[1166] "Venerable sir, when a bhikkhu who enters the battle (saṅgāmāvacara) is approaching the Saṅgha, how many qualities should he establish within himself before approaching the Saṅgha?"
"Upāli, when a bhikkhu who enters the battle is approaching the Saṅgha, he should establish five qualities within himself and then approach the Saṅgha. What five? Upāli, a bhikkhu who enters the battle, when approaching the Saṅgha, should approach the Saṅgha with a humble mind (nīcacittena), with a mind like a dust-removing cloth; he should be skilled regarding seats and skilled in sitting down; not encroaching upon the elder bhikkhus, and not shutting out the newly ordained bhikkhus from a seat, he should sit down on a suitable seat; he should not be one who talks of various matters, nor a talker of animal talk; he should either speak the Dhamma himself or invite another to do so, or he should not despise the noble silence. If, Upāli, the Saṅgha performs acts that are to be performed in unanimity, and if therein something is not agreeable to that bhikkhu, then, even having made a declaration of his view (diṭṭhāvikamma), he should still join in the unanimity. For what reason? (Thinking:) 'May I not be at variance with the Saṅgha.' Upāli, when a bhikkhu who enters the battle is approaching the Saṅgha, he should establish these five qualities within himself and then approach the Saṅgha."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.