[1209] "Revered sir, possessed of how many factors is a bhikkhu reckoned as a fool?"
"Upāli, possessed of five factors a bhikkhu is reckoned as a fool. Of which five? He does not know the Sutta; he does not know what conforms to the Sutta (suttānuloma); he does not know the Vinaya; he does not know what conforms to the Vinaya (vinayānuloma); and he is not skilled in what is an occasion and what is not an occasion (ṭhānāṭhāna). Possessed of these five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as a fool.
"Possessed of five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as wise. Of which five? He knows the Sutta; he knows what conforms to the Sutta; he knows the Vinaya; he knows what conforms to the Vinaya; and he is skilled in what is an occasion and what is not an occasion. Possessed of these five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as wise.
"Possessed of five further factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as a fool. Of which five? He does not know the Dhamma; he does not know what conforms to the Dhamma (dhammānuloma); he does not know the Vinaya; he does not know what conforms to the Vinaya; and he is not skilled in what comes before and what comes after (pubbāpara). Possessed of these five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as a fool.
"Possessed of five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as wise. Of which five? He knows the Dhamma; he knows what conforms to the Dhamma; he knows the Vinaya; he knows what conforms to the Vinaya; and he is skilled in what comes before and what comes after. Possessed of these five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as wise.
"Possessed of five further factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as a fool. Of which five? He does not know the subject-matter (vatthu); he does not know the origin-story (nidāna); he does not know the laying down of the rule (paññatti); he does not know the wording subsequently supplied (padapacchābhaṭṭha); and he does not know the sequence of connected discourse (anusandhivacanapatha). Possessed of these five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as a fool.
"Possessed of five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as wise. Of which five? He knows the subject-matter; he knows the origin-story; he knows the laying down of the rule; he knows the wording subsequently supplied; and he knows the sequence of connected discourse. Possessed of these five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as wise.
"Possessed of five further factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as a fool. Of which five? He does not know the offense (āpatti); he does not know the origination of the offense; he does not know the means of committing the offense; he does not know the settling of the offense; and he is not skilled in the deciding of an offense. Possessed of these five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as a fool.
"Possessed of five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as wise. Of which five? He knows the offense; he knows the origination of the offense; he knows the means of committing the offense; he knows the settling of the offense; and he is skilled in the deciding of an offense. Possessed of these five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as wise.
"Possessed of five further factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as a fool. Of which five? He does not know the legal issue (adhikaraṇa); he does not know the origination of the legal issue; he does not know the means of pursuing the legal issue; he does not know the settling of the legal issue; and he is not skilled in the deciding of a legal issue. Possessed of these five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as a fool.
"Possessed of five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as wise. Of which five? He knows the legal issue; he knows the origination of the legal issue; he knows the means of pursuing the legal issue; he knows the settling of the legal issue; and he is skilled in the deciding of a legal issue. Possessed of these five factors, Upāli, a bhikkhu is reckoned as wise."
The Ninth Chapter: on Referral to a Committee (Ubbāhikā), is finished.
The summary thereof:
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.