many are the adversaries?

A. 235. Gautama! Three, viz., adversary to kula, to gaṇa and to saṅgha.

Q. 236. Bhante! Relative to compassion, how many are the adversaries?

A. 236. Gautama! Three, viz., adversary to a monk who practises penance, to a patient (monk) and to a fresher.

Q. 237. Bhante! Relative to the scriptures, how many are the adversaries?

A. 237. Gautama! Three, viz., adversary to the scriptures, to their meaning, to both.

Q. 238. Bhante! Relative to cognition (bhāva), how many are the adversaries?

A. 238. Gautama! Three, viz., adversary to knowledge, to faith and to conduct.

Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):

Q. 233. The word paḍinyiya (pratyanīka) refers to one who is hostile.

Hostility may be—

towards human beings, animals, plants called gati-pratyanīka,
towards organisation called samūha-pratyanīka,
towards those who are fit for compassion called anukampā-pratyanīka,
towards the religious texts called śruta-pratyanīka,
or towards cognition or bhāvas like knowledge, faith and conduct called bhāva-pratyanīka.

This is discussed at length in the six questions and answers.