Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.272
Translators: sujato
Numbered Discourses 5.272
27. Sammutipeyyāla
27. Abbreviated Texts on Appointments
Bhattuddesakasutta
A Meal Designator
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako na sammannitabbo.
“Mendicants, a person with five qualities should not be appointed as meal designator.
Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?
Chandāgatiṁ gacchati, dosāgatiṁ gacchati, mohāgatiṁ gacchati, bhayāgatiṁ gacchati, uddiṭṭhānuddiṭṭhaṁ na jānāti.
They make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they don’t know if a meal has been assigned or not.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako na sammannitabbo.
A person with these five qualities should not be appointed as meal designator.
Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako sammannitabbo.
A person with five qualities should be appointed as meal designator.
Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?
Na chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati, uddiṭṭhānuddiṭṭhaṁ jānāti.
They don’t make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a meal has been assigned or not.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako sammannitabboti.
A person with these five qualities should be appointed as meal designator.
Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako sammato 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.
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.
Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?
Na chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati, uddiṭṭhānuddiṭṭhaṁ jānāti.
They don’t make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a meal has been assigned or not.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.
A meal designator with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.”
Paṭhamaṁ.