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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ५।२७२
Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.272
Numbered Discourses 5.272
२७। सम्मुतिपेय्याल
27. Sammutipeyyāla
27. Abbreviated Texts on Appointments
भत्तुद्देसकसुत्त
Bhattuddesakasutta
A Meal Designator
“पञ्चहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भत्तुद्देसको न सम्मन्नितब्बो। कतमेहि पञ्चहि? छन्दागतिं गच्छति, दोसागतिं गच्छति, मोहागतिं गच्छति, भयागतिं गच्छति, उद्दिट्ठानुद्दिट्ठं न जानाति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भत्तुद्देसको न सम्मन्नितब्बो।
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako na sammannitabbo. Katamehi pañcahi? Chandāgatiṁ gacchati, dosāgatiṁ gacchati, mohāgatiṁ gacchati, bhayāgatiṁ gacchati, uddiṭṭhānuddiṭṭhaṁ na jānāti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako na sammannitabbo.
“Bhikkhus, a person with five qualities should not be appointed as meal designator. What five? They make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they don’t know if a meal has been assigned or not. A person with these five qualities should not be appointed as meal designator.
पञ्चहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भत्तुद्देसको सम्मन्नितब्बो। कतमेहि पञ्चहि? न छन्दागतिं गच्छति, न दोसागतिं गच्छति, न मोहागतिं गच्छति, न भयागतिं गच्छति, उद्दिट्ठानुद्दिट्ठं जानाति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भत्तुद्देसको सम्मन्नितब्बोति।
Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako sammannitabbo. Katamehi pañcahi? Na chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati, uddiṭṭhānuddiṭṭhaṁ jānāti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako sammannitabboti.
A person with five qualities should be appointed as meal designator. What five? They don’t make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a meal has been assigned or not. A person with these five qualities should be appointed as meal designator.
पञ्चहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भत्तुद्देसको सम्मतो न पेसेतब्बो …पे… सम्मतो पेसेतब्बो … बालो वेदितब्बो … पण्डितो वेदितब्बो … खतं उपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति … अक्खतं अनुपहतं अत्तानं परिहरति … यथाभतं निक्खित्तो एवं निरये … यथाभतं निक्खित्तो एवं सग्गे। कतमेहि पञ्चहि? न छन्दागतिं गच्छति, न दोसागतिं गच्छति, न मोहागतिं गच्छति, न भयागतिं गच्छति, उद्दिट्ठानुद्दिट्ठं जानाति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भत्तुद्देसको यथाभतं निक्खित्तो एवं सग्गे”ति।
Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako sammato1 na pesetabbo …pe… sammato pesetabbo … bālo veditabbo … paṇḍito veditabbo … khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati … akkhataṁ anupahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati … yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye … yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. Katamehi pañcahi? Na chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati, uddiṭṭhānuddiṭṭhaṁ jānāti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.
A person with five qualities who has been appointed as meal designator should not be called upon … should be called upon … should be known as a fool … should be known as astute … they keep themselves broken and damaged … they keep themselves unbroken and undamaged … is cast down to hell … is raised up to heaven. What five? They don’t make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a meal has been assigned or not. A meal designator with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.”
पठमं।
Paṭhamaṁ.
The authoritative text of the Aṅguttara Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
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