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The Book of the Fives

8(8)Falling Away(1)

Author: Bhikkhu Bodhi @ IAPT

8(8)Falling Away(1)

"Bhikkhus,possessing five qualitiesa bhikkhu falls away and is not established in the good Dhamma.
What five?
(1)A bhikkhu devoid of faith falls away and is not established [7]in the good Dhamma.
(2)A morally shameless bhikkhu...
(3)A moraily reckless bhikkhu...
(4)A lazy bhikkhu..
(5)An unwise bhikkhu falls away and is not established in the good Dhamma.
Possessing these five qualities,a bhikkhu falls away and is not established in the good Dhamma.
"Bhikkhus,possessing five [other]qualities a bhikkhu does not fall away but is established in the good Dhamma.
What five?
(1)A bhikkhu endowed with faith does not fall away but is established in the good Dhamma.
(2)A bhikkhu who has a sense of moral shame...
(3)A bhikkhu who has moral dread...
(4)An energetic bhikkhu..
(5)A wise bhikkhu does not fall away but is established in the good Dhamma.
Possessing these five qualities,a bhikkhu does not fall away but is established in the good Dhamma."