1.1Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi:There Venerable Sāriputta addressed the mendicants:1.2“āvuso bhikkhave”ti.“Reverends, mendicants!”

1.3“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ.“Reverend,” they replied.1.4Āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:Sāriputta said this:

2.1PTS 3.191“Pañcahāvuso, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu alaṁ sākaccho sabrahmacārīnaṁ.“A mendicant with five qualities is fit to hold a discussion with their spiritual companions.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?

2.3Idhāvuso, bhikkhu attanā ca sīlasampanno hoti, sīlasampadākathāya ca āgataṁ pañhaṁ byākattā hoti;A mendicant is personally accomplished in ethics, and answers questions that come up when discussing accomplishment in ethics.

2.4attanā ca samādhisampanno hoti, samādhisampadākathāya ca āgataṁ pañhaṁ byākattā hoti;They’re personally accomplished in immersion, …

2.5attanā ca paññāsampanno hoti, paññāsampadākathāya ca āgataṁ pañhaṁ byākattā hoti;They’re personally accomplished in wisdom, …

2.6attanā ca vimuttisampanno hoti, vimuttisampadākathāya ca āgataṁ pañhaṁ byākattā hoti;They’re personally accomplished in freedom, …

2.7attanā ca vimuttiñāṇadassanasampanno hoti, vimuttiñāṇadassanasampadākathāya ca āgataṁ pañhaṁ byākattā hoti.They’re personally accomplished in the knowledge and vision of freedom, and they answer questions that come up when discussing accomplishment in the knowledge and vision of freedom.

2.8Imehi kho, āvuso, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu alaṁ sākaccho sabrahmacārīnan”ti.A mendicant with these five qualities is fit to hold a discussion with their spiritual companions.”

2.9Tatiyaṁ.