• Numbered Discourses 5.86 Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.86
  • 9. Senior Mendicants 9. Theravagga

Attaining the Methods of Textual Analysis Paṭisambhidāpattasutta

“A senior mendicant with five qualities is dear and beloved to their spiritual companions, respected and admired. “Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato thero bhikkhu sabrahmacārīnaṁ piyo ca hoti manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo ca. What five? Katamehi pañcahi? They have attained the textual analysis of meaning, text, definition, and eloquence. Atthapaṭisambhidāpatto hoti, dhammapaṭisambhidāpatto hoti, niruttipaṭisambhidāpatto hoti, paṭibhānapaṭisambhidāpatto hoti, 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. yāni tāni sabrahmacārīnaṁ uccāvacāni kiṅkaraṇīyāni tattha dakkho hoti analaso tatrupāyāya vīmaṁsāya samannāgato alaṁ kātuṁ alaṁ saṁvidhātuṁ—A senior mendicant with these five qualities is dear and beloved to their spiritual companions, respected and admired.” imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato thero bhikkhu sabrahmacārīnaṁ piyo ca hoti manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo cā”ti.

Chaṭṭhaṁ.