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A Meal Assigner

Bhattuddesakasutta

Qualities of one who is appointed to assign meals.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.272Numbered Discourses 5.272
  • 0.227. Sammutipeyyāla27. Abbreviated Texts on Appointments

0.3BhattuddesakasuttaA Meal Assigner

1.1PTS 3.274“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako na sammannitabbo.“Mendicants, someone with five qualities should not be appointed as meal assigner.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Chandāgatiṁ 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.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako na sammannitabbo.Someone with these five qualities should not be appointed as meal assigner.

2.1Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako sammannitabbo.Someone with five qualities should be appointed as meal assigner.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Na 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.2.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako sammannitabboti.Someone with these five qualities should be appointed as meal assigner.

3.1Pañcahi, 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.Someone with five qualities who has been appointed as meal assigner 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 placed in hell as if delivered there … is placed in heaven as if delivered there.3.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?3.3Na 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.3.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhattuddesako yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”ti.A meal assigner with these five qualities is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

3.5Paṭhamaṁ.