6.
The Discourse on the Novice
36.
"Possessed of how many qualities, venerable sir, should a monk cause a novice to attend?"
"Upāli, a novice should be caused to attend by a monk possessed of ten qualities.
Which ten?
Here, Upāli, a monk is virtuous, etc.
having accepted the training rules he trains in them;
he is very learned, etc.
well penetrated by view;
and the Pātimokkha is well learnt by him in detail, well divided, well recited, well determined, by rule and by feature;
he is competent to attend the sick or to have them attended;
he is competent to dispel discontent or to have it dispelled;
he is competent to dispel arisen remorse by means of the Teaching;
he is competent to dissuade from arisen wrong view by means of the Teaching;
he is competent to encourage in higher morality;
he is competent to encourage in higher consciousness;
he is competent to encourage in higher wisdom.
Upāli, a novice should be caused to attend by a monk possessed of these ten qualities."
The sixth.