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The Book of the Fives
The Book of the Fives

234(4)Very Helpful

Author: Bhikkhu Bodhi @ IAPT

234(4)Very Helpful

"Bhikkhus,possessing five qualities,a resident bhikkhu is very helpful to a monastery.
What five?
(1)He is virtuous;he dwells restrained by the Patimokkha...he trains in them.
(2)He has learned much...and penetrated well by view.
(3)He repairs what is broken and split.
(4)When a large Sangha of bhikkhus has arrived including bhikkhus from various states,he approaches laypeople and informs them:
'Friends,a large Sangha of bhikkhus has arrived including bhikkhus from various states.Make merit.It is an occasion to make merit.
(5)He gains at will,without trouble or difficulty,the four jhānas that constitute the higher mind and are pleasant dwellings in this very life,
Possessing these five qualities,a resident bhikkhu is very helpful to a monastery."