Pacchāsamaṇasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Pañcakanipāta · Chakkanipāta · Vol. 22 · Section 112

[112] Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu possessed of five qualities should not be taken along as an attendant ascetic (pacchāsamaṇa). What five? He walks too far behind or too close; he does not take the bowl with its contents; he does not restrain one whose speech is bordering on an offense (āpatti); he keeps interrupting one who is speaking; and he is unwise, dull, obtuse. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu possessed of these five qualities should not be taken along as an attendant ascetic. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu possessed of five qualities may be taken along as an attendant ascetic. What five? He walks neither too far behind nor too close; he takes the bowl with its contents; he restrains one whose speech is bordering on an offense; he does not keep interrupting one who is speaking; and he is wise, not dull, not obtuse. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu possessed of these five qualities may be taken along as an attendant ascetic. End of the Second Sutta. 3. Samādhisutta

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.