• Numbered Discourses 5.252 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 5.252
  • 26. Ordination 26. Upasampadāvagga

Who Should Give Dependence Nissayasutta

ā€œMendicants, dependence should be given by a mendicant with five qualities. ā€œPaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatena bhikkhunā nissayo dātabbo. What five? Katamehi paƱcahi? It’s a mendicant who has the entire spectrum of an adept’s ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asekhena sÄ«lakkhandhena samannāgato hoti …pe… asekhena vimuttiñāṇadassanakkhandhena samannāgato hoti. Dependence should be given by a mendicant with these five qualities.ā€ Imehi …pe… nissayo dātabboā€ti.

Dutiyaṁ.