[1189] "Venerable sir, possessed of how many factors should a bhikkhu not conduct an examination (anuyuñjati)?"
"Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of five factors should not conduct an examination. Which five?
1. He does not know the Sutta (sutta);
2. He does not know what conforms to the Sutta (suttānuloma);
3. He does not know the Vinaya (vinaya);
4. He does not know what conforms to the Vinaya (vinayānuloma);
5. And he is not skilled in what is a valid ground and what is not a valid ground (ṭhānāṭhāna).
Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of these five factors should not conduct an examination.
[Factors of a bhikkhu who may conduct an examination]
"Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of five factors may conduct an examination. Which five?
1. He knows the Sutta;
2. He knows what conforms to the Sutta;
3. He knows the Vinaya;
4. He knows what conforms to the Vinaya;
5. And he is skilled in what is a valid ground and what is not a valid ground.
Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of these five factors may conduct an examination.
[Further factors of a bhikkhu who should not conduct an examination]
"Upāli, possessed of five further factors also, a bhikkhu should not conduct an examination. Which five?
1. He does not know the Dhamma;
2. He does not know what conforms to the Dhamma (dhammānuloma);
3. He does not know the Vinaya;
4. He does not know what conforms to the Vinaya;
5. And he is not skilled in what precedes and what follows (pubbāpara).
Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of these five factors should not conduct an examination.
[Factors of a bhikkhu who may conduct an examination]
"Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of five factors may conduct an examination. Which five?
1. He knows the Dhamma;
2. He knows what conforms to the Dhamma;
3. He knows the Vinaya;
4. He knows what conforms to the Vinaya;
5. And he is skilled in what precedes and what follows.
Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of these five factors may conduct an examination.
[Further factors of a bhikkhu who should not conduct an examination]
"Upāli, possessed of five further factors also, a bhikkhu should not conduct an examination. Which five?
1. He does not know the subject-matter (vatthu);
2. He does not know the origin story (nidāna);
3. He does not know the laying down of the rule (paññatti);
4. He does not know the words subsequently supplied (padapacchābhaṭṭha);
5. He does not know the sequence of connected statements (anusandhivacanapatha).
Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of these five factors should not conduct an examination.
[Factors of a bhikkhu who may conduct an examination]
"Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of five factors may conduct an examination. Which five?
1. He knows the subject-matter;
2. He knows the origin story;
3. He knows the laying down of the rule;
4. He knows the words subsequently supplied;
5. He knows the sequence of connected statements.
Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of these five factors may conduct an examination.
[Further factors of a bhikkhu who should not conduct an examination]
"Upāli, possessed of five further factors also, a bhikkhu should not conduct an examination. Which five?
1. He does not know the offence (āpatti);
2. He does not know the origination of the offence (āpattisamuṭṭhāna);
3. He does not know the mode of commission of the offence (payoga);
4. He does not know the settlement of the offence (vūpasama);
5. He is not skilled in the adjudication of the offence.
Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of these five factors should not conduct an examination.
[Factors of a bhikkhu who may conduct an examination]
"Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of five factors may conduct an examination. Which five?
1. He knows the offence;
2. He knows the origination of the offence;
3. He knows the mode of commission of the offence;
4. He knows the settlement of the offence;
5. He is skilled in the adjudication of the offence.
Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of these five factors may conduct an examination.
[Further factors of a bhikkhu who should not conduct an examination]
"Upāli, possessed of five further factors also, a bhikkhu should not conduct an examination. Which five?
1. He does not know the legal issue (adhikaraṇa);
2. He does not know the origination of the legal issue;
3. He does not know the mode of proceeding of the legal issue;
4. He does not know the settlement of the legal issue;
5. He is not skilled in the adjudication of the legal issue.
Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of these five factors should not conduct an examination.
[Factors of a bhikkhu who may conduct an examination]
"Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of five factors may conduct an examination. Which five?
1. He knows the legal issue;
2. He knows the origination of the legal issue;
3. He knows the mode of proceeding of the legal issue;
4. He knows the settlement of the legal issue;
5. He is skilled in the adjudication of the legal issue.
Upāli, a bhikkhu possessed of these five factors may conduct an examination."
The Fifth Chapter, on Taking Up a Case (Attādānavagga), is concluded.
The summary (uddāna) of this chapter:
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.