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Caṇḍālasutta

Corpse-worker

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca.
“Mendicants, a lay follower with five qualities is a corpse-worker, a stain, and a reject among lay followers.

Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?

Assaddho hoti;
They’re faithless.

dussīlo hoti;
They’re unethical.

kotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, maṅgalaṁ pacceti no kammaṁ;
They follow boisterous superstitious rites, believing in omens rather than deeds.

ito ca bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati;
They seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations.

tattha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti.
And they make offerings there first.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca.
A lay follower with these five qualities is a corpse-worker, a stain, and a reject among lay followers.

Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañca.
A lay follower with five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers.

Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?

Saddho hoti;
They’re faithful.

sīlavā hoti;
They’re ethical.

akotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, kammaṁ pacceti no maṅgalaṁ;
They don’t practice noisy, superstitious rites, and believe in deeds rather than omens.

na ito bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati;
They don’t seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations.

idha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti.
And they don’t make offerings there first.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañcā”ti.
A lay follower with these five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers.”

Pañcamaṁ.