[116] Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with five factors must not live without dependence (nissaya): he is not endowed with the aggregate of virtue (sīlakkhandha) of one beyond training (asekha); he is not endowed with the aggregate of concentration (samādhi) of one beyond training; he is not endowed with the aggregate of wisdom (paññā) of one beyond training; he is not endowed with the aggregate of liberation (vimutti) of one beyond training; he is not endowed with the aggregate of the knowledge and vision of liberation (vimuttiñāṇadassana) of one beyond training. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these five factors must not live without dependence.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with five factors may live without dependence: he is endowed with the aggregate of virtue of one beyond training; he is endowed with the aggregate of concentration of one beyond training; he is endowed with the aggregate of wisdom of one beyond training; he is endowed with the aggregate of liberation of one beyond training; he is endowed with the aggregate of the knowledge and vision of liberation of one beyond training. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these five factors may live without dependence.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with a further five factors must not live without dependence: he is without faith (saddhā); he is without moral shame (hiri); he is without moral dread (ottappa); he is lazy; he is of muddled mindfulness. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these five factors must not live without dependence.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with five factors may live without dependence: he has faith; he has moral shame; he has moral dread; he has aroused energy; he has established mindfulness. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these five factors may live without dependence.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with a further five factors must not live without dependence: he has failed in virtue with regard to the higher virtue (adhisīla); he has failed in conduct with regard to the higher conduct (ajjhācāra); he has failed in view with regard to the higher view (atidiṭṭhi); he is of little learning; he is of poor wisdom. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these five factors must not live without dependence.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with five factors may live without dependence: he has not failed in virtue with regard to the higher virtue; he has not failed in conduct with regard to the higher conduct; he has not failed in view with regard to the higher view; he is of great learning; he is wise. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these five factors may live without dependence.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with a further five factors must not live without dependence: he does not know what is an offense (āpatti); he does not know what is not an offense; he does not know a light offense; he does not know a grave offense; and the two Pātimokkhas have not been well transmitted to him in detail, not well analyzed, not well mastered, not well determined as to rule and as to detail. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these five factors must not live without dependence.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with five factors may live without dependence: he knows what is an offense; he knows what is not an offense; he knows a light offense; he knows a grave offense; and the two Pātimokkhas have been well transmitted to him in detail, well analyzed, well mastered, well determined as to rule and as to detail. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these five factors may live without dependence.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with a further five factors must not live without dependence: he does not know what is an offense; he does not know what is not an offense; he does not know a light offense; he does not know a grave offense; he is of less than five years' standing. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these five factors must not live without dependence.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with five factors may live without dependence: he knows what is an offense; he knows what is not an offense; he knows a light offense; he knows a grave offense; he is of five years' standing or of more than five years' standing. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these five factors may live without dependence.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.