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Attaining the Methods of Textual Analysis

Paṭisambhidāpattasutta

A senior mendicant is liked if they can analyze and explain the Dharma well, and if they are helpful in the monastery.

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  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.86Numbered Discourses 5.86
  • 0.29. Theravagga9. Senior Mendicants

0.3PaṭisambhidāpattasuttaAttaining the Methods of Textual Analysis

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato thero bhikkhu sabrahmacārīnaṁ piyo ca hoti manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo ca.“A senior mendicant with five qualities is dear and beloved to their spiritual companions, respected and admired.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Atthapaṭisambhidāpatto hoti, dhammapaṭisambhidāpatto hoti, niruttipaṭisambhidāpatto hoti, paṭibhānapaṭisambhidāpatto hoti,They have attained the textual analysis of meaning, text, definition, and eloquence.1.4yāni tāni sabrahmacārīnaṁ uccāvacāni kiṅkaraṇīyāni tattha dakkho hoti analaso tatrupāyāya vīmaṁsāya samannāgato alaṁ kātuṁ alaṁ saṁvidhātuṁ—And they are deft and tireless in a diverse spectrum of duties for their spiritual companions, understanding how to go about things in order to complete and organize the work.1.5imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato thero bhikkhu sabrahmacārīnaṁ piyo ca hoti manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo cā”ti.A senior mendicant with these five qualities is dear and beloved to their spiritual companions, respected and admired.”

1.6Chaṭṭhaṁ.