Upasampādetabbasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.251

Numbered Discourses 5.251

26. Upasampadāvagga

26. Ordination

Upasampādetabbasutta

Who Should Give Ordination

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgatena bhikkhunā upasampādetabbaṁ.

“Mendicants, ordination should be given by a mendicant with five qualities.

Katamehi pañcahi?

What five?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asekhena sīlakkhandhena samannāgato hoti;

It’s a mendicant who has the entire spectrum of an adept’s ethics,

asekhena samādhikkhandhena samannāgato hoti;

immersion,

asekhena paññākkhandhena samannāgato hoti;

wisdom,

asekhena vimuttikkhandhena samannāgato hoti;

freedom,

asekhena vimuttiñāṇadassanakkhandhena samannāgato hoti.

and the knowledge and vision of freedom.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgatena bhikkhunā upasampādetabban”ti.

Ordination should be given by a mendicant with these five qualities.”

Paṭhamaṁ.