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The Book of the Fives
The Book of the Fives

21(1)Irreverent(1)

Author: Bhikkhu Bodhi @ IAPT

21(1)Irreverent(1)

"(1)Bhikkhus,when a bhikkhu is irreverent and undeferential,and his behavior is uncongenial to his fellow monks,it is impossible for him to fulfill the factor of proper conduct.
15Without fulfilling the factor of proper conduct,it is impossiblefor him to fulfill the factor of a trainee.
(3)Without fulfilling the factor of a trainee,it is impossible for him to fulfill virtuous behavior.
(4)Without fulfilling virtuous behavior,it is impossible for him to fulfill right view.
(5)Without fulfilling rightview,it is impossible for him to fulfill right concentration.Mp:“The factor of proper conduct(abhisamācarikam 'dhammam)is supreme conduct consisting in prescribed virtuous behavior by way of duties(uttamasamacarabhutam vattavasena pannattasilam; see 4:245 S1,where the term used is abhisamācarikā sikkha).The factor of a trainee (sekham dhammam)is the virtuous behavior prescribed for a trainee.Virtuous behaviors (silani)are 'the four great virtuous behaviors'(cattari mahaszlani;presumably the four types of behavior safeguarded by the four parajika rules).Right view is the right view of insight (vipassanasammaditthi);right concentration is the concentration of the path and fruit.”
"(1)But,bhikkhus,when a bhikkhu is reverential and deferential,and his behavior is congenial to his fellow monks,itis possible for him to fulfill the duty of proper conduct.
(2)Having fulfilled the duty of proper conduct,it is possible for him to fulfill the duty of a trainee.
(3)Having fulfilled the duty of a trainee,it is possible for him to fulfill virtuous behavior.
(4)Having fulfilled virtuous behavior,it is possible for him to fulfill right view.
(5)Having fulfilled right view,it is possible for him to fulfill right concentration."